As our Womo (Wohnmobile) is 7.5M long, we'll take the alternative motorhome routes available. In particular, sadly we must avoid the Bealach Na Ba (taking instead the A832) and the B869 Drumbeg Road (taking the A894 instead).

Driving Etiquette

Please follow these simple guidelines to help keep our roads flowing:

• If you are travelling below the speed limit and traffic approaches you from behind, please pull in when safe to do so and allow traffic to overtake you.
• If you are travelling slowly on a straight stretch of road with traffic behind you and it is clear ahead, you can signal left and slow down to let the traffic safely pass. Please look ahead for any road dips or bends and only do this if you are sure it is safe for them to pass in plenty of time.
• If you are on a single track road and you wish to let traffic behind you pass, indicate left and pull into a passing place, always keeping to the left hand side of the road, and let vehicles go past if it is safe to do so.
• Some roads in Scotland in the more remote areas are not fenced and you will come across roaming livestock of sheep, goats and highland cattle. Reduce your speed to pass them safely and be aware they may run back out as you pass. You may also encounter wild deer, and other wildlife crossing the road…… generally they are unaware of the highway code and will just dart out, so please keep a good distance.
• Even if you are used to driving on small or narrow roads, there are different road configurations you may come across in the more remote areas. For example, dips, blind summits, steep inclines and declines and very sharp blind bends. Always reduce your speed and be aware of your vehicle size in these situations.
• It is not only motorised vehicles that use the roads – you will see cyclists, walkers and even horse riders. Always make sure to give plenty of room when passing and do not drive faster than 15mph when passing horses.
• There are lots of European motorhomes who are exploring Scotland in their own left-hand drive vehicles. Sometimes they may accidentally drive quite close to the central white line. Try to be observant of foreign number plates, give them extra space and slow down when passing.
• Although campervans and motorhomes may enjoy driving slowly to enjoy the scenery, most modern vans are capable of doing more than the speed limits of our roads. It goes without saying that you must be aware of, and stick to, the speed limits of the roads you are travelling on and be aware that your vehicle weight can change your breaking distance and speed.

If there is one message we ask all motorhome and campervan visitors to be considerate of, it is that some of the more remote roads may be used by doctors on call, business commuting and health professionals on tight deadlines for patient visits. It is not easy for these drivers at the back of a queue of traffic to communicate this, so if a driver is trying to get past, for whatever reason, please 

let them overtake in a sensible way. 

Who wants another vehicle sitting close behind anyway?