Politicians at the Isle of Man parliament have been stating some strong opinions on caravanning
Steve Rodan, Speaker of the House of Keys, has outraged caravanners by describing touring caravans as: “congesting, road rage inducing, and countryside disfiguring.”
The Scottish politician was speaking in opposition to plans to encourage caravan tourism in the Isle of Man. A committee was assembled to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of encouraging this kind of tourism in the area.
He went on to say: “Anyone who has been in the Scottish Highlands and has ever been stuck behind any of these congesting, road rage inducing, countryside disfiguring vehicles would conclude that a place that is blessedly relatively free of them should be in any way contemplating having them amongst us would think we must be quite literally mad.”
Mr. Rodan’s opinion was not shared by all members of the committee however. Alex Downie MLC described touring caravans as: “a huge untapped market”, stating, “I think the Isle of Man is a fantastic place for them to come.”
Geoff Corkish MLC pointed out that the issue needed to be discussed, as touring caravans are already visiting the area, but are currently unregulated. He was one of a number of members who raised concerns that caravans were being left parked in driveways and residential streets.
CaravanTimes is interested to know what our readers think of these developments in the Isle of Man.
