Has anyone ever been told to move on from a lay-by??

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One of the things I always wonder when we park up in a lay-by at night, is will I hear the dreaded "Knock in the Night" (And no, I DON'T mean caring and sharing DOGGERS!!) I don't think I have seen a post from someone saying that they HAVE been knocked up in the night and told to move, but HAS it happened to anyone??

It would be very reassuring to newbie Wilders to know that it was a really rare event!! We have never been knocked, only hooted at.

KP

(I was going to call this thread "Have you ever been knocked up in the night" but I soon realised that someone was bound to take it the wrong way!!)
 
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Has anyone ever been told to move on from a lay-by??

Lay-by no, Pub yes

Dezi :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:
 
Yep been knocked up twice and I have never forgiven him for it :lol-053:
Just kiddin ;)
But seriously never had any bother, never been knocked up and don't really worry about it too much now.

:)
 
The only reason to be moved on is if you are causing an obstruction in a layby. That could be day or night.

At night if you parked and the road has a speed limit of over 30MPH then you need to have parking lights on.

Highway Code
section 249
All vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph (48 km/h). [Law RVLR reg. 24]
section 250
Cars, goods vehicles not exceeding 1525 kg unladen weight , invalid carriages, motorcycles and pedal cycles may be parked without lights on a road (or lay-by) with a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) or less if they are
•at least 10 metres (32 feet) away from any junction, close to the kerb and facing in the direction of the traffic flow
•in a recognised parking place or lay-by
Other vehicles and trailers, and all vehicles with projecting loads, MUST NOT be left on a road at night without lights.
[Laws RVLR reg. 24 & CUR reg. 82(7)]
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That could be a reason for a knock on the door, if you haven't. Another reason to fit LED light bulbs.

We have never had a knock on the door at night for any reason. We are selective where we park and try to find quiet places, away from civilisation if possible. Sensible parking, not causing problems for other vehicles entering, leaving or passing is the answer.
 
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No never. Lay-by's are, by their very nature, places to rest. On what grounds would anybody try to move you on? Common sense will tell you to chose a lay-by with some form of division from the main highway, ideally a kerb or hedge or something, but if you only intend to park overnight and then move on, the only person who will worry about you even being there is maybe the local maggot-brain, whose parents bought him a new horn for Christmas! Before you settle down at night, it is a good idea to know where you are, and make sure that you could give accurate directions to the 999 team, in case you should ever need an ambulance, plod or fire service. The British have never really got the hang of building decent or practical lay-byes, but what we have got are there to be used, so don't feel guilty about using them, they don't 'belong' to anybody. Just choose wisely, and you won't have any problems:cool:

Regards Rog.
 
Never at night. Been spoken to by policeman early in the evening to check we were ok. Twice in Spain along with others in the daytime. Never in Spain while on my own or with just one other van.
 
Never been asked to move. occasionally we have had a police car drive past without stopping. We rarely use laybys, usually picnic spots or parking areas in remote areas. Don't cause a nuisance or obstruction and you should be OK. We prefer to park up mid to late afternoon, if we don't feel comfortable we have time to move on.
 
John Thompson said:
The only reason to be moved on is if you are causing an obstruction in a layby. That could be day or night.

At night if you parked and the road has a speed limit of over 30MPH then you need to have parking lights on. .
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The highway code stipulates road or layby but I've yet to see any HGV's leaving any lights on. I must remember to point that out to them next time we park up in a layby :raofl::raofl:
 
Laybys are considered to be part of the highway and as such you have no absolute right to park in them, but as long as you cause no obstruction you will have no problem, as for lights on at night this only applies to vehicles over three tonnes and you also are supposed to face the way the traffic is going so that your rear reflectors will operate.I have not seen no overnight parking or sleeping signs in any layby but in my opinion there are better places than laybys for a pleasant nights sleep.
 
No, but once woke up near Sheerness to a market being set up around us.

It looked handy at 1am in the dark :)

Just nodded and drove off in my boxers and t.shirt, 5 minutes more, we would of been there for the day..... Could of sold tea for a £1
 
Same thing happen to me in 1972 in France, lots of noise at 0530 ,had a peep out then flew out of bed to move the MH before being stuck until lunchtime, should have realise that a town square in France is likely to be used for a market:idea:
 
After a very long drive into Spain, we pulled off the main road ,drove for about another hour and finally,totally knackered,stopped in a quiet little town called Mores,by the railway station.All was peaceful until we were awoken about 7.00 by chatter..pulling back the curtain revealed about 50 people ,all around us,presumably waiting for the 7.45 to somewhere populated!All was quiet again 20 minutes later..!
 
vindiboy said:
Laybys are considered to be part of the highway and as such you have no absolute right to park in them, but as long as you cause no obstruction you will have no problem, as for lights on at night this only applies to vehicles over three tonnes and you also are supposed to face the way the traffic is going so that your rear reflectors will operate.I have not seen no overnight parking or sleeping signs in any layby but in my opinion there are better places than laybys for a pleasant nights sleep.
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That's new to me. when I was a councillor in both suffolk and Devon the Laybyes were classed as private property owned by the County Council. That is why they are allowed to et them to traders.
 
My son in Law had been on a days rock climbing and parked up overnight on the grass verge of a very minor road in the middle of nowhere half way up a mountain in Snowdonia and was knocked up at 6 am by a National Park Warden and told to move on?

He was not amused.
 
A straightforward rule of thumb is if the lay-by is tarmac and looks like it is maintained then it is odds on that it will be part of the "statutory highway" and subject to the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts, separation by a narrow island will make no difference. That said I can't see a police traffic patrol being interested in whether you have parking lights on unless it is foggy and there is a danger to you and other road users.
 
No never been asked to move, I also regularly use industrial estates and never been asked to move there either, usually stop with eye site of a business that is clearly open 24 hours.
 
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