Quoting Paul Oldham <paul at the-hug.org>: > On 18/05/06 12:30 Tim Cutts wrote: > > > It's summer again, (well, almost) and like last year every day there > > are a couple of French coaches parked in various places on The > > Rowans. They seem to change almost daily, so does anyone know what's > > going on? > > > > Is someone living on The Rowans offering the drivers somewhere they > > can park their vehicles and kip for the night? > > I believe so. > > > And if so, are they allowed to do that? > > When this came up last time parish council did sniff about and make > enquiries and I think we were told that so long as they're not parking > illegally they can park overnight where they like, unlike HGVs. > > And as Beth points out we've also had a coach parking the Coles Road Rec > car park (or in Coles Road if he can't get into the car park) for some > weeks now. We have also had them parking in the layby on the Shirley Close / Fen Road Junction, which is a bit of a pain, as they fill the layby so no one else can park. and the layby is not really wide enough for a coach. it also woke me up when he started his engine early in the morning and left it to run for quite a while to warm up.