Fisherman
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Just back from a three night trip in New England Bay, we had to spend the first night in the car park, we had planned to stay overnight in Ardwell or Sandbank but both car parks had these new signs up stating no overnight parking or camping. On our travels in the area every carpark and even a lay bye now have the same signs.
Anyway on arrival at the CMC site I was asked by the warden were my van was, I informed parked outside. I informed him I had spent the night there, “not from next month you won’t the council are passing a bye law with £100 fines to stop this” he said gleefully. I informed him that they required a TRO in line with the 1988 road traffics act, and that bye laws cannot supersede national laws. This was met with silence. He then went on to inform me that “they” had been using our showers, stealing our toilet rolls and filling containers with hand wash. I asked him how he knew was doing this, and pointed out that the toilet rolls and hand wash could well have been taken by camp customers. He said that the problems stemmed mainly from those in tents and camper vans. This guy owns a Motorhome, and yet he seemed to despise us.
I also stated that many who parked there like ourselves are CMC members, who would stay there for a couple of nights before heading into the site for a night or two.
We got chatting to a lady from the council who was cleaning the toilets our daily. She stated that they hope the signs would reduce numbers, stating she had heard nothing about any bye law.
Well what’s happening is most motorhomes can now be found in the rear section, with only one or two on the front overlooking the sea. We will be heading back again next year, and unless things have changed, we will spend a couple of nights in the car park. Normally I would not do this, but due to them putting up these signs everywhere, I feel justified in doing so.
Anyway on arrival at the CMC site I was asked by the warden were my van was, I informed parked outside. I informed him I had spent the night there, “not from next month you won’t the council are passing a bye law with £100 fines to stop this” he said gleefully. I informed him that they required a TRO in line with the 1988 road traffics act, and that bye laws cannot supersede national laws. This was met with silence. He then went on to inform me that “they” had been using our showers, stealing our toilet rolls and filling containers with hand wash. I asked him how he knew was doing this, and pointed out that the toilet rolls and hand wash could well have been taken by camp customers. He said that the problems stemmed mainly from those in tents and camper vans. This guy owns a Motorhome, and yet he seemed to despise us.
I also stated that many who parked there like ourselves are CMC members, who would stay there for a couple of nights before heading into the site for a night or two.
We got chatting to a lady from the council who was cleaning the toilets our daily. She stated that they hope the signs would reduce numbers, stating she had heard nothing about any bye law.
Well what’s happening is most motorhomes can now be found in the rear section, with only one or two on the front overlooking the sea. We will be heading back again next year, and unless things have changed, we will spend a couple of nights in the car park. Normally I would not do this, but due to them putting up these signs everywhere, I feel justified in doing so.
