From the above:
How many vehicles go through Holyrood Park on a daily basis?
Approximately 20,000 at weekends and 25,000 on weekdays.
Also:
Historic Scotland has a legal duty to protect Holyrood Park, its significantly important cultural and natural heritage, and promote its benefits for recreational users.
Historic Scotland, Lothian and Borders Police and the City of Edinburgh Council are jointly reinforcing these measures in order to preserve an area of natural beauty that can be enjoyed across the city, as well as easing traffic congestion for people who live in the vicinity of the Park.
And:
I pay my road tax and am entitled to use this road
The roads within the Park are classed as Crown Property and do not form part of the city road network. Access is permitted to these roads subject to the conditions laid down in the Park Regulations Act.
Additionally, Holyrood Park is under the ownership and care of the Scottish Ministers and managed through Historic Scotland. Historic Scotland look after the Park and the road infrastructure. Historic Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government from whom it receives three quarters of its funding. This funding goes towards the upkeep of Scheduled Ancient Monuments. It receives no direct funding for the upkeep of the Park roads.
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