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| Vehicle on Snowdon: Man charged with driving offence | Vehicle on Snowdon: Man charged with driving offence |
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| A man has been charged with a driving offence after a 4x4 vehicle was found close to the summit of Snowdon. | A man has been charged with a driving offence after a 4x4 vehicle was found close to the summit of Snowdon. |
| The charges relate to driving a vehicle on common land, moorland or land which is not part of a road. | The charges relate to driving a vehicle on common land, moorland or land which is not part of a road. |
| The man, 39, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has been released on bail to appear before Caernarfon Magistrates Court on 16 September. | The man, 39, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has been released on bail to appear before Caernarfon Magistrates Court on 16 September. |
| Options for removing the Vauxhall Frontera include a winch by helicopter or using the mountain railway. | Options for removing the Vauxhall Frontera include a winch by helicopter or using the mountain railway. |
| The incident on the highest mountain in England and Wales - 1,085m (3,560 ft) - happened on Saturday. | The incident on the highest mountain in England and Wales - 1,085m (3,560 ft) - happened on Saturday. |
| The Vauxhall Frontera is currently still on the mountain, close to the Snowdon Mountain Railway line. | The Vauxhall Frontera is currently still on the mountain, close to the Snowdon Mountain Railway line. |
| Walkers have been photographing it on their way up to the summit. | Walkers have been photographing it on their way up to the summit. |
| The vehicle is believed to have been driven up the railway track. | The vehicle is believed to have been driven up the railway track. |
| Alan Kendall, the general manager of the Snowdon Mountain Railway said there were four options to get it back down. | Alan Kendall, the general manager of the Snowdon Mountain Railway said there were four options to get it back down. |
| "It could be winched off by helicopter, broken up and brought down in pieces, ramped onto a flat bed truck and brought down on the railway or driven down," he said. | "It could be winched off by helicopter, broken up and brought down in pieces, ramped onto a flat bed truck and brought down on the railway or driven down," he said. |
| "As it is on park land the park is ultimately responsible for this, but we will do all we can to help, although we haven't yet had a conference with the park to see what we can do," he added. | "As it is on park land the park is ultimately responsible for this, but we will do all we can to help, although we haven't yet had a conference with the park to see what we can do," he added. |
| In a statement the Snowdonia National park said it supports the views expressed by the Llanberis mountain rescue team. | In a statement the Snowdonia National park said it supports the views expressed by the Llanberis mountain rescue team. |
| "This sort of incident is unacceptable and shows a lack of responsibility on behalf of the individual/individuals involved. | "This sort of incident is unacceptable and shows a lack of responsibility on behalf of the individual/individuals involved. |
| "Along with the obvious dangers posed by this type of incident, it could cause damage to the footpath and landscape, which means added work for the Snowdon footpath teams." | "Along with the obvious dangers posed by this type of incident, it could cause damage to the footpath and landscape, which means added work for the Snowdon footpath teams." |
| It added that "in respect of the severity of the incident", the Snowdonia National Park "encourage the police to take firm action against the owner of the vehicle". | It added that "in respect of the severity of the incident", the Snowdonia National Park "encourage the police to take firm action against the owner of the vehicle". |
| There is a history of taking various things up the mountain, although taking motorised vehicles up the slopes has been banned since the creation of the national park in 1951. | There is a history of taking various things up the mountain, although taking motorised vehicles up the slopes has been banned since the creation of the national park in 1951. |
| Sam Roberts was warden on the mountain for nearly 40 years, he says there are very few things which have not travelled to the peak. | Sam Roberts was warden on the mountain for nearly 40 years, he says there are very few things which have not travelled to the peak. |
| "It's difficult to think of anything which hasn't been up there," he said. | "It's difficult to think of anything which hasn't been up there," he said. |
| "There have been pianos, beds, stilts, a unicycle, people have gone on their hands and knees, backwards.... although of course they were all there legally, because no motorised vehicles are allowed." |