Primary school car park open for caravans from 13 June.
The car parks of the Hafnarfjörður Borough's primary schools will be open for caravans from Tuesday, 13th June until Sunday, 13th August. On Monday, 14th August, all vehicles must have left the car parks.
A great opportunity for owners of recreational vehicles
In recent years, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður has offered owners of recreational vehicles the opportunity to park their equipment at the municipality's primary schools while they are closed. This refers to equipment such as caravan trailers, caravan annexes, caravans, motorhomes and other items related to summer and travel. Often, it is difficult to store this equipment within the boundaries of a plot without the vehicles becoming an obstruction or a nuisance to others. Therefore, it is considered ideal to offer this option.
The offer is valid from 13 June – 14 August 2023.
The primary school car parks will be open for such equipment from Tuesday, 13th June until Sunday, 13th August. On Monday, 14th August, all equipment must be removed from the car parks. Please note that there is no security or CCTV in the area, and all equipment and gear remains entirely the responsibility of its owners. This applies only to equipment in active use over the summer period, and not to unregistered vehicles and equipment/gear that require year-round storage. Equipment, trailers and vehicles without number plates will be removed at the owners' expense. By Sunday, 13th August at the latest, all equipment and gear must have been removed from all Hafnarfjörður municipal primary school grounds.
Police By-law for the Borough of Hafnarfjörður
Regarding vehicles and traffic, it says Hafnarfjörður Municipal Police Ordinance that: “… on public roads, nothing may be placed or set down that obstructs traffic. It is forbidden to park vehicles on pavements, open spaces, undeveloped plots of land and paths. The parking of trailers and caravans, such as horseboxes, caravans, trailers, trailers for boats and similar equipment, as well as motorhomes considered to cause inconvenience, unsanitary conditions or a hazard, is prohibited on streets and public car parks. The Environmental and Planning Service is authorised, following prior warning, e.g. by means of a sticker with a warning message, to remove and impound vehicles that contravene paragraphs 1–5 of the Municipal Police Ordinance, vehicles left without number plates on land adjacent to public thoroughfares, streets and public car parks, and vehicles left abandoned in open areas. The registered owner and/or the person in charge shall be notified of the removal and shall bear the cost of the removal and storage of the vehicle.