The legislation of campervans rights to freedom camp in New Zealand has gone a step closer .
All South Islands local governments have voted unanimously to put forward a proposed regulatory system that will class campervans into three categories. The proposal is to require campervans to be issued with a sticker registration system that will limit where the van can overnight camp based on the facilities the vehicle is equipped with.
The proposal is to issue green sticker registration to those campervans that are equipped with both toilet and kitchen/shower waste water facilities with holding tanks. These vans will be able to overnight anywhere within NZ.
Orange registration stickers will be issued to those campervans that only have kitchen/shower waste water holding tanks. These vehicles will only be permitted to overnight in areas that have toilet facilities.
Red registration will signify vehicles that make up New Zealand’s popular ’sleeping van’ fleet. These vans have no waste facilities and will be required in future to overnight in camping grounds that provide full cooking, shower and toilet facilities. As these vans are popular with the budget traveller, the added cost associated with camping ground fees will prove to be a major issue for this market.
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