Originally Posted by Angua

Thing is, IF pitches are in sensible places it gives the police and neighbourhoods more power to move them on. Ignoring things and doing nothing just causes more aggravation and expense. Surely it is better to have them paying their way like the rest of society. Privately run sites tend to stick to the clan & satellite families. Council run sites take all & sundry with waiting times far in excess of those on the housing list due to the extreme shortage of pitches nationally.