Outrage as car parked over graves in Glasgow cemetery

A Scots driver has been branded disrespectful after parking a car on top of graves at a Scots cemetery.

The vehicle was spotted by a dog walker, who was passing through Cathcart Cemetery in the south side of the city.

The Glasgow resident said she could hardly believe her eyes when she spotted the red Mini Cooper irresponsibly parked across three graves on Monday afternoon.

The vehicle can be seen parked near a tree in front of the gravestones, while an empty grassy area was situated just yards away.

The dog walker, who asked not to be named, said the owner of the car didn't appear to be visiting a grave, and had parked up to walk their own dog.

She told the Record: "I actually saw the woman going back to her car and loading her dog into the car so I surmise this was literally just for a dog walk.

"There are loads of places to park just outside the gate so there's literally no excuse.

"I was also walking my dog so I just took photos and reported it on the Council's parking violations reporting page.

"She didn't have any obvious mobility issues - and it wouldn't have been any benefit to her if she did, it just wasn't that far inside the cemetery and there were other places to park.

She added: "I did report it to the council but I got an auto reply saying that they can't respond individually to reports because of the sheer volume.

"She would have been gone by the time they got there, but I'm hoping they make use of the number plate."

The lady pointed out there was an empty space of grass across from the graves they could have parked on (UGC)

Locals were left disgusted labelling the act "totally disrespectful".

One person said: "So disrespectful. Hope you said something to them."

Another said: "I absolutely hate this, totally disrespectful!"

A third said: "No Respect."

Another said: "Shocking behaviour"

While another simply added: "Tonight I will pray for the driver's soul ..."

An East Renfrewshire Council spokesperson said: "We are deeply concerned to learn of this parking incident.

"The Council’s Management Rules for Cemetery’s make it explicitly clear that at no time should there be vehicles parked on grass areas or over lairs.

"There is parking available around the vicinity of the cemetery, as well as space on pathways within the cemetery, so there is no justifiable excuse for this behaviour."

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