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Man facing second winter in car after escaping neighbour problems

Charles Ingram in the car park he calls home.
Charles Ingram in the car park he calls home.

A man has been living in his car next to the A9 for 18 months since fleeing his home to escape neighbour problems.

Former businessman Charles Ingram is now facing a second winter in his unusual mobile home.

The 68-year-old, who was a world-class clay pigeon shooter until 2002, said he has learned to live with the noise from the traffic on the busy trunk road and enjoys spectacular views of the River Garry on the other side of his Mercedes, which is parked between Pitlochry and House of Bruar.

He added that he had chosen the location because of the view and because it was close to Blair Atholl, where he had lived for many years.

Mr Ingram said he and his late mother used to live in Blair Atholl but moved to Dalwhinnie after they were “chased out” by neighbours.

He now cooks on a gas stove eating freshly caught fish and produce, such as bacon, eggs and porridge, dropped off by passers-by who have come to know him and lorry drivers regularly stop to chat to him.

Mr Ingram sleeps in his car, which is filled with his possessions and his late mother’s belongings, and copies of Shooting Times and Classic Car magazine are piled up on the dashboard.

He says he washes his clothes in the nearby river and dries them on a fence. His car was recently disabled for a few weeks due to a failed pump, but was replaced by a regular passer-by who came to his aid.

Mr Ingram, who ran a successful garage business in Blair Atholl for 35 years and was a member of the Kippen Gun Club in Stirlingshire, claims his guns were confiscated after neighbours said they feared for their safety.

He spent thousands of pounds challenging the seizure of his weapons at Perth Sheriff Court, but failed.

The former businessman then moved to Dalwhinnie but his mother died at the age of 90 and he claims he suffered more harassment from neighbours.

Mr Ingram said: “After my mother died, I couldn’t live there anymore in Dalwhinnie. I got all mine and mum’s stuff and left. I never looked back.”