Driver drowned after error
A 75-year old man died in September 2007 when he selected the wrong gear in his car while parked at an Argyll and Bute Council car park on the pier at Dunoon. The vehicle mounted the edging, and in the absence of a continuous protective barrier, it fell approximately 3 metres into the sea below.
There was no risk assessment for the car park and no action had been taken to provide adequate edge protection to prevent incidents like this.
The council was fined £20,000. 19th August 2010
