The Great Orme

[Merddin Emrys]

Well worth getting, mine covers 3 cars and you can park for free at the summit!  D)

[norman08]

WOW i remember the good old days when you parked for nothin no wonder not many ormites left up there

[Yorkie]

WOW i remember the good old days when you parked for nothin no wonder not many ormites left up there

Or items go free all the time.   

[Merddin Emrys]

Just had a nice drive around Marine Drive when half way between the cafe and the West shore, we met this clown driving very slowly the wrong way!



I could not believe it so took his picture as he had stopped, I informed him that it was one way (strongly worded!) and he said if I'd known you were taking my picture I would have smiled! I said it does not matter as I'd be sending it to the Police! He muttered something about the signs at the start of the one way, so I had a look...



The signs look clear enough to me! If he could not see those then he should not be driving! hopefully his other half in the car gave him an ear bashing!

[Michael]

    I think the number plate on his car says it all.  I imagine he is proud to display   "SCOUSE NUT" Mike

[Ian]

In summer about six cars a day go round he doing way. 

[Merddin Emrys]

In summer about six cars a day go round he doing way.

Yet nothing is ever done about it, seems mad to me!

[Fester]

''.......hopefully his other half in the car gave him an ear bashing!''

Oh, Merddin, I would say that was a given... whether or not she even noticed his dodgy driving.

Isn't that what wives were put on this Earth for?   

[Bellringer]

A couple of weeks ago, I met a lorry going the wrong way on that stretch.

[Merddin Emrys]

    I think the number plate on his car says it all.  I imagine he is proud to display   "SCOUSE NUT" Mike

 

[DVT]

This morning there was a black car driving the wrong way between the bottom of the zig-zags and Rest & Be Thankful ... with permission of the authorities.  We were surveying the route for the forthcoming Three Castles Classic Rally (6th to 8th June) and needed to do the measurements for the road book.

I was stationed at the bottom of the zig-zags to warn other users that they would meet a slow-moving black car with roof hazard lights.  Everyone was very friendly and appreciated knowing what we were up to!  No problems were encountered, we were there less than 30 minutes.

The only complaint I received was from an elderly pedestrian walking the "wrong way" who was almost hit from behind by a cyclist also going the wrong way round - the pedestrian wanted to know why I hadn't stopped the cyclist continuing on towards the toll gate - ignoring the No Entry signs as well!

I was surprised just how busy the Marine Drive was at 10.30am !

I have no idea who the occupants of the blue car are, what they was doing or why they were going the wrong way ... a bit naughty of Ormegolf to suggest they're Scouse - that's a Scottish registration number!

PS you may see the black car driving on the Prom this week - again doing the necessary work for the Classic Rally - all done with permission of the authorities, at 5mph walking pace and with hazard lights on - that's slower and more visible than cyclists!

[Yorkie]

Marine Drive is a Private Toll Road and has been since the late 1800's, date is on North Toll House.
As far as I am aware no powers have been given to CCBC who operate the Toll to raise any form of action to those who transgress.   The first part of the West end is an "unofficial" two way for residents on that part of the Drive.   Despite the number of cars travelling the wrong way, I have never heard of any accident being caused.  The Rally Boys are the ones who destroy the walls in various places!
 

From about 17 yards up the Zig zag road it is a public road.

[martin]

    I think the number plate on his car says it all.  I imagine he is proud to display   "SCOUSE NUT" Mike

I read the number plate differently, to me it is more likely a Scottish person, or should I say, (just to annoy them), Scotch person!

[Michael]

When anyone gets an obscure number plate anyone looking at it has to guess at what is meant. Some are obviously more obscure than others.
Can we agree though that the last bit , nut, might be correct.  P.s. sorry I've upset touchy scousers

[Tosh]

Not necessarily Scottish owned at the moment, we had two cars originally registered in Scotland and both were purchased from a garage in Junction.
I think that SA to SM is Western Scotland and SN to SZ is Eastern Scotland.
Just as CA to CM is South Wales and CN to CZ is North Wales. (approximately)
You find that Scottish cars particularly from the east have quite a lot of underside corrosion due to the fact that they use a heck of a lot more salt on the roads up there, or so I was told anyway.