Rufford Ford again
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It must depend on what you tell the insurer, a friend killed his S5 about 3 years ago driving it through a flood that never ended.Pondrew said:
Was paid out in days and was in his new car in just over a week.
He had his drone in the boot and he put it up in the air while his car was in the flood, all you could see for hundreds of metres around him was water. He was never going to make it out.
On his way to work very early one morning in the rain and dark on a not familiar road. Came across a bit of water on the road and didnt think it would be deep or last long. Once he was in so far there was no going back.Scubaregs said:
If it had been slightly later there would have been road closed signs up to warn people.
MikeyH said:They really are a much of pricks
There was someone in a Discovery a few days back who aquaplaned just as they were coming out of the water and nearly lost it completely, really lucky they didn't hit the parked cars and worse take a few people out in the process. Obviously its acting up for the cameras but it appears to me to be getting a bit dangerous now
Tim.
Spaldingski
There's a couple of past videos of the police parked up in the entrance to the property next to the Ford and as soon as someone has gone through at even moderate speeds the blue lights of come on and they've pulled the driver up down the road.
I guess it will be a warning to keep the speed down according to the conditions. Someone flooring it through there it's only a matter of time. There seems to be alot of young kids that the parents bring along for a bit of fun watching people come to grief but it seems to have turned into who can drive through there the fastest. Not really a good idea.
Tim.
I guess it will be a warning to keep the speed down according to the conditions. Someone flooring it through there it's only a matter of time. There seems to be alot of young kids that the parents bring along for a bit of fun watching people come to grief but it seems to have turned into who can drive through there the fastest. Not really a good idea.
Tim.
There is a ford on the river Wear in Stanhope (Co Durham) that has been closed to traffic because of the chumps going through when the river is flowing faster / deeper than normal.
One of the worst abuses of common sense is the crossing on Holy Island - that beggars belief ! There are signs that say “when the water reaches here - Do Not Cross”. Yet they do!
One of the worst abuses of common sense is the crossing on Holy Island - that beggars belief ! There are signs that say “when the water reaches here - Do Not Cross”. Yet they do!
