Rally Chat UK parking in Towns / Cities etc.

[Neardonny]

Ok so this might be a daft question to some but is there such a thing as a data base to let MH owners know if there are spaces to park in towns and cities. I don't mean stopovers just a place to park and have an hour or two visit. Constructive replies welcome. Please move topic if it's not in the right forum.

 

[Gaston aires]

We use “Search for sites app” invaluable to us.
It has all sorts of stop overs including towns and cities parking.
Phil

 

[dabhand]

Many forward thinking Councils have their own, Blackpool for instance tells you which car parks you can overnight in, used to cost a fiver and there’s one very near to the Tower, Lytham St Anne’s is another to name but two.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

There is also one at Chester, Little Rodee carpark, allows overnighting with a charge, but not expensive.

 

[sylvester1954]

Torridge District Council in North Devon offer up a number of MH friendly car parks. Bideford, Torrington, Appledore to name just three and all for a fiver overnight.

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[Aly1]

Facebook group ”Daytime parking without height restriction for motorhomes“

 

[berni109]

Parkopedia is an online resource for car parking used in conjunction with street view you can usually work out if you could fit in or if there are barriers. A lot of places have a designated lorry park which tend to have spaces during the day.
If you do find something more specific for a few hours visit - not overnight - please pass it on.

 

[sylvester1954]

Torridge District Council in North Devon offer up a number of MH friendly car parks. Bideford, Torrington, Appledore to name just three and all for a fiver overnight.

... Add Westwood Ho and Holsworthy

 

[IanRJ]

MoHo parking at Carlisle Castle to visit castle and town. No overnights AFAIK.

 

[Langtoftlad]

There used to be just the thing you suggested, compiled & updated by a funster... Graham GJH

But his site was pirated a couple of times and I think in the end keeping the data current was too much work for little appreciation - not reward, the site was free to use.
www.motorhomeparking.com

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[GJH]

Ok so this might be a daft question to some but is there such a thing as a data base to let MH owners know if there are spaces to park in towns and cities. I don't mean stopovers just a place to park and have an hour or two visit. Constructive replies welcome. Please move topic if it's not in the right forum.

As mentioned above there was. Brief details of why I closed it are Here.

 

[nicholsong]

Powys and Hereford Councils publish information(or did) on available parking for MHs.

Geoff

 

[Nana]

Lots of park and rides have spaces for motor homes http://www.parkandride.net/.

 

[PeteH]

When all else fails Google Maps Street View can be a useful source too.

 

[Puddleduck]

A phone call to the local council might also pay dividends. Most (all?) have parking officers or someone who knows about TPOs and the like. Only once have I encountered a "jobsworth", others have been wonderful. One even said that officially sleeping / cooking was not allowed in vehicles so to be discrete, also if we parked in spaces "w,x,y and z" he would notify the security people that we were there and had permission to use more than one space. Lovely flat spaces and a security camera so we felt very safe. We were only there for a few hours during late evening just getting a few zzzzz whilst waiting for the ferry.

One place I called (in advance) and they organised someone with a key to lift the barrier for us. We arranged both arrival and departure times in advance which was a bit of a nuisance but we knew the van was secure.

We have been known to park in out of town shopping centres (well away from the shops) and use the bus to get into town - not on busy days of course - but some have maximum stay times. As long as I buy in the centre shops (and I do as a "thank you") and there is plenty of other parking near the shops I don't see an issue and have never had a parking notice or the like.

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[Puddleduck]

For Edinburgh the P&R near the airport was the one to use for going into the city. Buses and trams stop there.

No overnight stays and they do enforce that.

 

[125BEER]

As mentioned above there was. Brief details of why I closed it are Here.

Seems you offered a good deal of info for no gain.Its a shame some parts of the web aren't the same.

 

[GJH]

Seems you offered a good deal of info for no gain.Its a shame some parts of the web aren't the same.

Thank you. I wouldn't say no gain. I have done voluntary work of one form or another for most of the last 60 years and it brings its own reward which just happens to be in a form other than cash.
Being retired I had the time but other people need to make a living so necessarily charge for the time and money they put in to creating and maintaining their web sites.

 

[Puddleduck]

Just the correct details of who to call at the council along with phone numbers is helpful - but maybe contravenes data protection.

 

[GJH]

Just the correct details of who to call at the council along with phone numbers is helpful - but maybe contravenes data protection.

Councils need to ensure they keep up to date when staff change and many use generic names (e.g. Parking Team). However, there would not be any contravention of Data Protection legislation by using individual names as it identifies people acting in a professional capacity, not personal.

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[Ivory55]

I wonder how many people would actually want their name put out there, different if it’s your own buisness etc but for an organisation a bit different.

 

[Puddleduck]

I wonder how many people would actually want their name put out there, different if it’s your own buisness etc but for an organisation a bit different.

When working for a very old fashioned organisation my name was listed with the occupation of "company servant". All senior staff were listed on the same way from the CEO down to senior clerk.

If your name is "out there" and as long as things are updated there is no problem and it can help prospective employers to check out your cv very cheaply and quickly.

 

[Ivory55]

Just strange we are told to be secure with information etc, yet putting your name out there would be ok. I would not want it if it was me.

 

[Stealaway]

What really pesses me off is when you go to the trouble of searching out the local park and ride. You then find they have 2.5 mt height barriers. You couldn't make it up

 

[GJH]

I wonder how many people would actually want their name put out there, different if it’s your own buisness etc but for an organisation a bit different.

When I was a Data Protection and FoI Officer I always sent out letters in my name/position because that was the respectful way to do it. email address was generic so that colleagues could manage the account during periods of annual leave.

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[GJH]

What really pesses me off is when you go to the trouble of searching out the local park and ride. You then find they have 2.5 mt height barriers. You couldn't make it up

The web sites of the operators (which aren't always local councils) usually note any such restrictions.

 

[scotzsue]

Contcted our local council, Hull, asking for somewhere for a motorhoming friend to park while visiting the 'city of culture' 2017 still waiting for a response