[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[David9694]

Pinvin Ford rescue bravery

Pinvin Ford rescue bravery awards for six police officers

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24050978.pinvin-ford-rescue-bravery-awards-six-police-officers/

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23484622.woman-rescued-walcot-lane-ford-near-drakes-broughton/

[David9694]

Subsidise meeeee – our

Subsidise meeeee – our thoughts turn to the deprivation experienced by local car drivers having to fork out an extra 20p to cross the Tamar Bridge. 

“Why are we penalising people in the local population?”, said Cllr Toms. There is more deprivation now then I have seen in my 20 plus years as a councillor and it’s worse in Plymouth than it is in Cornwall. We need to see where we can control our spending and come up with a proper business plan that looks at other ways of generating income. We just keep putting the tolls up and up and it’s like galloping racehorse.”

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/tamar-bridge-torpoint-ferry-plea-9031580

[David9694]

A tiny glimpse of a world

A tiny glimpse of a world without cars 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/the-abandoned-ghost-roads-only-used-by-dog-walkers-299933/

[andystow]

Jogle wrote:

[quote=Jogle][b]Recap – car stuck on top of mattress on A38 in Cornwall[/b] https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/live-car-stuck-top-mattress-9033482.amp%5B/quote%5D

Maybe there’s a petrosexual under there having sex with it. It will move off when they’re done.

[David9694]

Disbelief as Mercedes gets

Disbelief as Mercedes gets stuck in sand on Cornwall beach

It might not be tourist season, but people are still getting their cars stuck on beaches in Cornwall

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/disbelief-mercedes-gets-stuck-sand-9033553

[Jogle]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Pictures or it didn’t happen. 

Hmmmm, I haven’t seen one yet. So, for the moment, here’s a car stuck on a beach

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/disbelief-mercedes-gets-stuck-sand-9033553

[David9694]

Pictures or it didn’t happen.

Pictures or it didn’t happen. 

[Jogle]

Recap – car stuck on top of
[b]Recap – car stuck on top of mattress on A38 in Cornwall[/b]

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/live-car-stuck-top-mattress-9033482.amp

[David9694]

Speed cameras hacked down on

Speed cameras hacked down on road where woman was killed still not replaced months later

The mum of Kelly Kennedy, who tragically died after the incident on the A4067, has called for the prompt return of the damaged cameras

Vandalised speed cameras that had been installed after years of campaigning by a bereaved mum have still not been replaced months after they were ripped down. Kelly Kennedy, from the Swansea Valley, died along the A4067 on July 4, 2016, after her car was ploughed into head-on by a man who had been racing another at the time. 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/speed-cameras-hacked-down-road-28437210

[David9694]

ANPR cameras fining visitors

ANPR cameras fining visitors to Kent’s country parks

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/thousands-fined-for-parking-at-kent-s-country-parks-300008/

[David9694]

They weren’t there before (I

They weren’t there before (I tells ya)

[hawkinspeter]

ktache wrote:

I’m guessing that some of the scratches came from his very annoyed removal of a seemingly justified sticker.

He claims that the scratches came from the person placing the sticker such as if they had a belt buckle scratch the car as they leant across it. It makes sense as otherwise the scratches would be on the windscreen rather than the paintwork.

[mattw]

Yes – when there specific

Yes – when there specific regulations in place on adopted roads, such as yellows etc.

[mattw]

Perhaps there is an upside.

Perhaps there is an upside.

10 tipsy drivers driving from the pub
10 tipsy drivers driving from the pub
And if 10 tipsy get caught up in the flood
There’d be no tipsy drivers driving from the pub…
 

[David9694]

pretty sure Lassie would have

pretty sure Lassie would have handled this better:

Waitrose car stolen with owner’s Labrador dog still inside

Land Rover Discovery – check

Waitrose – check 

Labrador – check 

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24045864.waitrose-car-stolen-owners-labrador-dog-still-inside/

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