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Mark Solesbury

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I was out today on some green lanes and boats in Bedfordshire. When
attempting to go down the ones near santa pod raceway
http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk:83/WebWings/images/945692620145910.jpg I was
told i was not allowed as they had a show on and had parked cars over the
top of them. I was to come back on Monday when the show had finished.

I tired to see where the byway was, but there was a see of cars there.

Where do i stand on this one?

Are they allowed to park cars there?


Mark.


 
In <[email protected]> Mark Solesbury wrote:
> I was out today on some green lanes and boats in Bedfordshire. When
> attempting to go down the ones near santa pod raceway
> http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk:83/WebWings/images/945692620145910.jpg
> I was told i was not allowed as they had a show on and had parked cars
> over the top of them. I was to come back on Monday when the show had
> finished.
>
> I tired to see where the byway was, but there was a see of cars there.
>
> Where do i stand on this one?
>
> Are they allowed to park cars there?

No, they are not allowed to obstruct the BOAT, however, it is possible
that they closed the right of way for the day.

This is done regularly with motor sport. In order to run a motor sport
event in the UK where there are rights of way crossing the land being
used (be that for parking or the actual competition) the organisers have
to contact the local authority (it's a condition of the permit) and ask
that the right of way be stopped for the duration of the event. This is
normally granted without any fuss or question and I would imagine that
in the case of a regular venue like Santa Pod it's just a rubber stamp
job.

Of course you can always ask the local authority to make sure there was
such an order... if there wasn't then it is an illegal blockage.

cheers

Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
 
In message <[email protected]>, Alex
<[email protected]> writes
>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:10:47 GMT, "Mark Solesbury"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I was out today on some green lanes and boats in Bedfordshire. When
>>attempting to go down the ones near santa pod raceway
>>http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk:83/WebWings/images/945692620145910.jpg I was
>>told i was not allowed as they had a show on and had parked cars over the
>>top of them. I was to come back on Monday when the show had finished.
>>
>>I tired to see where the byway was, but there was a see of cars there.
>>
>>Where do i stand on this one?
>>
>>Are they allowed to park cars there?
>>
>
>No, it's called obstructing a highway. Unless of course they obtained
>permission to close the "road" for the event, which is a simple
>matter.
>
>If you're in any doubt, contact the local rights of way office, or
>contact the Beds area Rep of GLAss (www.glass-uk.org)
>
>Alex
Well if they can close the A43 for Silverstone I'm sure they can do it
to a BOAT.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting
 
Fire away, but first give us some info - waterline length, hull form,
engine(s), river/coastal, construction (GRP/wood/steel/ferrocrete) etc.

HTH

;-)

--

Rich
Tiggrr - V8 trialler
RR 4.6HSE


 
"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Fire away, but first give us some info - waterline length, hull form,
> engine(s), river/coastal, construction (GRP/wood/steel/ferrocrete) etc.
>
> HTH

I can't recall any Ferries working out of Santapod..... but in my defence I
was attending Bug Jam around1988 and was probably so plastered if a Ferry
full of VW's had gone by then it would have been considerd normal given all
the other stuff going on at these events.

Were they definately Cars or could it could have been a container ship?


Lee D
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www.lrproject.com
Just a little hobby site about Landies :)
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"Mark Solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I was out today on some green lanes and boats in Bedfordshire. When
> attempting to go down the ones near santa pod raceway
> http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk:83/WebWings/images/945692620145910.jpg I
was
> told i was not allowed as they had a show on and had parked cars over the
> top of them. I was to come back on Monday when the show had finished.
>
> I tired to see where the byway was, but there was a see of cars there.
>
> Where do i stand on this one?
>
> Are they allowed to park cars there?
>
>

While I was at Billing, we had a run out to do some lanes, the three that
lead to Santa Pod had been TROd on the 31st May, and still were, with the
gates chained and large concrete blocks. Where you trying to access them
from Santa Pod itself?

--
Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
much more....)
3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, currently under restoration
Suzuki SJ410 (Girlfriend's) 3" lift kit fitted, body
shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk



 
"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Fire away, but first give us some info - waterline length, hull form,
> engine(s), river/coastal, construction (GRP/wood/steel/ferrocrete) etc.
>
> HTH

I can't recall any Ferries working out of Santapod..... but in my defence I
was attending Bug Jam around1988 and was probably so plastered if a Ferry
full of VW's had gone by then it would have been considerd normal given all
the other stuff going on at these events.

Were they definately Cars or could it could have been a container ship?


Lee D
--
________________________________
www.lrproject.com
Just a little hobby site about Landies :)
________________________________



 
"Mark Solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I was out today on some green lanes and boats in Bedfordshire. When
> attempting to go down the ones near santa pod raceway
> http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk:83/WebWings/images/945692620145910.jpg I
was
> told i was not allowed as they had a show on and had parked cars over the
> top of them. I was to come back on Monday when the show had finished.
>
> I tired to see where the byway was, but there was a see of cars there.
>
> Where do i stand on this one?
>
> Are they allowed to park cars there?
>
>

While I was at Billing, we had a run out to do some lanes, the three that
lead to Santa Pod had been TROd on the 31st May, and still were, with the
gates chained and large concrete blocks. Where you trying to access them
from Santa Pod itself?

--
Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Vice Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster (how
much more....)
3.5V8 100" Hybrid, now LPG converted
Part owner of 1976 S3 LWT, currently under restoration
Suzuki SJ410 (Girlfriend's) 3" lift kit fitted, body
shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery (the Pug 106 is dead, long live the Pug)

Peterborough 4x4 Club http://www.peterborough4x4.co.uk



 
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