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Whilst throughout the lifespan of ‘Aygo Urban Exploring’ a number of location names will be withheld, there is one name which can be shared. Let me introduce to you the man, the myth, the legend himself…Roscoe the Aygo.

White Aygo

Indeed, this is the plastic chariot which carts two absolutely stunning creatures and a ginger to various locations across Scotland in search of all things vacant, derelict and abandoned under the control of a driver who might as well be certified legally blind.

Wherever he goes, I go…

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