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A family who had turned a car park into their home for 11 years were forced out by a local council.

Traveller Sally Bowers and her 18-year-old son Elwood arrived in the town of Coverack, Cornwall in 2005 for the solar eclipse and then never left.

Their story is featured in the ITV series of Parking Wars , which returns tonight, as residents of the picturesque town share their concerns about travellers living rent free.

Peter who runs the village website says: "They have free rent, free water, free sanitary," while B&B owner Dick has "had enough" of their freeloading and wants them gone.

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Sally, who supports her family by dealing scrap metal, explains her perfect home life on the car park which is leased and operated by St Keverne Parish Council: "It’s rather nice because we have water that comes up from the toilet block up here so it means we can have running water."

Her four other children who Sally brought with her have all left and now there's just Elwood left who says: "This is the only home I’ve known, I’ve lived here for two thirds of my life in a car park."

For Sally it's a nervous wait to find out if the court will choose to evict her, her son, two dogs and her 16 vehicles all crammed into the small space.

“We don’t want to move unless it’s absolutely necessary. The solution is out there somewhere we just need to find it," she says.

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But it's bad news for Sally and her son, as once the ball is set in motion and the villagers desperation to get them out is recognised, the judge decides there's only one option.

Dick couldn't be happier as he leaves court to explain to the cameras that they have been served an eviction notice and have been given five months to leave.

“It's good that she will no longer after this year costing the parish and the community of Coverack, five to ten thousand pounds per year."

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Sally and her son reflect on their impending situation, and speak of the judge: "He was very nice the judge and said he hoped we would find somewhere to go to in the time that we have got. I thought that was really nice."

Meanwhile in the rest of the episode viewers are introduced to the most ruthless civil enforcement officers in Hereford.

Julie, Yvonne and Andy along with three other officers dished out 22,000 last year helping to rake in half a million pounds.

* Parking Wars is on Tuesdays, ITV at 8pm