Morfa Bychan beach - stay with impunity

[number14]

FYI

Motorhomes park on Welsh beach because no-one ever gets fined

Despite signs warning of fixed penalty notices, not a single fine has ever been issued

www.walesonline.co.uk

(You have to make allowances for the sensationalist style of reporting)

 

[Moped]

The beach between the highest high tide and lowest low tide is not local authority land. It belongs to the Crown. Any fine issued could be contested as not being valid as the vehicle was parked on land subject to tidal range.

 

[Moped]

There is a right of access for leisure purposes:-

Troubled Waters? Rights of access to the foreshore - Brecher

The legal status of beaches in this country is more complicated than you might think. See our Q&A on rights of access to the foreshore in England and Wales. 1) What is the foreshore? The foreshore is the area between the high and low water mark on the seashore. 2)... Continue reading →

www.brecher.co.uk

 

[mistericeman]

The beach between the highest high tide and lowest low tide is not local authority land. It belongs to the Crown. Any fine issued could be contested as not being valid as the vehicle was parked on land subject to tidal range.

Shame the bit that folks park on at blackrock is above the high water mark...

Good chance if you park between high and, low...

You'll be getting slightly damp ;-)