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26/3/2012 at 3:24pm
Location: Keswick Outfit: Bailey
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If you want to park your caravan on a road then it would be best to contact your Local Highway Authority to ascertain its view on such use. Generally, caravans are not allowed to be parked on the Highway under section 103 of The Construction and Use Regulations Act 1989 where they are deemed to be an obstruction. They are usually considered to be just that and the Council can order to remove it or if you fail then they will shift it
Next, talk to your insurers as you may find that your caravan insurance does not cover the car being left on the road for an extended period of time.
The caravan must be lit at night if it is parked on a road where the speed limit exceeds 30mph, and comply with the other normal parking requirements e,g the nearside must face the pavement so the rear lights are at the rear for approaching traffic. How are you going to keep the lights on if required? You cannot trail cables over the footpaths from your house to connect up the electrics on your van in order to get the lights on, even if you can get them to operate off the 230V supply.
You can more or less guarantee that someone will complain to the powers that be about a caravan on the road. That’s life
As the incline is a 1 in 10 you may find a problem unhitching and hitching your van due to the incline of the van to the tow ball. Generally a hitch can move forward and upward to unhitch and it probably won’t be able to that with the van, behind the car, with car facing up the hill. Turn your car and van round and when unhitching the van will just run into the back of your car!!
Not a very good idea really
Phil
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