My daughter and I just got back from Scotland a couple of weeks ago. As a Scot two things upset me. Number 1, At a popular site on the Isle of Skye I overheard the owner of camper van complain because he had to pay a parking fee. Well my answer to that is simple, if you payed a visit say to the Old Man of Storr and found the parking area full of inconsiderate campervanners who had decided to park up for a week and there was no space for you, you would not be happy. Number 2. On the way back from Skye to Edinburgh my daughter and I stopped of to admire a perfect view. What was the first thing that meet my eye when I opened the car door. Yip, someone had just stopped some time before to check the view, but before leaving, emptied their vehicle of about a weeks worth of rubbish. We Sots are a friendly people, we enjoy sharing our wonderful country. All we ask is just a little respect

Brilliant. I'm in total agreement. I'm not a camper vanner but I wildcamp. I live by the Leave No Trace rule. I respect where I am, the place and also the residents. Its such a shame and it saddens me that a minority don't follow this. We can all do our bit. I don't blame locals for trying to stop it. Its their home we must all respect it. Great video very informative 👏 👍

Well said, and people not picking up after their dogs at picturesque campervan stop overs infuriates me.

I stopped at the head of St Mary's Loch for a night. Should've been a nice stop but the volume of cars with anglers, families enjoying a camp fire and swimming meant it was very noisy. When we awoke in the morning we took the dog a walk along the nearby trail. It was disgusting. All along the tree line you could see toilet paper where people had been crapping. All over the flat area you could see numerous fire pits, disposable BBQs, broken chairs, tables, tents some of which had also been thrown on fires. We spent a couple of hours bagging as much waste as we could but then noticed the area was actually on some "plastic waffle" matting for some engineering connected to the weir. This has been melted and damaged. Won't be long before this area gets gated to stop access. We also went to a site at Cape Wrath and a huge hire motorhome parked up next to us after 11pm. 7 folk jumped out walked around the site dragging picnic benches to their van. They then had a campfire and started cooking on a giant wok, singing and drinking. 3am I had enough and complained, the reply in broken English "sorry my friend, we have paid a lot of money to hire the van and have a good time visiting Scotland so that is what we are doing". I explained it would be better if they respected Scotland and the locals. The site owner arrived at 5 and was angry that they had a fire in the middle of the pitch next to where they had parked a few feet from an electric hookup.

I do understand why people in Scotland are getting pissed of , some peoples behavior is disgusting .

I’m Scottish and have camped all over Scotland . The rule leave nothing but footprints has always been my moto.

hi Cameron. thanks for the thoughts. As a camper van owner for many years one of my main concerns are the Rental Companies who rent vans out to people who first of all have never driven van of such a size and are not given proper instruction on how to use the systems in the van or have any appreciation of the countryside code or appropriate behavior. For instance at a site in Glen Coe. A new van turned up already short of a wing mirror. I spoke to the eldery American couple . They had hired the van for 3 days. Intended to complete the NC 500. They did not even know how to plug in the electric or turn the gas on! They also did not even have a map.I could go on... They should have been evaluated of their ability to be responsible for the vehicle before being let loose by the rental company.

We did it last week in a hired motorhome. It was amazing and everyone we met was really welcoming. However, Idiots will be idiots. Doesn’t matter if it’s wild camping, hiking, campervans, there’s some idiots everywhere. Absolutely loved Scotland.

Just back from Sutherland and I get up and travel at 4am totally light and no traffic (none) a great time to see deer and sunrises!

Incidents such as that are HUGELY rare. I've never felt anything but welcome during my travels.

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. Thank you Cameron - as ever, you are a gentlemen with a most melodious voice, a warm heart, a resolve of granite and a gem of a Scot.

Thanks Cameron, I'm still campervanning after over 40 years also. Similar problems on the Welsh Coast. No frills Green Campsites, Pub Stopovers & welcoming Aires are the way to go. Your video really is excellent. As a Photographer, all I need is a safe quiet welcoming place to spend the night.

We have a space outside our exit gate so larger vehicles can turn more easily into the lane. "Wild" campers use it. No probs if they pull well in . Surprised how many £90k camper vanners shit in a bucket and chuck it out on the "layby" in the morning.

Returning from fort William to Glasgow with my caravan in tow end of September early Saturday morning I was staggered to see nearly every lay-by full of campervans worse still I had driven to achintee pub at base of Ben Nevis 5am that we'd to find 28 of the 30 spaces taken by campers god help the locals mid summer must be a nightmare

This deliberate type of behaviour should not be tolerated, Scotland is one of the most beautiful country's on the planet, I lived there for 20 years, and it was an amazing experience, well done sir, you are spot on to highlight this behaviour and bring it to our attention, keep up the good work its very appreciated 😀

Good points there Cameron . Having only recently converted a van to camper , it seems to be even harder than it was in the tent to be spontaneous and head off for the weekend to a campsite, they are booked well in advance, it’s a shame but I don’t mind sharing Scotland with tourists. I have the necessary .. facilities to park up anywhere so it doesn’t stop me heading off, I usually use the park up app for a guide.

Thank you Cameron for a very well balanced and educating approach to overnighting in campers/MoHo's.

I agree with most of what you say Cameron, & there is never any excuse for emptying toilet cassettes anywhere but a dedicated place. But if l leave my motorhome, l always leave my curtains or blinds closed, partly to keep the sun out, but also to prevent people looking in & maybe being tempted to break in, so it doesn't mean i'm in bed.

Well said Cameron, and I totally agree. Once again its the peope who dont give a s**t who spoilt it for the rest if us. We regularly have to clear up our overnight park ups when we arrive, as apart from doing our bit to continue the good will, if we didn't you can be sure someone would report us for leaving the mess as we drove off🤷. If we cannot educate the minority we run the risk of losing these beautiful places to park up in the future. Keep up the great videos. 🙂👍

Very informative and very good points well made. It’s such a shame people do daft things and disrespect the countryside or other areas. Shocking behaviour. Sound advice. All the best, David & Rachel 👍

Thank You for a useful vlog before my visit to Scotland this coming July.

Great information for people visiting Scotland...The forestry Scotland parking thing is excellent although the one above the fairy pools on Skye was a rubbish dump ... really sad to see 😢

Maybe 1 in a 1000 people act like this ! It’s outrageous! They can’t lump us all into this sort of ridiculous behaviour! Edit : my daughter went swimming at Luss yesterday and it was covered in all sorts of rubbish , don’t think it was campervaners , more likely day trippers just dumping their shite anywhere.

Hello Cameron we’re new to your channel and i must say totally agree with you, We’ve been coming to Scotland for over fifty years camping/ caravaning/ and small Motorhome for last ten years and all ways use small sites or off grid were it’s quite and always use local communities and local shops , We keep well clear of these over priced sites We also use Aires and contribute to the owners now in in our seventies still come to Scotland for a month every year from Yorkshire and where ever we camp never leave any trace which is so nice to do. Thankyou Chris⛰️

Just subscribed on the basis of this one video. Exceptional & thank you for thevery soundadvice.

I’ve just subscribed to your channel and it is really enjoyable to watch. As someone who is thinking about getting a camper van It would be really interesting to see a future video getting your thoughts for a first time buyer. The choice and differences in price is bewildering! Thanks for the great content.

Very informative and in a very kind tonality. Thank you and regards from Germany!

Excellent video blog, well presented.

I have been travelling to the NW Highlands for over 35 years. I have stayed in hotels, B&Bs and for a while many years ago had a campervan. In those days there were few around. I was very discreet, sometimes I stayed at a campsite and sometimes I very carefully picked a spot away from sight, arrived late and left very early, leaving no sign at all I'd been there. I made friends and met only with a welcome. I do not come in a campervan now out of respect for the community. I agree with the anger of the community today. The situation is out of control and many behave irresponsibly and selfishly. The creation and promotion of the NC500 was totally irresponsible. We now have people stopping all along the road, making no effort to be discreet, totally taking the p*ss, emptying loos and generally spoiling some of our last wildernesses. I don't want to contribute to that. I still come but stay in hotels. I still hike and on a long distance hike where I have no choice but to wild camp in remote areas, I do so. This is real wild camping but what people are doing now absolutely isn't and is going to destroy things for genuine hikers. There needs to be a clamp down on stopping by the road, they need to stop promotion of the NC500, they need to insist on use of campsites, rented vans need to provide evidence they emptied loos at authorised sites etc.

Agree with you entirely. But where there are people it is always the few who spoil it for the many. Campervanners please remember the country code. Leave only footsteps and take away only photographs. Thanks Cameron for being passionate about our countryside and our holiday lifestyle.

Spot on! I've been travelling to Scotlands high and southern uplands for 40 years too.... always finding a quiet spot respecting it with upmost love for nature the terrain and the locals that live amongst it... I don't do a big shop when I set off from Wales but spend all my money with local shops and specialised food businesses.... I'm coming up again in July and I must say I'm on tenterhooks for what I might see and find.... because the last 2 years I've been completely shocked at the damage and the spoil and waste and the tempers....of just some of the visitors.... Thank you Scotland and communities welcoming me so graciously all these years

Bravo sir, what an excellent and concise video, very informative and plenty of useful insight, thankyou!

Thanks Cameron, just back from a lovely CL near Elgin. If you just want a basic quite site, CLs are great value. I do like mixing my off grid camping also, inverness also has a nice 1 night stopover near the canals for a £10 , no return for 72 hours if memory serves me.

Another great video and watch. You make so many good points in your content and I for one follow you avidly. I have to personally thank you for giving me the push to buy an electric mountain bike. I was so close to buying a Trek bike like yours but in the end spent a couple of thousand more on a full suspension Haibike as it gave me better kit i.e. a bigger battery and suspension travel and in the end I had to buy a model up on the one I was going for as I was not so keen on the colour supplied as stock in the shop. I am trying to build up my range locally here in Renfrewshire firstly, before venturing out into the great outdoors of this wonderful country of Scotland we are lucky to be able to call home. I am going to revisit your back catalouge for clues to where you were when you set off to these fantastic tracks and vistas featured in your content. Thanks for inspiring a now near sixty year old boyhood cyclist back onto a bike.

I don’t think it’s the seasoned motorhomers or wild campers that are the problem but those who have a try at it but don’t have a clue. Some folk don’t even realise the problems caused by disposal or toileting near a water source. You see it more on the public holidays at certain beauty spots I’ve seen bagfuls or rubbish on Rannoch Moor or along side Loch Tummel disgusting. It takes nothing to take you rubbish home with you or empty your cassette at home. As I have a big van I tend to go into a site it’s worth it if I’m leaving the van for any time. It contributes to the economy as well.

Very well put, I totally agree with all your comments 👍

The Irresponsible few will continue to spoil things as they are arrogant. I also found one camper-van taking up what would be three car parking spots yesterday.

As usual a balanced and well informed vlog Cameron. Words fail me about someone emptying the toilet in a stream or indeed anywhere not a CDP. I carry a spare cassette in the garage to avoid crises arising after a night or two off grid.

Well said, Cameron. And a good, informative video too.

Well said Cameron!! Common sense seems to be a precious commodity these days 😀Thanks for all the good advice on your videos 👍

The issue is causing 1 or 2 miles of tailbacks and congestion on roads such as the A82/A87 or A9 and the driver knowing they are causing huge tailbacks and not occasionally pulling over into lay-bys to let the traffic clear. Many campervan drivers are courteous but not all and it’s those folks that cause frustration and anger on the roads.

People and businesses who offer 'Free' overnight stops for campers in exchange for the campers patronage, need to be aware that they too need to contribute to the campers human needs, like access to toilets etc. Its not a new phenomenon, People do actually need to relieve themselves.

With respect, from CaMPA. Most un-metalled roads, unfenced land and beaches are private property, and you don’t have a right to park unless it’s authorised by the landowner by verbal agreement or signage. The Road Traffic Act 1988 states that you can drive a vehicle up to 15 yards off a public road for the purpose of parking, but this does not confer any right to park the vehicle. You still need the landowners permission. As a resident of Wester Ross, the problem appears to be the sheer volume of motorhomes/campervans, so the small minority of "bad eggs" becomes a significant amount.

Good piece on an important subject. In total agreement with you Cameron!

Great video as always Cameron🚐

I have to echo Nick H comments. Excellent video and comments. As always let's all ensure we leave no trace, unless we leave it better than when we arrived.

Well said Cameron We are doing the NC500 in march appreciate your advice. Regards

The user I have learnt a lot of you and anything else thank you I am thinking of getting a motorhome and I will take your advice thank you very much

What a sensible well balanced vlog. Well said that man.

We simply cannot take the sheer numbers but we do welcome visitors. But sadly we have had our lives made hell because of some who do just such things as emptying human waste , through out litter as well. Park up on private land, block up private entrances. Even when they do not park up on proper sites there are some free park up places but they do not use them. One of the worst things is travelling in convoys on single track roads with passing places . On one occasion there were 24 of these in convoy. It has sadly become out of control but it was not to bad before Covid lockdown but since It has often become impossible for local people to go about there everyday business. I ask would you like your private garden used as a toilet & having to clear up after these dreadful people. We do welcome visitors but sadly the good ones who appreciate our countryside are having it spoilt by a number of those who have no regard for others. On one occasion I had to call the Police & lock myself in my own home as a horrible man objected to me telling him my private garden was not a park up place . He got out and chased me. & I am a very old age pensioner.

I noticed a sign on a motorhome window in South Ayrshire it said, "Highland Council Resident" what's that all about? Are tourist's vans being targeted up there or something?

Well said! We have been traveling for over a decade through Europe and now we are established in Scotland. Sadly some people are still living in the stone age when littering was common. Family with two young kids we always teach them ethics and well behavior by respecting others is respecting yourself. Many times we had parked in some amazing areas and we had to pick up the garbage and take it with us, so we can make our stay more pleasant. This community is amazing and has so much to share an absolute shame that for a few, everyone has to pay the price. Maybe a social media page, shaming the ones who .... don`t respect nature like the rest of us, may be the answer!😁

Well said Cammy the same problem existed with toilets being emptied on the beach at Hushinish one night 15 camper and parked on the Machair. Until Crofter put up a rope fence. And a Toilet disposal point was installed. You should publish an advice booklet to be provided by sellers to all new campervan owners

Well said

You are not being 'uncharitable' Cameron... He should be made a Public example of, as a lesson to Every visitor to your Beautiful land...

Thanks for yet again a great well balanced video Cameron. A few things I would like to add is I have seen recently a massive increase in hired vans driven by people who are not familiar with what’s expected. Also I have noticed people puting out tables and chairs, windbreakers, and on occasion I have even seen awnings being erected in carparks. I have also witnessed people staying for prolonged periods, even weeks at a time. This kind of behaviour has created problems in Elie, and New England Bay in Galloway. Elie now charge £10 a night to park, and in New England Bay no overnight parking is now banned. Dumfries and Galloway have indicated that they will now erect these signs in all of their carparks. But one thing I don’t entirely agree with is having to leave early next morning Cameron. Often we arrive in the evening with the intention of doing something from there the following day. You seem to be suggesting that this is not ok. I appreciate that locals like to park in these carparks, but then I have just paid £325 road tax, and I feel that I have a right also to park in a public carpark. I am all in favour of trying to be as inconspicuous as possible, but ultimately we do have to park somewhere.

Having just spent the past few weeks touring Scotland in our small camper van, it’s certainly come to light that the minority will spoil it for the majority. The Outerhebrides (Harris and Lewis) have a nice system, they provide plenty of options where to overnight. Either wild camping, overnighting with basic amenities or full blown campsites. I don’t think we’d travel during the high seasons though. Overcrowding could become an issue. Thanks for your time and the valuable links you’ve provided 🥃

Some excellent points made there. Sadly too many people don't have common sense these days. We don't understand those who sleep in til all hours. If we are away in our van we want to be up early to make the most of our time away. We haven't used a site in over five years as we like to spend our money locally and share it around between shops and cafes. We are hoping to get back up to Scotland in October, when the hoards of people have left. Thanks for this excellent video Cameron

Concur to all you've said Cameron!!! Another great message to all!! It's a shame there are some irresponsible people in the world!!

Yes its getting very pricey in the UK hence more and more going to France Spain & Portugal where loads park ups FREE and some charge as little 3 Euro a night with services except electric so solar power is a must.

Spot on 👍😀

No sensible motorhome or camper van user can argue with any of this. If we allow the tiny minority to act in a selfish or irresponsible manner a holiday way of life that I have enjoyed for many years will become more difficult. The general advice should also be followed in the rest of the UK - don't piss people off.

Pay a small yearly subscription to either the local Scottish Forestry Commission or National Trust of Scotland to recieve free overnight Parking Bay's set up for Holiday Camping Vans or Car's...all of which would have a summer live in Overseer checking the area. These two Commissions do so much to keep our Lands and Forests beautiful and safe therefore they deserve a yearly subscription fee...not some Private Company or Landowner profiteering by charging £15 a night just because they have spare Land. Privitisation in Scotland is killing Public Services. No one would object to paying a small yearly fee to those who actually work their buts off keeping our Land beautiful. Support the Scottish Forestry commission or National Trust of Scotland...become a member. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Its a pity for the responsible, but there are just too many motorhome/campervans coming now, for rural roads. Please Motorhomers/Campervaners remember to pull over and let working people passed to get on with their days work, remember your on holiday and have plenty time to drive slowly to your destination enjoying the scenery, but we are working or delivering goods on a timescale. Stop emptying your toilets behind layby bins, leaving full bin bags of soiled nappies and waste food and plastics it stinks. Rant Over.

Excellent and like others I am in total agreement.

Excellent commentary. I love to camp all over the world and always respect the local laws and regulations, it really pisses me off when people abuse their surroundings-I usually stay at a bnb and very rarely stay at places that don't offer camp sites. I'm coming in the summer of 25', could you recommend a rental company out of Edinburgh?

We'll be travelling in scotland in our motorhome from mid july till mid august. Other than what you describe in the video, are there any initiatives we can support either by donation or labor? You mention something about a litter program, but I can't seem to find specific details on that. Thanks for the video, and we'll do our best to keep up good spirits for the community :) Cheers from Denmark

A fine video Cameron. I have been visiting Scotland for well over 50 years and mostly camping or rental properties. Did 3 weeks in a rental motor home once. ( and really enjoyed it very much) Aires should be the way forward. Responsibility is what it’s all about. Thanks for your post.

Many years ago, touring with my caravan I noticed that someone had emptied their cassette toilet in a lay-by along the shores of Loch Lomond. I automatically blame motor homers, mainly because they have more of a tendency to wild camp. This saves them on campsite fees where in the majority of sites have a facility to empty your wastes cassette. I suspect the culprits are just measly money scrimpers that don’t use camp sites. Now if you want to wild camp that’s your choice, but when that cassette needs to be emptied, just call into a site and ask to empty you waste there, even if they may make a small charge.

Living myself on the Moray Coast in a small fishing town I agree completely with you. I dint mind Camper vans (I own one myself since more than 20 years). But like you said, when you find a small jewel to park over night it’s ok, but leave space for locals. If there are visibly only 7 spaces and there are already 5 squished in with there 7m campers, just move in and don’t squish on yourself. I don’t even get that “snuggly” Camping that you barely can open your own doors and can even hear the neighbour breathing. Like he said, be reasonable and take in consideration that there are also locals using that places. Also don’t make them to public that after you the numbers are even rise up to the sky because you told everyone about these little gems on Instagram, Facebook and Co. Often it ends up that the council builds up barriers for height and width which makes it impossible to enter such places. I think that’s not necessary when campers would be more responsible

Well said thanks! Seems some folk just lack common sense. I love Scotland and it’s people.

brilliant video and I totally agree. my only concern would be that if everyone reports bad practice this could encourage the authorities to clamp down more.

Instead of closing or not permitting overnight camping for cars or campervan's in beautiful areas ...there should be allowance only for those who are National Trust Members. They know and understand the code of conduct of keeping areas clean, tidy and safe. Every National Trust Member pays a yearly subscription therefore have a registration number. There should be a system that allows them to key in their number at the destination they wish to stay. Also having this number placed in their window for validation (like a parking ticket of authorization). If someone finds a mess and reports it then the system can track who was there at that time. If found to have broken that code of conduct then they are removed from the National Trust. It seems unfair to create a closed system under the "one shoe fits all" remit.

Altough it's true that many tourists don't look after the areas they visit, but if you live in Scotland you know very well there is an excessive amount of rubbish everywhere where tourists never even been.

The ones doing this are just scum bags. As regular visitors to the Highlands it saddens us to see things like you mention.

What fantastic advice. We sadly have morons in all walks of life though.

@cameronmcneishoutdoors Well said and explained

Agree with everything you say, and absolutely disgusting tipping your waste into a river, we should leave that to the professionals who do it on an industrial scale and not a word.

Loving your videos Cameron, thanks. One question...we start a 10 day trip on 1st Nov. I hear a lot of sites close over winter - do you think we'll have a problem finding places to stay? We're hoping to mainly free camp with a few nights at official campgrounds. Coming from Australia so your advice would be much appreciated. Thanks Gilly.

I visited Scotland in April by train and found it a bit hostile to tourists anyway. Excessively expensive, rarely polite or welcoming. This is strange as tourism aparently provides a hughe income for them. This said, this will not hold me back to go back next year but then with my overland Jeep. And all what you say applies to other countries as well. Be stealthy and carefull, don't harm anybody. Btw. the Scotts drive like crazy , every Road seams to be a race track, lol

Totally agree. Was on Skye with my son was disgusted to find human s..t in almost every lay-by. Litter everywhere. Tourism is necessary but sadly 7:34 its making a dump of our country

Camper vanning getting politicised . . News companies

Well said cameron

Interesting video … Although Scotland is high on my wishlist this makes me wonder, am I welcome? I would hate to annoy locals ánd I want to feel welcome when visiting an area of land. I also get the impression there aren’t enough places to sleep of service in Scotland. Add to that the expensive campsites and I may need to rethink and die without seeing Scotland 😢

Call them out as soon as it is seen..Leave no trace is the right way.

Well said Cameron . My only gripe with camper van owners are the idiots who drive at 30mph on main roads and refuse to pull over .A82 along Loch Ness is a prime example.

I agree it is the irresponsible few that have created animosity. I live remotely in the Highlands and not far from me the forestry allowed access to a very small car park close to the forests. The access sign has since been taken away as rubbish that was being left and on 2 occasions clearly the contents of a chemical toilet had been emptied onto the ground; disgusting. Others use the car park to go for walks with dogs, children etc and are met with this abuse of a public area.

You are not being uncharitable about people disposing of human waste or anything from campervans or caravans in such a beautiful part of the world, they disgust me. My wife and I love Scotland and will always make the effort to buy locally if we can.

Shocking behaviour from an ignorant unappreciative minority, who seem to have little in the way of values. We need to make a conscious effort to balance out their negative behaviour. Like you say, it`s always good to make the effort to engage with and appreciate the local community, who are generally friendly and helpful wherever you are staying. The majority of campers that I come across are good decent people who only want to enjoy, and help preserve the beauty of the countryside that we are lucky to have here. Thanks for another excellent, on target video. Keep up the good work.

Agree 110% it’s about respect - but councils often take the easy route and blanket ban instead of looking at controlling and working with respectful owners who downs money in the local area. I think those that abuse that includes lots of day trippers in cars that disrespect need to be hammered hard in my opinion We just went to Ireland mainly off grid on one night on the main minding my own business and in fact picking up litter The trip we spent £3600 in the Irish economy and similar wherever we go. We don’t ban people walking in a high street because sone drunks have performed anti social behaviour we target those that mis behave yet with campervan folk get a blanket ban

Good video, we come to Scotland every year, we wild camp in our self build motorhome, after spending a fortune on it to be off grid I want to be free to being just that, off grid. We respect everywhere we go amd only camp where we feel we are allowed to. We never have a camp fire as we have our own deisel heating. The reason I enjoy wildcamping is because of the crazy unrealistic prices some campsites want to charge, I know of some that try to charge £50 a night. Scotland is beautiful, and we love being there. As always, when you hear of people dumping thier waste on the side of the roads just remember it is the minority of scum that do this, not people that love the country side. I see rubbish everywhere and can only assume it to be day trippers, we have a bin and we use it. Its such a shame that the idiots of the world dont understand that they only ruin it for themselves as well as others who care. We always shop local to where we are, the reason being is the variety and service, I love chatting with the locals as I know I can learn a thing or 2 about the area I am exploring. I once found out we could go haggis hunting, but we were out of season at the time 😂.

Excellent video and certainly the vast majority of us campervan folk stick to this code religiously. After all, I’m sure we would feel very negatively if people behaved badly on our doorstep too. It’s unfortunate that the people who need to hear this message though probably don’t follow folk like yourself, only us committed to the country codes do. I wish there was a way of ensuring everyone heard this message loud and clear before they got behind the wheel eg a common courtesy code that has to be read through by people that hire a campervan for a weeks holiday from a hiring company. Although there are a tiny minority who are just dirtbags and will carry on behaving badly regardless. We live in hope though 🙄

My thoughts are most campervan owners act responsibly, maybe people that hire campers, and there’s a lot in Scotland, aren’t informed of such protocols?

Fcking brilliant am Scottish aye travel all over our beautiful country with hidden cctv outside my van aswell as wearing night vision camara two catch there reg plate aswell as the offence been done.... respect the land as u see it # u stopped in that spot cos in your head was beautiful spot leave that way for the next one,s please u don't want cctv over the Internet with reg photo of you ? Happy camping @ caravan in Scotland

Well said Cameron I’m just back from a fortnight around Glencoe and Fort Bill in my VW T6 and had a couple of nights “wild camping” nae bother but I have to say some of the motorhomes now are literally twice the size of my wee bus and the amount of smashed wing mirrors I seen on our travels was ridiculous..also I noticed lots of motorhomers on the road not following etiquette and pulling in tae let the locals pass,I dare say they don’t want to pull their big rigs over onto a rough piece of tarmac which is bad form on their part!

As a campervan owner myself, I'll happily ignore the social media frenzy and rely on my own personal experience. Unfortunately my personal experience fits with that same social media frenzy. 2 of my last 3 local canoe trips have started with my access to the water being blocked by campervans parked up for the night. I have no issue with the first 5 or 6 campervans in that area ... but when the 7th one turns up and blocks access to the water, my patience for campervans runs out. As for Forestry and Land Scotland carparks, my local one now changes ALL users for even the briefest stay. What was once a popular and well used trail for local dog walkers, cyclists and hikers has now become nothing more than a campervan park up.

it's a shame that so few are highlighted, there are many that lend themselves to the economy of these areas and care about these places that they choose to visit them. The problem I see more and more is the amount of bags of dog crap in trees, bushes and the litter piled in laybys. Halfwits pulling bits of trees for fires. Guess what? Not a campervan in site. The largest volume of damage to these areas comes from day trippers and irresponsible tourists internal mainly. I don't own a campervan; but on my many travels above, around, across and along Scotland's landscape I have never seen an issue with a campervan owner. not even once in twnety years. I spend a great deal of time in these wild places, it's welcoming to find a lone camper and someone to talk to and share a cup of tea after a couple of nights on the summits of our mountains. I would say that facilities in Scotland in some areas are woeful, really bad. It's a shame as I've seen many empty spaces that could be turned over to limited usage for campers with very little effort.

First rule of camping. Leave No Trace !!

They are even erecting awnings on the caravans it is virtually impossible to park a car in the Loch Lomond area it won't be long before it's banned the sooner the better try parking on top of Applecross pass in a car . And no I don't live there I'm not a passed off local I live in the westmidlands I haven't been to the Highlands for five years I usually went every year not anymore .

Vile...should be the strongest penalty possible