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An Angus couple with a love for trikes now offer countryside and coastal tours.

Gordon Carr and Ellie Whitehead opened their trike dealership Rewaco Trikes Scotland on April 1.

Since the end of last year, the pair have refurbished their Brechin site and awaited a licence from Angus Council to run trike tours.

As the only other licensed trike tours in Scotland is in Orkney, it was no smooth ride to getting a private hire licence plate.  Now they have already run their first tours from the Montrose Road premises and hope to drive more tourists to and around Angus.

To set up their dealership and get the tours going, Ellie and Gordon received help from The Trike Guy and Yorkshire Trike Tours.

The couple set up Rewaco in association with The Trike Guy in Derbyshire.

They have noticed the tours bring in tourists from further afield.

Gordon said: “People aren’t coming from Yorkshire to get a Yorkshire trike tour.  There are some people in Angus having a tour around Angus just for the experience.

“But we’re expecting people to come from further afield like England or maybe overseas.”

The Kirriemuir pair have already talked to other local attractions like The Gin Bothy and Glamis Castle about stopping by on tours.  To meet the demand of accommodation, they have already sorted special deals with local hotels.

For now, Gordon and Ellie offer hour-long and two-hour long tours.  Their routes include a coastal drive and views of Angus over the Caterthuns.

However, chauffeur Gordon can tailor the route to suit his client’s needs.

While Gordon takes tourists out for a spin, Ellie runs the Brechin dealership and snack bar.

Ellie said: “If somebody wants a summer day experience with a hamper for lunch, we can do that.

“We aim to be as flexible as possible and we also would like to branch into a formalised tourist experience where we can link up with local hotels and arrange tours.  Angus is so beautiful, there’s so many places we can go.”

An hour on the trike including fuel, the driver, protective gear, insurance and VAT is £120.  Their goal ahead of next season is to get another trike.

Gordon added: “We’re looking for growth next year.  We want to facilitate and see how it goes.”