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JT-130-hcpu

Member

• Jul 5, 2020

• #1

Hi all,

After some advice from people in the know!

Later this year me and my partner are hoping to take the landy on a scottish adventure, but to take the land rover it would be great to have to use it and plan a trip where the roads/ locations need a 4x4... otherwise its impossible to not just take the car instead and save money in comfort.

Does anyone know of trips/ locations/ roads in scotland (West coast, inner + outer Hebrides) any islands that we can get the landy to and actually have to use it for its ability?

Thanks all!

 

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UsInWorld

Active Member

• Jul 21, 2020

• #2

No legal green lanes or similar in Scotland.
Your only options are Pay and play sites or book a 4x4 experience or guided drive on a estate. Or agreement with a land owner.

We drove to England to experience green lanes. Northumberland has plenty and only 4 hours drive away..

 

wattfield

AKA Dirk Diggler

• Jul 21, 2020

• #3

Some of the potholes have rendered many roads close to 4x4 only!

 

saxavordian

Well-Known Member

• Jul 21, 2020

• #4

Isn't there a holiday place on the west coast that only accessible by 4x4 not E-Jokes and front driven Gaylanders in the LRO or LRM Morrach Bay I think.

 

saxavordian

Well-Known Member

• Jul 21, 2020

• #5

wattfield said:

Some of the potholes have rendered many roads close to 4x4 only!

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Not wrong there especially for us Hairdryer users. Must be awful for E-Jokes having a tizzy stuck in the pot hole only 2mm deep

 

wattfield

AKA Dirk Diggler

• Jul 21, 2020

• #6

saxavordian said:

Not wrong there especially for us Hairdryer users. Must be awful for E-Jokes having a tizzy stuck in the pot hole only 2mm deep

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We parked the Freelander next to one the other day, you can see over it's roof from our driving seat. Obviously spent too much money on it, it was Aldi's car park!

 

saxavordian

Well-Known Member

• Jul 21, 2020

• #7

Wonder how you would train a E-Joke if and when it makes a mess on the floor. Would you rub it nose say "Bad E-Joke" Leave some Catty Litter tray and train it to use that instead. Scary I guess the E-Jokers on here if any or feel willing oh admit to owning one, could elude what they do to house train.

 

Beneagles

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Jul 21, 2020

• #8

If you need a 4x4 to get there, then you shouldn't be there!
You are likely to get shot!
Esp during the Grouse season, The Stalking season, and the english season.
You have been warned!!

 

biketeacherdave

Well-Known Member

• Jul 21, 2020

• #9

A scotsman wallet

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Aug 1, 2020

• #10

Scots week in Blackpool can be problematic. A 4x4 would come in handy to traverse the stacks of McEwans cans.

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• Aug 1, 2020

• #11

Take the car, there are no green lanes, offroad, public access sections in Scotland, it's an English thing.
There is also no law of trespass either, but this only applies to non-vehicular access, ie pick a hill/loch and walk up it/round it. Shut gates behind you, walk around fields with crops (not through the middle), mind oot for the beasties and don't step on a haggis or stop him running clockwise around a hill.
Take a tent, bring home your rubbish and wear the right clothes.
There are one or two midges about at the moment, late September early October is nicer.

 

Series 2a Mark

Active Member

• Aug 10, 2020

• #12

This was us at loch Tummel last weekend! As already said not many places to go off road. Police came along this really quiet road to ensure no one was parked on road at night as its became a recent clear way, they were happy as long as you were parked off the road and as mentioned as long as you take all rubbish etc away no one will bother you.

 

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