Hope this isn't someone on here! (1 Viewer)

[simbadog]

OMG

 

[MC 55 FUN]

Thank God he only hit a bridge & not a child - sounds like he needs a retest.

 

[laneside]

Whoever it was is better not back on the road

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[jollyrodger]

Bet he/ she said "oh golly gosh!" or words to that effect

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Looks like a large fun sticker on the back

 

[Daz n Tina]

The new compact fold flat motorhome.

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[Wildbill]

Wonder if the Truma water heater survived I nead one
Wildbill

 

[ABZSteve]

Is it a Bailey 740

 

[vwalan]

although i normally advise driving slow . he does seem to have not been driving fast enough or he might have just made it . you do have to give it a bit of wellie if doing stunts like that.

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[Jim]

BBC Local News

Sat-nav tourist's van wrecked at Devon bridge

A holidaymaker checking his sat-nav wrecked his camper van after he failed to see a low bridge sign.

The Cheshire holidaymaker was trying to find his campsite in Devon but ended up wedged under a bridge said police.

He crashed into the structure at Littlehempston near Totnes on Wednesday.

"He wasn't paying attention to the road signs warning of a low bridge and ended up turning his camper van into a sardine can," said a police spokesman.

"If you drive a large vehicle, please be aware that sat-navs don't warn you of low bridges."
The camper van was later retrieved by a recovery firm and the bridge suffered "minimal damage".

 

[Janine]

Are we looking at the front or the back of the vehicle? If it drove under the bridge, you would think it would have collapsed the other way.

 

[Enword]

"minimal damage"???? I will be much more aware from now on, Cant believe a sat nav has done all that damage, how bloody big was the suction cup to hold it on the screen!?

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[tofo]

I'm thinking the roof was dragged off
And deposited at the rear of the truck

Owing to resistance from the brickwork
As long as no one was hurt

 

[chaser]

One thing about this, how do you stand on insurance, if you have a van that's a damp filled nail , could you just run it into a bridge and draw?

 

[vwalan]

One thing about this, how do you stand on insurance, if you have a van that's a damp filled nail , could you just run it into a bridge and draw?

or let it slip over a harbour saide or something . into a river .
do you really think it hasnt been done before .

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[chaser]

or let it slip over a harbour saide or something . into a river .
do you really think it hasnt been done before .

Yeah ok , but how do you stand now,

 

[Langtoftlad]

Related - does anybody know if the height warnings refer to the maximum at the top of the arch... or the minimum at the lowest part of the arch ???

I was looking at the Norwich C&CC site for a wee trip out next week & I noticed two of the three access roads are under 'low' bridges signed at 10'3"
My van is 10 ft including aerials etc so should be ok, but would it be because they're arched bridges not flat.

*Don't worry, I'm not going to risk it if I go - just wondered if anyone knew

 

[vwalan]

all i can say is while doing recovery work you see alsorts .
i,m sure many were deliberate .
mind all i know is we got payed .
dare say it gets investigated .

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[vwalan]

7ft 6 is at the white markers .

 

[Langtoftlad]

7ft 6 is at the white markers .

So the 'peak' is higher in this instance than 7'6"

 

[Langtoftlad]

I know I'm pushing the bounds of credulity - but that particular sign doesn't have whether its metric or imperial measurement.
Would the driver have a case, insurance-wise?

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[vwalan]

yes . they mark lots of bridges etc like that .
mind even trucks still break cb ariels etc if not careful.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

its not a fun sticker and the reg ,just visible under the back is. Y573 YUT, so an oldie

 

[Anthea M]

someone's pride and Joy sad for them .Hope no one was hurt.

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[Langtoftlad]

I'm not going to...

...but faced with this, would you risk your 3m van or do a 10+ point turn?

 

[vwalan]

http://www.ukmotorists.com/lowbridge_signs.asp
this is interesting if you want to see how the markings work.

 

[vwalan]

since oct 97any vehicle over 3mtr should have a visible marking showing its height for the driver .
letter must be at least 40mm high. there are get out but if yours is over or even just high best know its height . i like width etc as well .

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[vwalan]

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not the bridge on this thread but i live half a mile from the black bridge on goss moor . its amazing when it was the main A30 how many times it got hit .
my mate had a diamond T recovery truck so pulling trucks out was his job .
made a bonus that week.

 

[jockaneezer]

That would have been one way of getting my Sikaflex'd failed Biard solar panel off the roof.

 

[GJH]

Are we looking at the front or the back of the vehicle? If it drove under the bridge, you would think it would have collapsed the other way.

It's the front I think. The number plate appears to be white rather than yellow.

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