Germany checks motorhomes on A31 and A30 · VanLife Weekly #29
On 27 July Germany checks motorhomes and trailers on the A31 and A30. Also: a diesel tax in Finland has left motorhomes parked up for most of the year.
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District seat · Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
VanSky index for Nowy Targ, Poland — 72 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations.
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Nowy Targ, Poland — VanSky 72 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #64 of 494 cities in the country (as of 26 July 2026). Temperature 26°C, wind 16 km/h. Solar panels yield 3.0 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
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Nowy Targ ranks 12 of 494 cities. Country average VanSky — 87.
Updated: 25.07.2026
Super 95
$1.87 /l
PLN7.12 · €1.65/l
107 of 140
pricier than 76% of countries
Super Plus 98
$2.06 /l
PLN7.84 · €1.82/l
66 of 94
pricier than 69% of countries
Olej napędowy
$1.98 /l
PLN7.53 · €1.74/l
111 of 141
pricier than 78% of countries
Olej napędowy premium
$1.99 /l
PLN7.55 · €1.75/l
20 of 41
cheaper than 54% of countries
Autogaz
$0.85 /l
PLN3.21 · €0.74/l
24 of 55
cheaper than 58% of countries
From June 19 to 21, the 'Świętojanki' caravan rally took place in Promnice, organized by the Automobilklub Wielkopolski. 36 people attended with 15 caravans and motorhomes. The program included a kayak trip on the Warta River, a pétanque competition, and Midsummer Night celebrations.
At the Żwirownia Wojanów reservoir in Poland, strong wind swept a caravan into the water, pushing it about 150 meters across a small bay. Rescuers from Jelenia Góra confirmed no one was inside. A specialist fire service dive team recovered the caravan after nearly four hours.
On Tuesday, July 14, a strong wind blew a camper trailer into the Żwirownia reservoir in Wojanów. The trailer drifted about 150 meters; no one was inside. Rescuers from WOPR and the fire brigade retrieved it in four hours.
A severe storm hit Jelenia Góra (Lower Silesia). Over 55 mm of rain fell in less than an hour, streets were flooded, and numerous trees were uprooted. Five scout camps were evacuated. Firefighters recorded 211 calls in the city and Karkonosze County. A caravan was blown into water at a gravel pit in Wojanów. Four hospital wards were flooded, and a warehouse roof partially collapsed (120 people evacuated). No casualties reported. IMGW raised the warning to the highest (third) level for nine counties in the region.
On July 14, 2026, a campervan left the A1 highway and ended up in a cornfield near Kałeczynek. A married couple was hospitalized. Police are investigating.
Lamar has unveiled a van with a gross vehicle weight of 2490 kg, designed for international transport without a tachograph. The vehicle is built on the Stellantis K0 platform (Fiat Scudo, Opel Vivaro, Peugeot Expert, Citroen Jumpy, Toyota Proace). Options include a LAMbox S container for 3 euro pallets with a berth (600 mm wide) or a curtain-sided body for 4 euro pallets. The engine is a 2.2-litre turbodiesel (2184 cc) with a timing belt, the same as in the X250 series (Fiat Ducato, etc.).
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