Warning as nearly 40 'dangerously' parked cars towed in beauty spot
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have vowed to crack down on illegal parking after nearly 40 vehicles were towed on Good Friday in Snowdonia. Officers say the cars were parked “dangerously” on narrow mountain roads in Eryri, Wales' largest national park, on Friday (April 7).
Scores of other vehicles were also ticketed along the A5 the Ogwen Valley and on the A4086 near Pen-y-Pass on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon).
Police were forced to close the A5 for several hours due to the number of cars that needed to be towed away. Locals were left inconvenienced and incensed over the continued problems of inconsiderable parking in the national park, North Wales Live reports.
In the run-up to Easter, social media messaging advised motorists to use park-and-ride facilities and double yellow lines were painted along a stretch of the A5 by Llyn Ogwen.
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