suew
Well-Known Member
GLASS got involved because the dammed thing had been there for 24 hours, I assume in full view of a public car park. Unfortunately this dick head was out green laning. So even though he is just some local muppet it reflects badly on the rest of us. I agree the others should not be causing ruts and driving off piste. However Parkamoor is a ROAD, just because the authorities don't bother to maintain it doesn't mean it stops being one. I wonder what car drivers would do if they made one of the tarmac roads a dead end, turn round on the verge perhaps.
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
true, but there is turning and turning! some must just put there foot down and power slide around,i know lads who go off piste as when your local it has been done for years, no FB then,
suew
Well-Known Member
true, but there is turning and turning! some must just put there foot down and power slide around,i know lads who go off piste as when your local it has been done for years, no FB then,
Ah so the locals are contributing to giving Green Laning a bad name. Perhaps on this occasion its a good thing the police are involved. We need to stop all the off piste, not just the 'out of area' vehicles. Perhaps the National Park should also be informed
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Ah so the locals are contributing to giving Green Laning a bad name. Perhaps on this occasion its a good thing the police are involved. We need to stop all the off piste, not just the 'out of area' vehicles. Perhaps the National Park should also be informed
I can't see any difference whether it's a local or someone who's travelled.
Off piste gives us all a bad name
Lakes Rob
Active Member
Ditto - the farmer won't care who it is!
trailblazer
Member
I quite agree.
has the thread on FB been pulled?
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
FB still going, he is a young lad, he aint bothered about older people politics, probably knows local coppers too!
short cuts, back lanes, call it what you want, the guy/ kid in question was well and truly out of his depth, straight through the heather. going nowhere, no sign of tracks or route at all, you get into and around most areas in question, there are lanes, roads access routes to small paddocks, allotments etc, all known when and are locally, not routes that are used for convoys of 4x4's etc, all been traveled for years and some still are by locals well and truly before Grizedale etc was used for pleasure, we have and still use some routes around far arnside, top side of coniston for access to water tanks, through the national trust to maintain water supply sources, ie all off road, but not published on public forums, most routes were accessibly by tef20's etc to get crops in, a lot of routes are passed down from generations of how and where too, this guy was blatantly trying to offroad, the link in facebook has been going for a number of days, i would honestly think this wasn't his 1st time at it!
besides likes of Lakes Rob can comment, where he lives he isn't born and bred! he wouldn't know half of the lanes around cark, holker, cartmel, flookburgh, newton, lindale, grange etc, or which land belongs to which farmer?
some things are country/local pursuits, some are not!
short cuts, back lanes, call it what you want, the guy/ kid in question was well and truly out of his depth, straight through the heather. going nowhere, no sign of tracks or route at all, you get into and around most areas in question, there are lanes, roads access routes to small paddocks, allotments etc, all known when and are locally, not routes that are used for convoys of 4x4's etc, all been traveled for years and some still are by locals well and truly before Grizedale etc was used for pleasure, we have and still use some routes around far arnside, top side of coniston for access to water tanks, through the national trust to maintain water supply sources, ie all off road, but not published on public forums, most routes were accessibly by tef20's etc to get crops in, a lot of routes are passed down from generations of how and where too, this guy was blatantly trying to offroad, the link in facebook has been going for a number of days, i would honestly think this wasn't his 1st time at it!
besides likes of Lakes Rob can comment, where he lives he isn't born and bred! he wouldn't know half of the lanes around cark, holker, cartmel, flookburgh, newton, lindale, grange etc, or which land belongs to which farmer?
some things are country/local pursuits, some are not!
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discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
try this, my son found it as he knows a mate that knows of him
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.blenkharn.3
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.blenkharn.3
Same bloke different thread. He dont seem to know about 4wd or laning.
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
just seems to be a young lad with mates who have 4wd's, go locally, probably 'off piste', but for him don't get very far! maybe wants to try bog racing! but needs to try a bit harder!
Lakes Rob
Active Member
I agree! However - if I don't know who owns land I don't go there!!
SteNova
Well-Known Member
Don't turn at the sign..... Turn where the Orpa ends, you do have a map?
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
a lot cannot have one one, neither a vehicle to even get over the terrain to get to the top, which rescue squad must of rescued the vehicle that deposited the latest sump-full of oil and half of the sump by the look of it, plus the vehicle that has coat the wall at the bottom by the hamlet! it is getting used a lot,
suew
Well-Known Member
But as I said these are public roads.
If someone damaged their car on a poor surface on any other public highway, would you blame them??
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
No! cos it is their choice, but all it's gonna do is spoil it for the sensible drivers like yourself,
suew
Well-Known Member
Well the idiot has just had the cheek to message me on Facebook and ask me to get a picture of his car removed from the mountain rescue guys page.
This is what he said
Hi you ask me to take no photos of the vehicle which I didn't but yet someone has decided to post a picture of it on the greenlaning group. I believe it's making the situation worse and it should be taken down of the page.
a few seconds ago
Link to the page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coniston-Mountain-Rescue-Team/176432572398040
Honestly I would laugh if it wasn't so bad for us
My reply to him
Yes the situation is bad, but can you really blame the mountain rescue guys ffs. I asked if it was on a legal lane before I got help. If I had known you had decided to play on private land, I really would not have bothered. Basically you have now given the antis even more ammunition and possibly got yourself into trouble with the police. What you did was illegal and can get your vehicle crushed. What possible grounds have we got to complain about the picture.
This is what he said
Hi you ask me to take no photos of the vehicle which I didn't but yet someone has decided to post a picture of it on the greenlaning group. I believe it's making the situation worse and it should be taken down of the page.
a few seconds ago
Link to the page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coniston-Mountain-Rescue-Team/176432572398040
Honestly I would laugh if it wasn't so bad for us
My reply to him
Yes the situation is bad, but can you really blame the mountain rescue guys ffs. I asked if it was on a legal lane before I got help. If I had known you had decided to play on private land, I really would not have bothered. Basically you have now given the antis even more ammunition and possibly got yourself into trouble with the police. What you did was illegal and can get your vehicle crushed. What possible grounds have we got to complain about the picture.
pity it didnt show his number plate.
