Gritters halted by 200 cars double parked on road to Peak District beauty spot
Gritter crews could not get past all the vehicles which blocked Rushup Edge and Man Nick on the road down to Edale in the Peak District.
Gritters were unable to get through a Peak District road because of 200 cars double parked on it, a council said.
Derbyshire County Council said its crews could not get past all the vehicles which blocked Rushup Edge and Man Nick on the road down to Edale.
The route is near Mam Tor, a popular beauty spot for hiking which offers views over the Edale Valley to Kinder Scout and the Derwent Moor.
In a post on X, the council urged motorists to move their cars and said a bus or fire engine would not be able to get past.
“We have issues with cars double parked on Rushup Edge and Man Nick on the road down to Edale,” the council said.
“Our gritters cannot get through with around 200 cars in the area. Please move your car if you are in the area. If we can’t get through neither would a bus or fire engine.”
Derbyshire has been covered in ice and snow in recent days as temperatures have plummeted and tourists have flocked to the county to see the wintry scenes.
