POWYS has let me down

[Moonraker 2]

In the early days of my travels ( about 8 years ago) I discovered to my delight that Powys council allowed overnight in all it's car parks unlike most of England. Free overnight then a couple of pounds for the day. I used to tell everyone with a camper.
They have now changed the pricing and although overnight is still free, it ends at 8am, the day pricing is silly. Motor homes have to pay £8 for the day, whether you stay one hour or more. I can't function before 8 and used to hop out the van and pop a pound in to give me an extra hour or so.
Sadly councils are all treating car parking as a main source of income.

 

[mistericeman]

In the early days of my travels ( about 8 years ago) I discovered to my delight that Powys council allowed overnight in all it's car parks unlike most of England. Free overnight then a couple of pounds for the day. I used to tell everyone with a camper.
They have now changed the pricing and although overnight is still free, it ends at 8am, the day pricing is silly. Motor homes have to pay £8 for the day, whether you stay one hour or more. I can't function before 8 and used to hop out the van and pop a pound in to give me an extra hour or so.
Sadly councils are all treating car parking as a main source of income.

£8 a day and overnight for free ....

And you think that's unfair ?

Head to the nearest campsite then .

 

[barryd]

Having seen some of the parking charges in Devon and Cornwall this summer I suggest you don't come here.

 

[trevskoda]

In the early days of my travels ( about 8 years ago) I discovered to my delight that Powys council allowed overnight in all it's car parks unlike most of England. Free overnight then a couple of pounds for the day. I used to tell everyone with a camper.
They have now changed the pricing and although overnight is still free, it ends at 8am, the day pricing is silly. Motor homes have to pay £8 for the day, whether you stay one hour or more. I can't function before 8 and used to hop out the van and pop a pound in to give me an extra hour or so.
Sadly councils are all treating car parking as a main source of income.

5 AM first parade.

 

[Canalsman]

In the early days of my travels ( about 8 years ago) I discovered to my delight that Powys council allowed overnight in all it's car parks unlike most of England. Free overnight then a couple of pounds for the day. I used to tell everyone with a camper.
They have now changed the pricing and although overnight is still free, it ends at 8am, the day pricing is silly. Motor homes have to pay £8 for the day, whether you stay one hour or more. I can't function before 8 and used to hop out the van and pop a pound in to give me an extra hour or so.
Sadly councils are all treating car parking as a main source of income.

Seems fair enough to me.

 

[campervanannie]

Seems fair enough to me.

Me too I think that’s a great price

 

[colinm]

In the early days of my travels ( about 8 years ago) I discovered to my delight that Powys council allowed overnight in all it's car parks unlike most of England. Free overnight then a couple of pounds for the day. I used to tell everyone with a camper.
They have now changed the pricing and although overnight is still free, it ends at 8am, the day pricing is silly. Motor homes have to pay £8 for the day, whether you stay one hour or more. I can't function before 8 and used to hop out the van and pop a pound in to give me an extra hour or so.
Sadly councils are all treating car parking as a main source of income.

AFAIK the minimum daytime charge is £5, or at least for the car parks I've seen. This means overnight for free is great, but if you want to nip into car park for a short daytime visit is very expensive, twice the minimum charge of Cornwall.

 

[jann]

Surely you can get up at 7.45 and drive the few yards to Morrisons where you can park free long enough to have your breakfast before moving elsewhere.

 

[guerdeval]

And a ‘blue badge’ usually entitles an extra hour f.o.c

 

[alcam]

In the early days of my travels ( about 8 years ago) I discovered to my delight that Powys council allowed overnight in all it's car parks unlike most of England. Free overnight then a couple of pounds for the day. I used to tell everyone with a camper.
They have now changed the pricing and although overnight is still free, it ends at 8am, the day pricing is silly. Motor homes have to pay £8 for the day, whether you stay one hour or more. I can't function before 8 and used to hop out the van and pop a pound in to give me an extra hour or so.
Sadly councils are all treating car parking as a main source of income.

We , as a group , have lots of justifiable complaints.
This doesn't sound like one to me

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Since I got my BB I've not paid for day or night parking in a council carpark in the UK.

 

[barryd]

Since I got my BB I've not paid for day or night parking in a council carpark in the UK.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Jealousy is a very ugly thing.

 

[alcam]

Since I got my BB I've not paid for day or night parking in a council carpark in the UK.

Jammy wee sheite

 

[Robmac]

Wossa BB?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Jammy wee sheite

Of course, I love not being able to walk far and in pain all the time.

 

[barryd]

Jealousy is a very ugly thing.

Not really as I also have a Blue Badge but I would never dream of using it to grab a freebie overnight in my Motorhomo.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Not really as I also have a Blue Badge but I would never dream of using it to grab a freebie overnight in my Motorhomo.

Grabbing a freebie


Parking there was free day or night with a BB, the carpark was large & empty from about 7pm so I wasn't taking a space from anyone, there were four other BB spaces and only one got used that we noticed, we only did one night anyway as we were eating out for a change, I did ask a warden if it was a problem to stay overnight and it seems others had before so no problem, & that was actually in wales a couple of years ago.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Wossa BB?

Blue Badge Rob.

 

[barryd]

Grabbing a freebie


Parking there was free day or night with a BB, the carpark was large & empty from about 7pm so I wasn't taking a space from anyone, there were four other BB spaces and only one got used that we noticed, we only did one night anyway as we were eating out for a change, I did ask a warden if it was a problem to stay overnight and it seems others had before so no problem, & that was actually in wales a couple of years ago.

You're too easy Kev.