Accepted behaviour wild camping and aires

Technically levellers or a step make parking not parking. But it dies depend where you are, in some places it wouldn't matter but in some places, car parks in particular it may not be ok. Find a level place and take the step in after your dog has got back.

A lot of the things to be done is common sense. When parking overnight, the more stuff that you pull out, the greater the chance that you are creating a trip or fall hazard. This is can lead to trouble especially with the compo culture that has gripped this country
On occasion, we have used our levelers ,but we try our best to keep between the parking lines and in one space. However most times the ground is too unlevel for the levelers to be effective.
Jamie has given good advice regarding your step.
Bring your rubbish with you, but if stuck and you have to use a public bin, squash it down and only tip in a small bag, as in a half carrier bag. Too often I have witnessed people trying to empty a 40 litre bin bag into a public bin, filling it full and then leaving the remainer on the ground beside the bin.

Levellers (chocks) are usually permitted on Aires for safety reasons. Think of a hot pot or pan sliding off a cooker for example or rolling out of bed during the night, not to mention the wine or beer spilling over the side of the glass.
As regards a step, MH's are usually designed with built in steps but if a loose step is needed for reasons of mobility it should be taken in at night or when the MH is unoccupied, if for no other reason than to prevent it being 'borrowed' by a light fingered individual.

I have to agree with you on that one Tommy,

Recently i was at a rally in Killarney and when I opened the blinds in the morning i noticed a MH had pulled in beside me but i hadnt heard anything, normally id wake if a mouse farted, especially when away in the MH,

Turned out the MH that had reversed in beside us was a craicer also and was as considerate as your self,

We were on the Aire at Les Menuires while skiing and couldn’t get a hook up. After arriving back from a days skiing I switched on the generator to recharge the batteries. It is built in and reasonably quiet. After a while a German gentleman came over and told me that the noise was annoying him and could I switch it off. I explained that it was afternoon and I needed to recharge the batteries to run the heater overnight. Normally I would have given him a few choice words but switched it off. A few hours later he came back and asked if I would like to share his hook up. We came to an agreement about usage and payment for the hook up. Think I just got him at a bad time. My thoughts about generators are that if it is daytime up to early evening there is no problem running then. I would not be happy listening to one while trying to sleep. I have stayed on loads of German Stellplatz and that appears to be the rule

I saw a Dutch couple laying into an Italian guy for the same offence in France last year.
We always try to use our own hose, where possible.
Malcolm

Problem with a lot of French Aires is that there is only a single tap, especially with the Bourne’s that are self fabricated and not the standard type.... so likewise..... antibacterial spray to hand before refilling.