New Zealand Tour Map Travel Blog

With the New Zealand campervan season soon to be in full swing I thought it prudent to list a few common annoyances and a how not to get the finger guide to prospective campervan visitors.

1 – Please drive on the left hand side of the road…..at all times.
2 – Please note that New Zealand dives on the left hand side of the road in both the North and South Islands.
3 – Please drive on the left hand side while in car parking lots.
4 – Parking your over length beast is your problem so please don’t park with the camper tail end blocking parking lot access ways.
5 – Councils will ticket campervans that take more than one street park.
6 – If your camper van does not have toilet facilities, please don’t use our parks and reserves as one.
7 – NZ law makes rear view mirrors a requirement on all vehicles. Please use them to see the pain and misery that you are inflicting on vehicles following.
8 – Once you have discovered these mirrors, they may provide hours of entertainment watching cars jostle for pole position in the que behind you. When you are bored of this dance of frustration, please pull over to let them overtake.
9 – Please don’t get frustrated that you may need to pull to the side of the road more than occasionally to allow vehicles to pass.
10 – Convoying with friends in other campervans can be fun but not for drivers following who find passing two, three or sometimes four vans almost impossible.
11 – Passing lanes require you to drive in the left hand lane when not overtaking.
12 – Please do not attempt to use a passing lane to overtake a slower vehicle when other cars are behind you.
13 – New Zealand has plenty of open space for everyone to enjoy. Please respect other holiday makers privacy when parking you vehicle in a scenic locations.
14 – Campervans are not 4 wheel drive vehicles so please don’t get offended if other vehicles do not stop to offer you assistance in off road situations.
15 – Please ask your rental car company and not petrol station customers if your van requires diesel or unleaded fuel.
16 – New Zealanders are happy to offer directions but please supplement their advice with your own New Zealand road map.
17 – Please don’t decide that intersections are the ideal ‘time out’ to read your road map.

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