Permanent residents with static caravans forced to leave De Gavers campsite

Bürstner has halted caravan production as demand fell 13%. Poland is proposing to scrap road tolls for campervans, while Liguria counts the cost of 8,000 motorhomes descending on the region. Tom Hanks' son has swapped Hollywood for a trailer in pursuit of a music career, and a French couple has driven 100,000 km from the North Cape to Senegal — and that's not even the whole story. All this in this issue.

A caravan towed by a Skoda Octavia overturned on the E42 highway near Namur towards Liège. Traffic was reduced to one lane, and the incident was cleared using a tow truck.

On the evening of April 29, a fire at Camping De Meren in Begijnendijk, Belgium, destroyed three caravans. No injuries were reported; the cause is under investigation.

Greece has cancelled its own camper van ban — a year and a half on, as if it got cold feet. In Tenerife, 500 motorhomes blocked a motorway demanding the same — pitches and dump stations. In Miami, 200 families are being evicted from a motorhome park by September, while Córdoba is only just applying for permission for a new overnight area. Plus 21 kg of cocaine in a motorhome in Lanzarote, a fake eight-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63 and a Starbucks coffee trailer in Seoul — in this issue.

Writer Kat travels through Europe in a 1989 motorhome. In her column on LINDA.meiden, she describes two encounters: with an elderly widow in Visé and with a Belgian man near a forest. No numbers were exchanged.

Ghent authorities impose an overnight parking ban for motorhomes at the Gentbrugge E17 park-and-ride from 11 PM to 6 AM due to long-term stays, noise, and pollution. Alternative: Driebeek parking with 8 spots.