By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-04-02 11:31:21 | Updated at 2025-04-06 12:13:00
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A new motorhome car park has opened across a major region in the North East of England in a bid to stop drivers from parking their larger vehicles illegally.
North East Lincolnshire Council opened an overnight parking centre for motorhomes and campervans earlier this week in time for the busy summer season.
The Thrunscoe Land Motorhome Parking site will offer drivers spaces for one or two-night parking with charges of £12 per 24 hours.
The new spaces come despite overnight parking of motorhomes being prohibited in all North East Lincolnshire Council car parks.
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Drivers will be charged £12 to park overnight in the new site
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
The trial site has 10 parking spaces in the southern part of Thrunscoe Land car park in Cleethorpes, near the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.
The area has new post indicators and signage, as well as parking fees displayed. These must be paid for on arrival through an app, as ticket machines are not available to pay for motorhome parking.
The site also has an Elsan disposal point for access to water and emptying chemical toilets in a bid to stop drivers from littering after leaving.
The need for the car park comes as the number of motorhome owners in the area has been rising in recent years, with the provision of suitable car parking in greater demand, particularly as the warmer weather draws in.
The short-stay site aims to encourage more visitors to the resort, which in turn would see more contributions to the local economy and enable a wider contribution to the visitor economy.
The council noted that motorhomes, which would not be able to fit into a regular bay, can park during the daytime at Grant Street Car Park and now for up to 48 hours, including overnight, within a designated parking bay on Thrunscoe Land Motorhome Park.
However, the council said there still remains a strict no parking rule outside of marked bays to prevent parking on the grassed areas.
Drivers who break the parking rules can be hit with a Penalty Charge Notice, which can be as much as £70, although halved if paid early.
The site will be able to accomodate 10 motorhomes
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
The site has been hit with mixed views by residents, with one person stating that there are "more important things that money could have been spent on" instead of creating a camp for drivers.
Another person shared: "I suspect many of these particular problem motorhome people that this is for won't want to pay even £12, they have become used to being freeloaders. It's definitely a good thing to have it though."
