Many areas restrict overnight stays to self-contained vehicles that have easily accessible on board toilets with adequate waste storage, but blue stickers denoting certified self-contained vehicles can be faked. JOHN BISSET/STUFF A new app for freedom camping ambassadors will help them gather information for research into freedom campers and their vehicles. On Monday Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced further measures as part of an $8.5m package to encourage responsible freedom camping. They included making copies of the self-contained vehicle standard freely available, $150,000 for research into freedom campers, and a new app to help about 100 freedom camping ambassadors employed by local councils. By analysing the make, model and age of vehicles at campsites it could work out their value, helping build a profile of freedom campers.

Source: Stuff December 03, 2019 02:43 UTC