Roads in Scotland
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Afraid I'm one of these pains with a motorhome (though to be fair it does travel at 70mph on a normal day). Want to travel around Scotland in May but the unit is 10 feet high, 8 feet wide and 26 feet long so I want to avoid single track and low height access roads. Does anyone please know of route planning software that will allow me to input these criteria, or of another source of Scottish Road dimensions? 
You should be able to fit those dimensions around scotland quite easily. Almost all bridges are capable of letting a single decker bus through and they are bigger than your dimensions. Once you pass Perth there are very few bridges (that you have to go under)just alot of open sky. Single track roads have passing places every so often as well. All major routes are at least A class roads or better.
When are you planning on going?
You could also ask in the scotland section if you need any more information.
When are you planning on going?
You could also ask in the scotland section if you need any more information.
Tom Tom does this: http://www.tomtomfree.com/articles/TTLBMAN/home1.h...
Twizzle said:
Afraid I'm one of these pains with a motorhome (though to be fair it does travel at 70mph on a normal day). Want to travel around Scotland in May but the unit is 10 feet high, 8 feet wide and 26 feet long so I want to avoid single track and low height access roads. Does anyone please know of route planning software that will allow me to input these criteria, or of another source of Scottish Road dimensions?
You shouldn't have any problem here (in the West Highlands), though you might think twice about taking the steep route over to Applecross as it kills brakes and gaskets
I've been round most of northern scotland a few times in a motorhome that size and had no problems at all (was up there a couple of weeks ago actually). The roads are mostly quite wide when they're single track, i had far more problems in Wales with regard to narrow roads. The only road i avoided is the one Steve pictured above as i couldn't remember how tight the bends were and didn't fancy getting stuck, the gradient should be fine for most modern motorhomes unless you drive it badly. Buses use most of the single track A roads, and BT manage to shoehorn their vans to most places.
The only problem i had is that CalMac have a price break at 6 metres for motorhomes, so ferries aren't cheap.
The only problem i had is that CalMac have a price break at 6 metres for motorhomes, so ferries aren't cheap.
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