[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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[Hirsute]

Peterborough speeding driver

Peterborough speeding driver crashes hired Lamborghini

Dashcam footage captured the moment a speeding driver crashed a Lamborghini he had hired on a busy city road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-65687316

Strange comment on no insurance – that’s part of the hire.

[David9694]

keep pushing that driver

keep pushing that driver privilege, Cllr Toms  

His voice cracking with emotion, Looe councillor Armand Toms told the Conservative cabinet:

“I’m going to challenge you all the way on this because you’ve hurt the people of Looe, you’ve hurt the businesses of Looe and that’s why I’m here to make sure that the voice of Looe is heard. I’m shouting it as hard as I can because nobody else in the chamber seems to care about 5,300 people. You’ve done the same to Seaton and Downderry where you’ve put their charges up too… You don’t care – you really don’t.”

Anger in council chamber at Cornwall’s car parking increases

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/anger-council-chamber-cornwalls-car-8463732

[Hirsute]

Could have split his drink !

Could have split his drink !

I couldn’t see if anyone tried to get the keys off the driver but I would have tried !

[Shelders]

https://twitter.com

https://twitter.com/cargobikeben/status/1660908368649760774?s=61&t=wlq_RPAZ5AFe3jBf_Xl1Jw 

I’m glad this didn’t turn out any worse

[Shelders]

https://www.peterboroughtoday

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/bmw-abandoned-after-crash-on-oundle-road-in-peterborough-4152004

can’t park there mate

 

[David9694]

See also increased parking

See also increased parking charges in Weymouth. Drivers and their problems. 

[Mungecrundle]

Residents in Cardiff with
Residents in Cardiff with their own take on creating a low traffic neighbourhood.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65677472

[Hirsute]

Not entirely convinced being
Not entirely convinced being pissed and quick thinking are quite compatible. Maybe ask lancs police or Blackburn council?

[wtjs]

Have you tried pulling across

Have you tried pulling across 3 lanes of oncoming traffic ??!!

Logic tells me she joined the wrong carriageway by going down the ‘off ramp’, so with some quick thinking (!) she should have been able to quickly get onto the hard shoulder crossing at most one lane of oncoming ‘off’ traffic

[Hirsute]

“Red traffic lights in London

“Red traffic lights in London could be switched off from 10pm until 7am if Sadiq Khan is sacked as Mayor Tory hopeful Dan Korski today vowed to impose a radical shake-up of London roads.”

(From the sun, so no link will be provided.  Twitter  https://twitter.com/hoffman_noa/status/1660642057554108417)

Reply

“Hi @DanielKorski – I sometimes cycle on main roads between 10pm and 7am, and sometimes cross them on foot. Any good tips as to how I could do that without traffic lights? Stay at home? Just hope for the best? Thanks.”

 

[HoarseMann]

Quote:

Dorothy Denny, 65, drank vodka for six hours on 4 October last year before deciding to drive to the garage to get more alcohol at about midnight.

When they say ‘the garage’, do they mean Strensham motorway services? Bizarrely, that is probably the only place in the area you can buy alcohol at that time of night.

[brooksby]

At midnight? I’m actually

At midnight? I’m actually amazed she hit someone.

[Hirsute]

Have you tried pulling across
Have you tried pulling across 3 lanes of oncoming traffic ??!!

[brooksby]

Quote:

Ms Morrell said Denny had realised her mistake when she joined the motorway but did not know how to correct it.

“She increased and decreased her speed as she tried to work out how to correct the situation,” Ms Morrell said.

“This was not a case of dangerous driving with a flagrant disregard of the rules.”

Or, you know, she could have pulled over onto the hard shoulder…

[andystow]

Hirsute wrote:

Hirsute wrote:

Quite a long ban, so doubtful if she will legally drive again.

Hopefully she has to sell her car to pay the fine.

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