Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories

HoarseMann wrote:

One from this morning. I do feel slightly responsible for this as I noticed a water leak last week on this road, I actually stopped to take a photo of it as I thought that'll be an ice rink when it gets cold - but I forgot to report it to the water company when I got home.

I think you need to take a good long hard look at yourself,....

You can't expect someone to control a yaris in those conditions !

David9694 wrote:

Aviva telly ad normalises crashing into buildings! 

siezed last night by a bout of lock down boredom, I actually saw some live TV.  So there's a cutesy ad with all these cute bunnies, etc in the road and the driver calling up to say she's crashed into a pet shop. Whatever next!

On that ad, wouldn't the insurance company just say, "So you are admitting liability?" and tell the driver to toddle off...?

stonojnr wrote:

BMW driver drives into pub... https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/traffic/tayfen-road-crash-beerhouse-p...

It's the only way you can legally spend time in a pub at the moment.

Thanks Dave, I'm convinced that the bridge wasn't wearing enough Hi Viz.

And I also find it strange that the policeman would think that the church's insurance would even think about paying for repairs to the wall.  Seems to me that the driver of the motor vehicle may be somewhat responsible there.

Angry that is was shut at 0130

hirsute wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-essex-56286152 Just popping out to do the weekly shop.

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"The home owner should be held responsible for not installing a sufficient barrier between the dwelling and the highway. Despicable."

I love how that has a score of -159 !

A friend of the driver apparently believes it could happen to anyone...?

The owners only have themselves to blame - it's called a "DRIVEway" so why on earth have they parked their car on it? Honestly, people need to take a bit of responsibility for their own stuff and not just leave it lying around.

I just read some more about that one.

The bloke has had his initial day in court.  Allegedly, his partner has told the police that he was suffering headaches and blacked out the day before.

So obviously you'd then go off to drive around without any insurance etc...

Looking at the photo and thinking about litter picks I have been on, the person would have been wearing hi viz.

"The spokesperson added that due to Covid-19 restrictions the council was currently unable to loan equipment to support litter-picking activities."

All they have to do is leave the pickers outside for 72+ hours and tell people to wear gloves.

Lifting bollards and entitled motorists.

Highly amusing.

I don't understand what is happening in these car park occurances.

At least the other one wasn't blocking the large tree strewn cycle path.

hawkinspeter wrote:

How about a police car in a ditch?

obviously on a fishing expedition.

David9694 wrote:

Motorist 'careered into Southampton house after failing to go round bend

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19261622.motorist-careered-southampton-...

He's been found guilty now. But what wasn't mentioned in the first one is that he his ban from previous drink driving had expired a day and 45 minutes beforehand. We have to hope he gets a long ban, although he only has a provisional license anyway

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19270674.driver-smashed-southampton-hom...

Who or what was the teenager suspicious of?

Captain Badger wrote:

I think you need to take a good long hard look at yourself,....

Must try harder. Fair play to the water company, I reported it when I got back this morning and they'd been to investigate within a couple of hours. Turns out it's not their responsibility, belongs to the farm. So I feel slightly better now!