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Snowdonia: More than 500 cars parked on Gwynedd roads, police say

More than 500 cars were parked along the roads in Snowdonia

More than 500 cars have been parked along roads in Snowdonia, police say.

Parking tickets have been issued to some vehicles which forced traffic into single file along the A4086 around Pen-y-Pass - the closest car park to the summit of Snowdon.

Snowdonia National Park Authority warned visitors that many car parks were full and urged visitors not to park on roadsides.

Gwynfor Coaches said its services were struggling to get through.

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Resident Yasser Ali Mahmood, of Llanberis, said: "The lack of respect and consideration for everyone, this includes the local community, commuters, other tourists and the national park itself, is abysmal."

Another local worker said: "People who live in a city think we'll go up a mountain, it'll be quieter than where we are.

"But when thousands of people have the same idea that goes out the window."

Roads were clogged by hundreds of cars as people travelled to Gwynedd
Tickets have been issued to some cars

North Wales Police asked drivers to park "responsibly and safely".

It said officers had been to Nant Peris Pass to help council workers deal with "in excess of 500 vehicles".

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