Searches ongoing for missing man who abandoned car after travelling to Scotland

Searches are continuing for a man from England who has been missing for two weeks after travelling to Scotland.

James Smith is believed to have driven from Humberside to the Lochearnhead area of Perthshire in his white Volkswagen Amarok on October 26.

The 26-year-old then drove to the Isle of Arran and left there by boat on November 8. His car was discovered at the Cnoc Na Dail track on Arran two days later.

James boarded the West Coast Motors bus at Tarbert around 12.45pm on November 8 and arrived at Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow around 3.55pm the same day.

He was seen at a hotel in Tarbert around 6pm on November 9, having returned to the area.

Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare and have appealed for anyone with information on his whereabouts to get in touch.

James is described as white, around 6ft 1ins and of slim build with short auburn hair.

Inspector Andy Barron said: “Extensive enquiries are ongoing with transport agencies to establish where James may have then headed to after Tarbert. Officers, led by specialist search advisors, have been carrying out searches, enquiries and gathering CCTV in areas he has travelled to, working to establish his exact movements.

“As time passes, we are becoming increasingly concerned for James. We are continuing to appeal to anyone who may have seen him or has information on his whereabouts to contact us. If you have seen or spoken to him in the past two weeks, please let us know.

“If you have any information, no matter how small it may seem, we urge you to contact Police Scotland through 101 quoting incident number 2708 of November 10, 2025.”