What a tw*t-nav - SV650.org

SoulKiss · 17-09-09, 09:08 AM

Remember the guy that nearly drove off a cliff following the sat-nav?

"Robert Jones, 43, was driving his £30,000 BMW 5 Series though the village of Gauxholme back in March, when his TomTom ordered him up a narrow footpath. He only realised he'd taken a seriously wrong turn when he hit a fence on the edge of a precipice."

Well here's what ultimately happened to him...

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Originally Posted by TheRegister

The Doncaster man who slavishly followed his sat nav to the edge of a West Yorkshire cliff has been punished with a £370 fine, £500 costs, a £15 victim surcharge and six points on his licence for driving without due care and attention

From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09...lian_job_fine/

17-09-09, 09:59 AM

I was chatting to a lorry dring a couple of months ago, he uses maps because his satnav was awful. He said a few times the 'nav wanted him to go down rivers and up weirs to get to places.

Also there was a woman who followed the satnavs directions along a railway line one time.

Oh those crafty little sat-navs

17-09-09, 10:01 AM

It's Darwin for the 21st century!

ophic · 17-09-09, 10:10 AM

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ver-cliff.html
fantastic picture of the event. Those who are local might recognise it - i've walked my dog down that path.

17-09-09, 10:11 AM

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17-09-09, 10:18 AM

What a complete tool.

Stu · 17-09-09, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ophic

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ver-cliff.html
fantastic picture of the event. Those who are local might recognise it - i've walked my dog down that path.

The only sensible comment on the Sun is

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Since when has the law been enforced for driving on private land I am sure if he appeals against this conviction he will be cleared. This is the first time I have heard of points on a license on a farmers land, I know what this lad has done is silly for doing what the sat-nav says but where is the point of law.

Do you reckon it's private land or a highway?

SoulKiss · 17-09-09, 10:29 AM

Driving is driving regardless of where it takes place...

The issue with provate land is to do with the cops only officially being there is invited (I think...)

Oh and that article in the Sun also adds what was omitted in The Register, that the AA billed him £1000 to tow him out

dizzyblonde · 17-09-09, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TheNinj1

I was chatting to a lorry dring a couple of months ago, he uses maps because his satnav was awful. He said a few times the 'nav wanted him to go down rivers and up weirs to get to places.

On a quite a few occasions a year there is some poor bugger who lives in a narrow steep street, that has their house squashed by lorries being navigated off the M62 right to said poor buggers doorstep. The lorry gets wedged and can't move until some sort of recovery vehicle gets them out, and they all stand there hoping the house doesn't come with it

Tiz true, in Ripponden it is.

17-09-09, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoobs

What a complete tool.

Unfortunately the bloke is and the satnav isn't

17-09-09, 09:59 AM	#2
TheNinj1 Guest Posts: n/a	*Re: What a twt-nav** I was chatting to a lorry dring a couple of months ago, he uses maps because his satnav was awful. He said a few times the 'nav wanted him to go down rivers and up weirs to get to places. Also there was a woman who followed the satnavs directions along a railway line one time. Oh those crafty little sat-navs

17-09-09, 10:01 AM	#3
PsychoCannon Guest Posts: n/a	*Re: What a twt-nav** It's Darwin for the 21st century!

17-09-09, 10:10 AM	#4
ophic Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whyteleafe Posts: 3,395	*Re: What a twt-nav** http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ver-cliff.html fantastic picture of the event. Those who are local might recognise it - i've walked my dog down that path. __________________ Silver SV650SK3, Fuel exhaust

17-09-09, 10:11 AM	#5
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17-09-09, 10:18 AM	#6
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17-09-09, 10:29 AM	#8
SoulKiss Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunny Croydonia Posts: 6,124	*Re: What a twt-nav** Driving is driving regardless of where it takes place... The issue with provate land is to do with the cops only officially being there is invited (I think...) Oh and that article in the Sun also adds what was omitted in The Register, that the AA billed him £1000 to tow him out __________________ Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████)