i have parked my car at the rear of shops for twenty years now there is a s?

only if its private property and there are signs stating this if there are no signs continue parking there and you are not obstructing any one then i think you will be ok .

dave
November 2009

At the risk of repeating myself dear lady...

Well yes they can - but they might not.

Your parking history is of no consequence - you've just been lucky for 20 years not to have been chased away.

The person (company) who owns the land can dictate their own parking policy - how they enforce it is another matter - worse of course are the services of a clamping firm so look out for clamping signs next time you park there.

Peccavi²
October 2009