Jokers set up fake Scotland-England border control

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE: Three days before one of the biggest events in Scottish history a group of pranksters have decided to inject a little light-hearted humour into proceedings.

By CRAIG FOWLER Tuesday, 16th September 2014, 4:06 pm

The checkpoint at Carter Bar, near Jedburgh. Picture: Jon Parker Lee

Led by photographer Jon Parker Lee, a mixed group of Scottish and English friends have set up a fake border control post at Carter Bar - the point where traffic travelling up the A68 crosses from England into Scotland.

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Giving the gag an authentic look, the jokers erected a barrier and donned high visibility jackets, making the spoof checkpoint look legitimate to anyone approaching in a car. They even included a sign which read ‘Opens 19 Sept 2014’, a reference to the day after the referendum when the results will be announced.

Passports at the ready. Picture: Jon Parker Lee

Lee stated the motivation behind the stunt had no affinity to either the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ campaign. They just wanted to give everyone a little break from the seriousness of the referendum run-in.

“We’re not making a point for either side,” Lee told the Daily Mail.

“We’ve staged this together as a group of Scotland and English. We’re simply united in having a laugh.

“Come what may, we all love a wind-up, and maybe this will give everyone a laugh and a break from the ever-increasing heat of the debate.”