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Overtourism is leading to more car crashes in Scotland. T-plates might be the answer

In May 2025, Transport Scotland revealed a 46% rise over one year in accidents caused by foreign drivers traveling the wrong way on the A9, Scotland’s longest road, prompting increased safety concerns.
This rise comes amid overtourism in the Scottish Highlands, where drivers unfamiliar with left-side driving face stress and complexity on the A9's varying lanes.
In response, Scottish hotel owner Robert Marshall created Tourist Plates, adhesive stickers signaling novice drivers to others, which have gained popularity online including TikTok.
Marshall says orders have come from multiple countries and that 10% of each $13.50 plate sale supports road safety charities while they help reduce accidents.
The plates aim to improve road safety by alerting others to tourist drivers, potentially easing overtourism-related crashes as a government decision on this issue is due this October.

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Overtourism is leading to more car crashes in Scotland. T-plates might be the answer

In Scotland, crashes involving overseas drivers on the wrong side of the road have increased 46% in a year. A hotel owner has invented “tourist plates” to combat the problem.

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