Coach Parks?

RoyC · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 4:02 pm Post subject: Coach Parks?

Recently I navigated to a car park (chosen from a local guide) using TomTom and found it wasn't the place to take a large MotorHome!!!.
It would be nice if there was such a thing as a POI file covering parking areas suitable for larger vehicle.

It occured to me that perhaps there is some kind of publication available to Coach Drivers that might be a place to start.

Any input welcome

Roy

alix776 · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 6:28 pm Post subject: truckstop and cafes guide

hopefully a friend will email me an overlay for autoroute that hopefully ill try to convert to ttn2 Thumbs Up

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RoyC · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:38 am Post subject:

Alix - that would be wonderful. I look forward to it.

Roy

alix776 · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:24 pm Post subject: poi thingy

roy as i live in my truck all week working around 60-70 hours a week this may take little while to get round to hopefully ill have it done for be for the the silly season starts again (carravan season sorry caravaners) :P Thumbs Up

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Trucker · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 12:39 am Post subject:

Hey Alix...you only do 60/70 hours a week, what are you, part time or something Laughing

(sorry all you non truckers, standard joke on the haulage industry)
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WeeMarky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 21, 2005 Posts: 46

Hi Folks..

Any updates on this request for Coach Park P.O.I's

Many Thanks

Mark
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GJH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 21, 2008 Posts: 23

I've created a PoI set for use in conjunction with information on my Motorhome Parking web site HERE.

The set is free to download but only from my web site as that is the only way that I can ensure it is kept up to date and caveats which accompany it can be highlighted.

Graham

JaTe · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

4 years on from the original post and I would fully agree with the suggestion that a dedicated Large Vehicle Park set of POI's (in addition to the existing Motorway Service Area and Truck Layby POIs') would be very useful.

Shoud it ever come to fruition, then I would suggest it contains separate icons for coaches, lorries and motorhomes/others or combinations of these classes, even to the extent of including a Coaches Only/No Lorries icon.

Why the need for this last icon type? - around towns and cities the problem is not so much of a problem (to my knowledge), however Motorway Service Areas are different in that some are vigorously enforcing their own parking restrictions on a regular basis.

As we are able to zoom in with mapping to a Service Area layout, it would be easy to place the relevant icon accurately and indirectly it would then be a kindly reminder to all, that misuse of a particular zone carries a penalty.

I know that ultimately we all make our own decisions as to where we park, but if we 'flag' the relevant areas, then at least we are trying to help each other - only the other day 4 lorries were seen clamped in the RoadChef coach park at Maidstone - and the release fee there is £100 a time which no-one really wants!
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2ezero · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 20, 2011 Posts: 3

I think there are several differences of types of parking that need to be taken into account.

You say you are after coach parking places to park a motor-home? Do that in Oxford and you'll get fined Sad

Park in coach bays at motorway services in a motor-home and you could get clamped too.

I would think what is needed are parking areas suitable for motor-homers, and a separate POI for Coaches and separate for trucks too.

Quite a mammoth task though isn't it.

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:34 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately, you're replying to a VERY old topic (last post over 3 years ago), so I doubt if the original people are still following it.
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RoyC · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject:

Well I am still watching although not as often as I have only just picked up your August 2011 reply!!

RoyC

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:16 pm Post subject:

Shame Alix never managed to get his list converted.

I think he's still around, maybe he'll see this?
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GJH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 21, 2008 Posts: 23

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