[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]

“I’m an advanced driver”…”I

“I’m an advanced driver”…”I actually feel I could have carried on and driven straight through the traffic lights without any problem”

[wtjs]

drivers commonly think they

drivers commonly think they’re entitled to go through a red light after giving way to an emergency vehicle, as though they have completely failed to understand the purpose of the red light

He should move to Lancashire. A second or so after they turn red is accepted as OK around here

[SaveTheWail]

Newspaper (and driver)

Newspaper (and driver) misrepresents ‘Driver fined for going through red light’ as ‘Driver fined for giving way to an ambulance’.  I seem to remember someone on here recently mentioning how drivers commonly think they’re entitled to go through a red light after giving way to an emergency vehicle, as though they have completely failed to understand the purpose of the red light.  Somewhat oddly, the driver blames his error on his having had to wait for another car behind the ambulance to go past.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/anger-pensioner-fined-100-given-25941996

[kil0ran]

Went past Stony Lane this

Went past Stony Lane this morning, a couple of drivers had tried their luck and got stuck. Surprisingly not German bahnsturmers – twas a Corsa and something vaguely Hyundai-looking. 

Back up towards Ringwood there were two cars in the hedge having taken out a telegraph pole. 50mph stretch and based on where they ended up I’d imagine it was black ice and straight on til morning.

[David9694]

Cars abandoned in floodwater

Cars abandoned in floodwater on Stony Lane in Christchurch. 

poor old drivers – assuming you don’t run into yet another watery hazard, it’s a nine mile detour to avoid this spot – imagine weighing it up and deciding to chance it, there’s no helping some people.  

Question: I have no idea if car insurance normally covers this sort of thing. 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23256248.cars-abandoned-floodwater-stony-lane-christchurch/

PS Forced, I tells ya (The Sun via Apple News)

[David9694]

Bit of T Cut

Bit of T Cut

[Hirsute]

More ford antics

More ford antics

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23256621.woman-trapped-water-car-little-baddow-chelmsford/

[hawkinspeter]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/police-chase-van-no-tyres-8038427

No officer, I’m not tired at all

[hawkinspeter]

SaveTheWail wrote:

The driver did not understand why the car was not roadworthy:

https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/crime/severely-damaged-car-driving-through-derbyshire-town-seized-by-police-3988453

That’ll buff right out

[SaveTheWail]

The driver did not understand

The driver did not understand why the car was not roadworthy:

https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/crime/severely-damaged-car-driving-through-derbyshire-town-seized-by-police-3988453

[SaveTheWail]

I’ve never been so angry

I’ve never been so angry about something that I danced the Conga:

People are so angry about road markings they performed the conga along it

 

[David9694]

Eight people, I counted. 

Eight people, I counted. 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/campaigners-conga-along-prom-protest-8035035

[wtjs]

Delivery van drivers finds

Delivery van drivers finds out that his vehicle is not amphibious after all

It’s time to paraphrase Apocalypse Now again:

The Joy! TheJoy!!

[OnYerBike]

If only the bridge had hi-viz

If only the bridge had hi-viz. Oh wait…  https://goo.gl/maps/QGNHVRRCPhWLQ9Hr7

[Simon E]

Delivery van drivers finds

Delivery van drivers finds out that his vehicle is not amphibious after all. Walcot Ford again, water level is not far below the 4′ marker.

Here is street view – with low flow.

And “some expensive cars being towed out” of the floods on the B4213 in Gloucestershire:

The Severn's #floodwater across the #B4213 at Haw Bridge, #Gloucestershire this morning. Some expensive cars being towed out!#Flood #ukfloods #ukfloods2023 @DaveThroup @StormHour pic.twitter.com/wGvEr28lLu

— Oskar Brennan (@Oskar_Brennan) January 14, 2023

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