this can not happen the nearest places to park either side of alconbury are camebrigde services and peterourbourgh both of which only have a handfull of spaces .
night owl should hang their head in shame, only after a quick buck! With all the hijackings of late, this truck stop is a requirement to drivers safety.
the lack of secure and affordable HGV parking is at crisis level in this country. to allow any more closures will have a catastrophic effect on drivers personal safety.
I wish for the supposed closure of the night owls to be reconsidered as I regularly use this service area and is very valued due to the security given to the drivers.
i dont wish for this development to go ahead,due to the fact there is a shortage of overnite parking for lorries as it is .so please do consider this not just the parking but of course the driver themselves from being put at risk .
reducing secure parking will only add to the burden of the hgv driver causing more stress, limiting even more the avaialable parking, adding to transportation costs and adding further to congestion having to drive longer and furhter to find alternative parking
Isn`t it time that all local councils were legaly obliged to provide reasonably secure povernight parking for HGV`s with proper toilet and washing facilities. Planning authorities should force developers to provide equivelent new facilities to replace those which are closed before being allowed to commence any redevelopment.
PDA must strongly object about this changes of truck parking to industrial project, if necessary must take the matter to ministry of transport or relevent official body of the government like MP or a minister.
in a time where trucks are becoming an increasingly easy target of crime becuse of a lack of secure parking, all local councils should consider they have a duty to increase such parking within their boroughs so to consider an application for industrial premisses which includes clossing an already established and much used site without any possible replacement would be madness!
Closing down this Truckstop will only case more trucks to park elsewhere, and more trucks tobe hijacked and drivers injured or even killed.
What about OUR health and safety
It really amazes me about this country , they preach health and safety ,and the safe welfare of ourselves and others round about us . If they close Alconbury where the hell are we meant to stop , rerfresh and eat . the Goverment should be forced to provide a suitable place before Alconbury is closed , and the place should be safe , secure with all facilities and that also creates jobs for the people of Alconbury.
Please don't close this much needed facility. We need more secure parking facilities in the UK, closing the Night Owl @ Alconbury would be detrimental to our safety and the safety of our loads, thus making it easier for criminal gangs to prosper.
With out lorries nice new warehouses can't operate. A part of planning permission all new industrial eatates should be compelled to mprovide enough parking for at least 5% of the expexted daily lorry usage.
