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Off-road driving risks highlighted

A campaign was launched yesterday to highlight the dangers of illegal off-road driving in woodlands.

Grampian Police and the Forestry Commission have warned 4x4, quad and motorbike drivers they may receive a criminal record or have their vehicles seized for off-road driving without permission.

Calum Murray, communities, recreation, and tourism manager for the Forestry Commission, said: "The illegal use of motorbikes, quads and 4x4s in the forest poses a real danger to visitors in our forests.

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