Sleeping in vehicles

Nabsim said:
I unfortunately forgot time a few weeks ago when the electric step wouldn’t retract. Was late and raining so drove under forecourt canopy, filled up with gas and diesel then set about trying to get the step in. Including original stop for a coffee, burger and dog walk into breakdown fix it took a few minutes over 3 hours.
Of course I got a PCN not long after. Appealed but because I didn’t call anyone out to the breakdown I had no report or invoice. In spite of informing them forecourt staff were aware, okay with where I was working on it and provided free coffee my appeal was turned down as not an acceptable reason. Ho hum
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Maybe you should have really played the disability card they couldn’t argue with that one. 😂😂
 
Late to the party. I will admit that my van is almost as stealth as it gets... Just the maxxfan and solar gives me away. Blackout blinds and being super discreet is key.

I avoid seaside carparks & private carparks.

I often overnight at inland council carparks, occasionally with motorhomers for neighbours. Cops might appear overnight during their patrols. The council vans and bin trucks usually arrive about 7am, by which time normal carpark punters are appearing.

I note that the signs of free carparks often state "cars and LGV only"...
 
I have had the lovely tap on the door 3 times in over 15 years of wilding 5 of which was full timing and on all 3 occasions when I was told no sleeping was allowed in the area/car park I was in I simply replied I am not sleeping I am talking to you , I am resting for my own safety and that of others before moving on with my journey when it is safe to do so, my wife however is asleep in the back but she is not the owner nor the driver of this vehicle is there anything else I can help you with as my coffee is getting cold and that is going to delay my departure even more. I have never been issued with a ticket written warning or anything else remotely concerning that it may involve a prosecution or a fine , I also always open my door with a 1,000 lumens police grade torch as well just incase it is someone who should not be knocking my door at such an hour, Actually having just written that procedure I do I wonder if that is why I have never had a ticket because the poor B****rd who has knocked cannot see for about an hour after knocking my door anyway lol .
 
Using a blue badge opens up a world of new offenses . Users have to be very diligent to stay within the law . Was told by a shop worker that it was OK to park in a mother and toddler bay with blue badge ... in fact she said a blue badge took preference .
 
Mevi said:
Only one knock, and that was the layby burger van lady asking me to move out of their space at 4am... I didn't see the cones when I arrived.
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The other year on the way back home coming past Humberside Airport the Sat Nav took us a different way and we ended up in Caister.We were tired so found a layby and set up and went to bed.In the morning as we opened the blinds we were astounded to see a Burger Trailer on our front bumper in full swing serving various Lorries and vans that had pulled up for early breakfast.The best part is being tired the night before we hadnt seen it,as we parked up lol.
 
Just say that your a traveller as they seem to get away with it big time. I was on studland a few weeks back and 2 caravans were there, parking wardens at 5am walked past them and ticketed everyone else even the foreigners in there Van's. I challenged them and they said that they sont pay the fines. Come on it's a disgrace, I went back a few days later and the national trust were clearing up all there crap.
 
Pedalman said:
It is only a truthful "observation" of what has been going on for a few months and has been widely reported on.
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No,however you dress it up it is racism,and I will call it out wherever and whenever I see it .Enough is enough.
 
korky said:
Like a turd that won't flush away,the endemic racism floats to the top.
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Racism is about "race" nothing I said was about anyones "race".
Just like someone mentioned "travellers", no mention of "race" there . Whatever "behaviour" someone applies to someones "description" is up to their own bias.
MANY BLM protesters were British whites so I can't understand your "racist" comment.
 
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Pedalman said:
Racism is about "race" nothing I said was about anyones "race".
Just like someone mentioned "travellers", no mention of "race" there . Whatever "behaviour" someone applies to someones "description" is up to their own bias.
MANY BLM protesters were British whites so I can't understand your "racist" comment.
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I'm not going to debate semantics with you,saying you've not mentioned anyones race is a common get out of gaol free card that is used all the time but won't wash with me. Just what the Feck have Muslims,BLM supporters or immigrants got to do with sleeping in vans overnight? You are trying to make a story where there isn't one. Take your vile prejudice elsewhere.
 
jagmanx and tookey please go back to sleep yourselves and stop being so irritating and rec, they don't and can't enforce the ban anyway just write and deny you were sleeping in the van and suggest that should they find some nefarious way to "falsely" prove you were then just try getting the charge out of you, in or out of court then do not reply to any of their further communications.
 
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