ferd Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 An article in The Scotsman newspaper dated Saturday 9th. June states that " Lay-By signs telling drivers 'No overnight parking' have been declared illegal. "A spokesman for Transport Scotland said the signs, which dated from the 1990s, would be removed.He added: "Regulations have changed since the signs were erected. The signs concerned pre-date Transport Scotland and, following a review, we have instructed our operating companies to remove them in the coming weeks. " Although the signs were erected with good intentions in an attempt to encourage responsible use of lay-bys, the proper processes were not followed to prohibit overnight parking. There is no traffic order in place. The signs are not authorised." The 50 signs will be removed by 31 August during a rolling programme of work on the roads in the Highlands. A result for campaigner Andy Strangeway, an adventurer from East Yorkshire who started lobbying for their removal last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I knew they weren't enforceable (only found out after our visit to Scotland) didn't expect them to remove them. Must admit most of the places we saw them was not where you would want to overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 So that's both halves of the "auld alliance" now motorhome-friendly. All we need now is to get the same attitude in England! But the fact that Scotland and France both see something the same way automatically means England won't. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardee Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Sadly Scotland isn't as Motorhome friendly as we would like. All of the Argyll and Bute council carparks all state no residential use of vehicles between 10pm and 8am (not sure of exact times but very definitely not overnight. Regards Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 As posted couple of days ago, heres the thread with link. http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=27863&posts=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferd Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Didn't see your previous post. Sorry for the repetition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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