Primary school car park open for caravans this summer
This summer, it will be permitted to park any active recreational vehicles in the car parks of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools during the summer holidays. The permit is valid while the municipality's primary schools are closed.
This summer, permission will be granted to park all types of recreational vehicles in use over the summer period in the car parks of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools. The permit covers caravan trailers, folding caravans, caravans, motorhomes and other such recreational vehicles used during the summer, which are difficult to accommodate within the school grounds without causing obstruction or inconvenience to others. The permit is valid while the municipality's primary schools are closed.
Please be advised that there is no security or CCTV on the premises, and all equipment and gear remain entirely at the owners' own risk. This offer from the City of Hafnarfjörður is valid until and including Sunday, 9th August 2020.
As previously stated, this offer applies only to equipment in active use and not to numberless vehicles and equipment/gear that require year-round storage. Equipment, trailers and vehicles without number plates are removed at the owner's expense. By Sunday, 9th August at the latest, all equipment and equipment must have been removed from all Hafnarfjörður municipal primary school grounds.
Police By-law for the Borough of Hafnarfjörður
Regarding vehicles and traffic, the Police Ordinance of the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður states 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 deemed 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.
Hopefully, some people can make use of this opportunity!