4x4 Ilkley moor

[Rob Furness]

Anyone else spotted the abandoned Discovery on the top of Ilkley moor near whetstone gate? I had to smile as I ran past this morning to see it buried in 3ft of bog. That's not going anywhere anytime soon. What a fool

Any idea how long it's been there? I don't run that way often.

[Rodders]

Any idea how long it's been there? I don't run that way often.

Clarkson has probably lost the keys!

[Rob Furness]

Clarkson has probably lost the keys!

The various Broken bits of driveshaft surrounding it suggest that keys aren't the main issue. It going to need a powerful tow vehicle and some digging I expect. Loads of fun. Especially as you're not supposed to drive up there anyway so they'll have to be sneaky.

I wonder exactly where they thought they were going? The ground in that direction is treacherous for quite some distance

[RichardAThackeray]

The broken-surfaced road over the Moor (Keighley Gate, I believe it's called) is a vehicular right of way, & I have driven over it many times in the past, & walked Dogs at the top/picniced with family up there.
However, if someone goes off the 'ROW' without just cause, I have zero sympathy for any action taken against them

(just wish there'd be a crackdown on numpties riding bikes without lights, or on pavements, & that's from a cyclist of more years standing than I care to think about)

[Rob Furness]

The broken-surfaced road over the Moor (Keighley Gate, I believe it's called) is a vehicular right of way, & I have driven over it many times in the past, & walked Dogs at the top/picniced with family up there.
However, if someone goes off the 'ROW' without just cause, I have zero sympathy for any action taken against them

(just wish there'd be a crackdown on numpties riding bikes without lights, or on pavements, & that's from a cyclist of more years standing than I care to think about)

Well off the RoW, heading towards the trig.

[RichardAThackeray]

Well off the RoW, heading towards the trig.

Deserves whatever happens to them, confiscation/crushing)

There is the possibility, of course, that it was 'TWOCd' & driven up there?

[losidan]

Riding in my local woods the other day it appears the pikeys have discovered it...Turned a corner to find a 4x4 coming straight at me...No attempt to brake or swerve...Only option I had was to dismount and jump into the undergrowth with bike in hand.....How the heck they got in the woods and up to the top part where I was is beyond me...Gits

[Fnstein]

Well off the RoW, heading towards the trig.

One of my collegues is a Countryside Warden for Ilkely Moor - he reports the vehicle has gone now. However if anyone has any details about the vehicle (reg number, photos etc.) please pass them to me.

Cheers, Tim Brooks

[Rob Furness]

Sorry Tim, couldn't get a reg as it was submerged. Didn't have a camera or anything to write it on either. It was a white discovery with blacked out windows and it was off road kitted

[Fnstein]

An illegally off-roading white Discovery has been sized by the police from Ilkley Moor and the owners won't be getting it back! I suspect it's the same vehicle