‘YES’ supporters attending a Dunfermline rally where the guest speaker was Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) returned to their cars to find they had been plastered with ‘No’ stickers.

One of those with the unwanted stickers was Irene Wilson who hit out at the “nasty, sneaky” tactics of those responsible.

The alleged antics of the ‘No’ campaigners comes a week after Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie complained the ‘Yes’ side had an “unpleasant underbelly” after being harangued at a meeting in Abbeyview.

Mrs Wilson, from Dalgety Bay, attended the meeting with her husband, James, and some friends.

She said, “The hall was packed and it was a really good meeting. There was no bad feeling but when we all came out somebody had gone around putting ‘No’ stickers on top of the ‘Yes’ stickers.

“It was unbelievable that someone would do that skulking about in car parks at 11 o’clock at night. It was childish, pathetic behaviour.

“It was a meeting that was open to everyone. Why didn’t these people come in and take part in the meeting which also included a question and answer session?

“Instead they were out in the car park putting ‘No’ stickers over ‘Yes’ ones on the cars. As if that’s going to persuade anyone to change their minds.

“It was sleekit. Willie Rennie was going on about a dark underbelly in the ‘Yes’ campaign because he was shouted down at his meeting.

“For them to come out to what was a happy, rousing meeting and spend their time putting stickers on other people’s cars shows where the horrible underbelly is. I found it disgusting.

“I was incensed, especially after what Willie Rennie had said about the Yes campaign. I’ve been at a few meetings in the area and listened to Tommy Sheridan, Jim Sillars and now Nicola Sturgeon and there’s been no shouting down.

“They’ve been good-natured meetings. There’s no unpleasant underbelly. We couldn’t be more upfront if we tried.” MSP and ‘No’ campaigner Alex Rowley appealed for the debate on both sides to be conducted in a manner respecting Scotland’s “proud democratic tradition”.

Mr Rowley said, “We’re all Scots, we’re all passionate about Scotland and passionate about Scotland’s future.

“There’s two points of view here and people will feel strongly on both sides of the argument.

"I respect the right of people to hold both those points of view and it’s important that we’re able to have this debate.

“In the end, it’s the people who will decide and – whatever the outcome – we then have to move forward as a united country to achieve the best for Scotland.

“I personally believe the best outcome would be to be part of the United Kingdom but equally I respect people’s right to have another point of view.

“We live in a democracy and we’re a proud nation. Hopefully this debate can be conducted in a manner befitting of that and whatever the result we move forward together.”