A parking crackdown at a top British beauty spot has seen tow truck march in like tanks before removing tens of vehicles.
Eryri National Park in Wales is one of the most popular in the country with tourists flocking to the area, formerly known as Snowdonia, and often parking in an inconsiderate way.
Several roads have been flooded with walkers and climbers double parking, sometimes trapping locals in their homes for hours.
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As summer approaches and with fears of more chaos to come, park bosses are determined to take action with a zero-tolerance approach, North Wales Live reports.
If caught parking on the road, you can now face fines or your car being towed away – as the convoy of trucks recently seen in the area shows.
Over Easter, almost 40 vehicles were towed from Pen-y-Pass on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and the A5 in the Ogwen Valley.
But the move has gone down badly with some, with one expert – a blogger who has not been named – slamming the park's leadership for the lack of alternative parking provisions.
They said: “The root cause of the parking issues is not hundreds of insensitive louts being lazy or ignorant.
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“The vast majority are decent people stuck with nowhere to park and poor alternative provision.
“It should not be beyond the national park and local authority capability to anticipate peak crowds and make appropriate provision that makes visitors welcome and well catered for.
“Instead we are presented with a self-righteous, insular, let’s-tow-away-their-cars-and-that’ll-show-em type attitude, which is counterproductive and, most of all, ungenerous.”
Eryri National Park Authority remains adamant that its new policy is the right one, claiming that it will “greatly reduce traffic, pollution and noise”.
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A spokesman added: “To ensure the preservation of this remarkable area, it is crucial that visitors adopt sustainable practices and adhere to the guidance provided, especially during peak times as we head in to the busy summer months.”
The park's website does said that from April 1, 2023, you had to pre-book parking at the Pen y Pass car park using an online system.
However, a Google Map search shows that the site only has enough spaces for around 80 cars.
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