ACCESS AND EXIT ROUTES for #SemiFinalSaturday

Police Scotland have recommended the following routes for Dundee United fans attending Saturday’s League Cup Semi Final v Aberdeen. Any deviation from these routes may resort in increased traffic congestion adding to your inconvenience. PRE MATCH ROUTES FOR DUNDEE UNITED SUPPORTERS COACHES APPROACHING THE EAST OF THE STADIUM  M74 Northbound: Exit the M74 at Junction 1A (Polmadie). Turn left onto Polmadie Road, turn right onto Calder Street, where your coach will be directed to park. M74 Southbound Exit the M74 at Junction 1A (Polmadie). Turn right onto Polmadie Road, turn right onto Calder Street, where your coach will be directed to park. M80 Southbound: Exit towards M73 Junction 3 (Mollinsburn) and continue south. At Junction 1 join the M74 north and follow the above route. M8 Eastbound: Continue on the M8 to junction 1 of the M74, (offside lane). Exit the M74 at Junction 1A (Polmadie) and follow the route above. A8 Westbound: Continue onto the M8 to Junction 8 (Baillieston) and join the M73 southbound. Thereafter take the offside lane to join the M74 and follow the above route. POST MATCH ROUTES FOR DUNDEE UNITED SUPPORTERS FROM THE EAST OF THE STADIUM After the event, coaches in Polmadie Street and coaches facing south in Aikenhead Road, should follow the reverse of the routes shown above. Coaches parked facing north in Aikenhead Road should continue north on Aikenhead Road, turn right into Cathcart Road, then turn right into Caledonia Road to the roundabout junction, turn right onto The Boulevard, continue to the roundabout junction, turn left onto Kilbride Street, continue to the traffic light junction, turn right onto Polmadie Road and join M74 junction 1A. PRIVATE TRANSPORT Designated Parking on EAST SIDE of Stadium Only for Dundee United supporters Dundee United supporters attending in private vehicles should follow the directions given for Dundee United supporters’ coaches above, and utilise on street parking where available to the East of the stadium. Limited parking will be available on a first come, first served basis within the car park on Aikenhead Road, south of the junction with Prospecthill Road, Glasgow. Parking is controlled by a temporary traffic regulation order (coned areas). On street parking should only be utilised out with restricted areas as a tow?away scheme is in operation for illegally parked vehicles. As a result, there is limited parking available in the vicinity of the stadium; supporters are encouraged to travel via train where possible. Dundee United supporters using rail services should travel via Kings Park station. ROADSIDE VEHICLE CHECKS In Scotland, it is an offence to possess or consume alcohol on board a public service vehicle, or a railway vehicle which is attending a designated sporting event. The legislation in relation to this is stated within section 19 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995. Police officers will carry out roadside vehicle checks at numerous locations prior to this event. Supporters’ coaches and vehicles may be stopped at these locations and could be subject of a thorough search to ensure this legislation is being complied with.  All offences specific to this legislation are outlined below: Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act, 1995 19 ? Alcohol On Vehicles (1) Where a public service vehicle or railway vehicle is being operated for the principal purpose of conveying passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event, then— (a) any person in possession of alcohol on the vehicle shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or both; (b) if alcohol is being carried on the vehicle and the vehicle is on hire to a person, he shall, subject to subsection (7) below, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and (c) any person who is drunk on the vehicle shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale. (2) Subject to subsection (7) below, if the operator of a public service vehicle which is being operated as mentioned in subsection (1) above, either by himself or by his employee or agent permits alcohol to be carried on the vehicle, the operator and, as the case may be, the employee or agent shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (3) This subsection applies to a motor vehicle which is not a public service vehicle but which is adapted to carry more than 8 passengers and is being operated for the principal purpose of conveying two or more passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event. (4) Any person in possession of alcohol on a vehicle to which subsection (3) above applies shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or both. (5) Any person who is drunk on a vehicle to which subsection (3) above applies shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale. (6) Any person who permits alcohol to be carried on a vehicle to which subsection (3) above applies and —   (a) is the driver of the vehicle; or (b) where he is not its driver, is the keeper of the vehicle, the employee or agent of the keeper, a person to whom it is made available (by hire, loan or otherwise) by the keeper or the keeper’s employee or agent, or the employee or agent of a person to whom it is so made available, shall, subject to subsection (7) below, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (7) Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1)(b), (2) or (6) above, it shall be a defence for him to prove that the alcohol was carried on the vehicle without his consent or connivance and that he did all he reasonably could to prevent such carriage. (Section 19 as amended by the Crime & Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 and the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2009). Notes: (a) For the meaning of “alcohol”, “designated”, “designated sporting event”, “keeper”, “public service vehicle”, “railway passenger vehicle” and “sporting event”, see Section 23. (b) Section 92 (restriction on carriage of liquor on contract carriages) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 is reproduced in Chapter 31 ? "Liquor Laws". (c) Section 1(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 defines a public service vehicle as a vehicle adapted to carry more than 8 passengers ? thus the specified number of passengers is nine. In the section 19 (above) the criteria is that the vehicle is adapted to carry nine persons, not the actual number it carries in an instance. In considering the adaptation of the vehicle and whether it is adapted, should the driver be included as a passenger in calculating whether the vehicle is adapted? The language of the 1981 Act includes both "driver" and "passenger" and contrasts them in Part 1 and 3 of Schedule 1. Other road traffic legislation uses both terms separately and the case of Wurzal v Addison (1965) 1 All E.R. 20 (which was decided on a different issue) implies that the driver is not a passenger. On appeal it was implied that the driver is not to be regarded as a passenger. However, the issue has never specifically been addressed in case law. (d) A minibus is "a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 but not more than 16 seated passengers in addition to the driver" (see regulation 3(2) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986). Click here to download the PDF: Dundee United v Aberdeen Travel Advice