Nerja declares war on motor homes

Spanish Galway

Not even Jesus could stop the tax collectors this time...Too much water and wine being turned into grey water I suspect. Then people were walking on (grey) water maybe...

“President of the Spanish caravan association, Jesús Gallardo, has described a recent wave of fines handed out to motor home owners in Nerja as "illegal" and a "crusade".”

I have said this before but over winter I regularly meet MH owners who brag about how little they have spent, for some it is like a competition to see how little they can spend and find the cheapest ways to obtain water and empty cassettes.

Some “free” spots look like communes with people who have taken over a patch of land for days, weeks or months and yes quite often these long stayers are the ones in €100000 + motorhomes.

It’s cheap in Spain there are good parking options from free Aires to ones which incur a small charge to sites that are generally good value (especially with the acsi card) in Spain compared to the uk and Ireland but no there are people who are so tight and inconsiderate that they will park and camp without a thought for anyone else.
I was in torrox on a very reasonable campsite and I walked down to the new commercial aire and saw pubs/restaurants with space that was intended for patrons to park packed with MHs albeit the land wasn’t probably owned by the pub or restaurant but even so very selfish behaviour but some MH owners.

We take the piss and then wonder why the place is inexcessible the next time around.

Malin Head, May 2019 Craic meet.

English Motorhomer pulls in, nowhere to park. A Craic'er let him park with us for free. He was in a £100,000 + tag axle Hymer.

He was in Ireland for 5 weeks.

Hymer: £100,000
Boat fare: £300
5 week holiday: £1000 spending minimum.
Fuel: £1000

He came over and asked us could we recommend any spots, he got excited when I mentioned the MPI App.

Once he learned it was £4.59 he soon changed his mind. No amount of 'how it would save him money' would convince him.

He walked away, then changed his mind and came back over. He asked me what time I get up in the morning as if I didn't mind he would call in the morning and pick my brains for the best places to park. I just turned and said, no f"***ing thanks.

These are all the same people, the same people who steal others digital maps, won't pay for parking, wouldn't buy a pint and would rather sit in their van in a forest being miserable.

The English got quite a mouthful that evening, but there are plenty of them at home, they usually frequent the free loading Facebook groups. Not all who use those groups are free loaders.

The same people who ruin it for us all.

Fully agree with you Colin.
But when you are confronted with a group of complete freeloaders who blatantly park en-mass wherever they hell they can get for free even when there is capacity available in tourist hotspots it gets on your wick........ big difference in that and a responsible motorhomer like yourself who only parks out of necessity because capacity isn’t available and that will only be for a night or two at most.
The irresponsible ones are the ones who gets us all banned and tarred with the one brush.