NC500 locals blast ‘entitled' campervan driver for ‘pathetic' parking attempt

Scottish Sun

2 days ago

LOCALS living on the North Coast 500 have blasted an "entitled" campervan driver for their "pathetic" parking attempt.
Residents on the tourist route have often been left frustrated by motorhome visitors passing through.
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Locals in Ullapool were left furious with the motorhome's parking
Credit: FACEBOOK: NC500 The Land Weeps
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Motorhomes are a real issue for locals on the popular route
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The 516-mile route attracts thousands of tourists every year, but many still end up on the wrong side of people living there.
There are constant rows erupting during tourist season about the behaviour of visitors - especially those in campervans.
A common gripe is that the mobile homes are not being parked correctly along the Highland roads.
And one incident of bad parking this week has left residents in Ullapool unimpressed.
A large motorhome was spotted sitting stationary across four parking bays outside a shop on a road.
And locals were furious because it meant that three other motors were stopped from using any of the spaces.
Tell me you can't drive your hired motorhome without telling me you can't drive your hired motorhome
Facebook comment
Many slammed the driver after a photo of the motorhome was shared in the Facebook group NC500 The Land Weeps.
The post was captioned: "Outstanding parking."
At first, many tried to give the tourist the benefit of the doubt by pointing out that the large campervan would not fit in a single parking space.
But others explained that a few meters down from where they stopped was a car park specifically for motorhomes with larger bays.
Locals fury at NC500 pranksters
Users quickly flocked to the comments to hit out at the driver, with one person saying: "Selfish prat."
Another added: "Tell me you can't drive your hired motorhome without telling me you can't drive your hired motorhome."
Someone else wrote: "Pathetic and selfish driving!!!"
While a fourth simply posted: "Entitled!!"
And a fifth chimed in: "Please don't make excuses for this selfish act, I see someone says a few yards away there's a car park for camper vans. Self entitled/do what they please yet again".
It comes after councillors decided to move to impose an overnight ban on campervans using council car parks along the NC500 route earlier this year.
The decision followed complaints from locals about waste dumping and anti-social behaviour.
Highland Council's Sutherland County Committee unanimously agreed to recommend the ban at two key car parks where overnight stays are currently permitted.
At present, these car parks, located in Durness and Golspie on the NC500 route, allow campervans to stay overnight for £10 per night.
Visitors are currently restricted to a single night's stay and are prohibited from returning within 72 hours.
While daytime parking would remain unaffected, the council's parking enforcement team would begin policing overnight stays.