Campers may be able to sleep overnight in North-East car parks to boost tourism CAMPERS may soon be able to stay overnight in some North-East car parks as one local authority attempts to boost local tourism. A consultation on whether to allow limited overnight parking by self-contained camper vans in car parks is soon to get underway in Northumberland. With Northumberland Council first looking at a pilot scheme, the decision could mean campers would be able to sleep overnight in specified car parks instead of having to book onto a site. It comes as part of efforts to boost tourism and hospitality within the county, which has been hit hard by the pandemic.