Ten caravans and a converted wooden caravan chalet take up the entire parking lot at King’s Place, which has annoyed locals for five years. In response, campers say that being asked to move is a violation of their human rights.
Many readers welcomed the news that the campers have to move, for example Claire Beadie said: “Well, I hope they are moving – this is not fair. Imagine if we would all buy a caravan and just park where we wanted for a few years. “
Ellen Deeprose also supported the decision to ask her to leave the site. “It is a parking lot that nobody can park in during a visit because of the caravans. At first it was a couple, and then suddenly the whole parking lot was full of caravans, ”she says. “Travelers are not allowed to just park and stay forever, they also have to use the right channels.”
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There was criticism of the campers who do not contribute to the council tax. Jacques Georgie Aitch said, “It is the taxpayers who pay to have these people live right on the beach with a sea view, and also the court fees, council deportation, etc. The caravan owners pay nothing to the community.”
And Steven Robertson said, “This is a parking lot … not a trailer park, if you want to live in a trailer, go to the coast and legally pay for a space in Seton Sands.”
Others, however, took a more tolerant approach. Brian Arthur said that if the caravan residents are respectful and not harassing anyone, “what’s the problem,” while Fiona Quilietti said the caravans have been on site longer than companies “that take up excess space with oversized planters and fences even without permission.” .
She added, “The residents of the caravans are all spotless and comfortable for the locals, and they also clean the beach area regularly. It is not as easy to find an apartment as many people think. Leaving these people home is not an ethical option. Would you rather be on the street? “
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The story has also sparked a wider discussion of different lifestyles. Tam Brand cited a growing trend of people “trying to escape this imposed society”. He continued: “I am one of them, I lived in my mobile home [for] last four years but spend most of my time in Europe where van residents are welcomed rather than harassed by greed like in the UK. Not everyone wants a mortgage to the limit and a slave who works hourly until he dies to pay for it. “
And Yvonne Robertson said: “The [campers] have the right to an alternative lifestyle, like all of us. Perhaps there should be places across the UK with adequate sanitation facilities for people who want to live or travel in their vans. All over this country there are wastelands, dilapidated buildings that are rotting away and have been for years. Nowadays there is a culture of aspiration in society. “
