Visiting Parents

GreggBear said:
But the law still states no overnight stopouts. I'm just pointing out, if the law applies to one it should apply to all. If the rule is no staying out, that's how it should be for everyone.
Nothing to do with me, I don't judge anyone, I'm just saying only recently everyone here was saying the law should be stuck to, now the same people are making allowances for a fellow member.
No doubt next time we see a news feed about somebody flouting the regs, the miscreant will get a good tongue lashing....
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Well he got Away with it so the rules are bendable .
 
Raw I’m willing you on I feel like an inmate in the film the great escape and your my Steve McQueen get over that fence and gooooooo.😂😂
 
2cv said:
Only gatherings of up to 6 people are permitted in England at present, so unless it's a very small rally it is illegal.
With the R number very close to or possibly even above 1 in some areas it will only take a few to disregard the law for a second wave to hit, killing many and devastating the economy. Personally I find it sad that a few people are prepared to risk many others to satisfy their personal wants.
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These Rallies are usually large, with Steam Engines at many of them, so it is organised
2cv said:
Only gatherings of up to 6 people are permitted in England at present, so unless it's a very small rally it is illegal.
With the R number very close to or possibly even above 1 in some areas it will only take a few to disregard the law for a second wave to hit, killing many and devastating the economy. Personally I find it sad that a few people are prepared to risk many others to satisfy their personal wants.
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No, that cannot be right. What about the thousands of people holding Rallies all over the UK (including Scotland naturally). Some of them travelled great distances to the London rally and must have stayed overnight.
 
RAW said:
I would really like to visit my elderly parents who live 300 + Miles away
I understand that I cannot stay overnight at their home but I see nothing wrong in myself and my partner driving our van to theirs and staying in the Van
This is as isolatory as us staying at Home and then visiting with my Parents and My Sister who also live close and meeting them in their respective gardens.
Has anyone done anything like this ?
TIA
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just do it.. the "lockdown" has broken down anyway .. its disappeared as fast as the flu bug has disappeared like all flu bugs.. go and see your parents.. stay overnight in your van.. forget the "lockdown" crap
 
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maingate said:
These Rallies are usually large, with Steam Engines at many of them, so it is organised

No, that cannot be right. What about the thousands of people holding Rallies all over the UK (including Scotland naturally). Some of them travelled great distances to the London rally and must have stayed overnight.
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But apparently they don't matter and are above the law and immune from any virus it would seem.
 
You don't say where you and your parents live. The rules regarding travel are different in different parts of the UK. It is my understanding that the police in Wales, for example, are particularly hot as regards long-distance travel, so if Wales forms part of your proposed itinerary, forget it..
As regards overnighting, that is clearly a contravention of the rules; not sure whether the police would come down harder on someone who overnighted away from home or someone who tried driving an extra 300 miles in a day when clearly tired.
 
zzr1400tim said:
just do it.. the "lockdown" has broken down anyway .. its disappeared as fast as the flu bug has disappeared like all flu bugs.. go and see your parents.. stay overnight in your van.. forget the "lockdown" crap
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I'll keep this civil, the 'flu bug' hasen't disappeared and isn't likely to for a long time, maybe you think 'only' 200+ per day dying is inconsequencial?
 
maingate said:
These Rallies are usually large, with Steam Engines at many of them, so it is organised

No, that cannot be right. What about the thousands of people holding Rallies all over the UK (including Scotland naturally). Some of them travelled great distances to the London rally and must have stayed overnight.
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The BLM rallies were illegal gatherings. Link
 
2cv said:
The BLM rallies were illegal gatherings. Link
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Yes, I realise that.

My B-in-L is the last one that would break the Law so I can only assume that permission has been granted for this Rally somehow. It was my Wife who spoke to him and she cannot remember where this Rally is (I presume not Scotland). :)
 
maingate said:
Yes, I realise that.

My B-in-L is the last one that would break the Law so I can only assume that permission has been granted for this Rally somehow. It was my Wife who spoke to him and she cannot remember where this Rally is (I presume not Scotland). :)
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There was one planned for this weekend,but postponed till August. We attend several car rallies each year, but all cancelled for now.
 
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campervanannie said:
He did it before you were allowed out you could not travel at all then and I believe he traveled while him and his wife supposedly had CV so nothing like what Cummings did and Raw is allowed to travel to his parents the only rule he will be breaking is not coming home but if your too tired to drive or your battery is flat he is taking the only course of action he can.
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And was he finned,NO
 
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GreggBear said:
But the law still states no overnight stopouts. I'm just pointing out, if the law applies to one it should apply to all. If the rule is no staying out, that's how it should be for everyone.
Nothing to do with me, I don't judge anyone, I'm just saying only recently everyone here was saying the law should be stuck to, now the same people are making allowances for a fellow member.
No doubt next time we see a news feed about somebody flouting the regs, the miscreant will get a good tongue lashing....
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Its not a law but a recomendation,folks are running round here in cars and big meets for young ones in tesco type car parks,and the police cannot do a thing,im have been told by many that im daft closeing down and being a good boy never mind the law,all makes sense to me.
 
trevskoda said:
Its not a law but a recomendation,folks are running round here in cars and big meets for young ones in tesco type car parks,and the police cannot do a thing,im have been told by many that im daft closeing down and being a good boy never mind the law,all makes sense to me.
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In post #54 I linked to the relevant law for England, Here it is for NI.
 
Well the thread has certainly had a lot of attention and input.
As a technical aside it is hard for me to read as there are no page numbers to go between pages of comments, don't know if anyone else has similar problem ?
I have to go /page-3 etc in broswer navigation bar to get to the page and read all the comments (@Geeky Philip )

I won't reply to everyone in turn but some comments have made me smile and some have made me sad.
As far as Covid and having the Virus is concerned, I am in a very low risk area for Covid. I know no-one who has had the Virus. Both my Parents are elderly and have home help so it's just as likely they could contract the Virus from their home help as it would be from me if I were to travel there and just meet them in the garden with Social Distancing. My Sister works for the NHS and lives nearer to my Parents <20 miles as opposed to my >300 miles
My Sister sees them regularly and is in the know on Covid

Lastly Van is quite stealth really aside from the Dopey old TV Aerial on top which I will take down at some point
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trevskoda said:
Its not a law but a recomendation,folks are running round here in cars and big meets for young ones in tesco type car parks,and the police cannot do a thing,im have been told by many that im daft closeing down and being a good boy never mind the law,all makes sense to me.
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If its not a law, & only a recommendation, how come people are being fined?....
 
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