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A wee bit of background if of interest. As far as I'm aware the woman is local and the daughter of the couple that ran the site successfully for many years. A son took over after the parents day and I believe the site went downhill quickly under his management according to people I know that...

Mickymost, wee bit off the mark thinking Jamie Stone is a young politician, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Stone_(politician)

And another one, press articles are almost daily now, the councillor/media onslaught is relentless. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/2370093/highland-councillor-lodges-petition-calling-for-no-wild-camping-zones/

Communities in despair as ‘dirty camping’ spirals out of control by Susy Macaulay and Michelle Henderson July 23, 2020, 6:55 am © DC Thomson Margaret Meek, co-founder of NC500 The Land Weeps SPONSORED: Follow the official advice and enjoy a summer of family fun in Scotland | Press and Journal...

.Article in P&J today with opposite slant but if you read complete article it has some counterviews that call for more aire type facilities to accommodate us.https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/2356148/communities-in-despair-as-dirty-camping-spirals-out-of-control/

NC500 related article in P&J today with views from three business owners in North West Sutherland on pros and cons of opening on 18 July and references to wild camping. As a far north resident and a user of campsites and free camping (wild camping to everyone up here is strapping a tent onto...

Hi As per other posts, I weighbridged the van fully loaded, emailed the weights, exact make model of van + exact details of tyres, to the tyre manufacturer, Continental, and they emailed me back a chart matrix indicating the safe range of pressures for each axle for optimum safety, tyre wear...

Sorry you had a bad day Cheryl1, certainly tainted your view of the Highlands, tomorrow is going to be no better weatherwise but as N Brown says once the sun shines you may change your mind. Lived and worked in these landscapes most of my life, much of it on the top of telephone poles or on my...

Hi Mike Did you get to the root of the problem? just curious to see if it was the same as my one. Billy

Does the vibration appear to be a kinda sideways shake and only apparent under load in the 4th and 5th? This is what I had on a 95 Boxer 2.5D on a Compass Drifter with 70k miles , disappeared on level and downhill but whenever came to slight incline it reappeared. Turned out to be drivers side...

Hi Calum & Faith Welcome to the site. We also took our 1st plunge into MH earlier this year, 95 Compass Drifter on a Boxer 2.5D non turbo, we also aint goin to be leavin wheel spin darkies draggin away from the lights!! We gleaned a lot of great info from this site, no matter what the query...

Just come from Inverness to Wick, Lybster to Wick, A99 has mix of sections, 1" hard packed and some soft, quite drivable with a bit of care. Cheers all B

Hi Forgot to add that reverse judder was not a common problem until the 2006-onwards with the new shaped fronts came into being. Also engine gearbox mountings might also be a culprit, in my own vehicle the rear gearbox mounting appears to be pretty squidgy so I am going to replace it. If anyone...

Hi n2001 Not an expert on this but what year and mileage is your vehicle? We have a 95 boxer 320MWB 2.5D on a Compass Drifter 360E with 76k on the clock and under drive load in 5th (and sometimes 4th) while pulling uphill the front of the vehicle oscillates sideways slightly. Disappears as...