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Stuart 04-09-2011 19:45

Funny place to leave a 4x4...
 
People were rather surprised to find a 4x4 parked up near the summit of Snowdon. Apparently to drive any car up that far is considered dangerous enough that even the national park officers and emergency services will not drive up there..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14779014

martyh 04-09-2011 19:49

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuart (Post 35296459)
People were rather surprised to find a 4x4 parked up near the summit of Snowdon. Apparently to drive any car up that far is considered dangerous enough that even the national park officers and emergency services will not drive up there..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14779014

Maybe they should give Jeremy Clarkson a call and see if he knows anything about it :D

Sirius 04-09-2011 20:26

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Quote:

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35296462)
Maybe they should give Jeremy Clarkson a call and see if he knows anything about it :D

Bet it will be identified as stolen ;)

martyh 04-09-2011 20:31

Re: Funny place to leave a 4x4...
 
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35296478)
Bet it will be identified as stolen ;)

by clarkson roadtesting a new sat nav :D

Damien 04-09-2011 20:46

Re: Funny place to leave a 4x4...
 
To be honest I think the real surprise is that someone used a 4x4 for offroad driving instead of using to ferry their offspring to and from school in a densely populated area.

Hom3r 04-09-2011 21:06

Re: Funny place to leave a 4x4...
 
Come on it was near a train track (which is what the car more than likely used.)

Plus a Land Rover was driven to the summit of Mount Elbrus 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); Mount Snowdon is altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft).

So not that hard really.

Cobbydaler 04-09-2011 22:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35296480)
by clarkson roadtesting a new sat nav :D

Well, he is going to be the new voice of TomTom...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml

martyh 04-09-2011 22:30

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler (Post 35296551)
Well, he is going to be the new voice of TomTom...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml

That's just crazy


can you imagine it ...take the next left with FULL POWER ...at the next roundabout take the 3rd exit WITH A POWER SLIDE :rofl:

Chris 04-09-2011 22:56

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35296500)
Come on it was near a train track (which is what the car more than likely used.)

Plus a Land Rover was driven to the summit of Mount Elbrus 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); Mount Snowdon is altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft).

So not that hard really.

The difficulty would be determined by the width/quality of the path, not how high above sea level it is. There are plenty of peaks in the UK - all of them less lofty than Elbrus - where you couldn't contemplate taking any 4-wheeled vehicle.

Uncle Peter 06-09-2011 00:39

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Some people are so stupid you would think they really should have been put out of their misery long ago.

He bought a Frontera!

Kymmy 06-09-2011 09:12

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"50 things to do before you die"

What a pathetic excuse from a selfish individual.. He's done more harm to those that use bye-ways legally than probably all the inconsiderate illegal off-roaders in the UK.

Pog66 06-09-2011 11:42

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i think dismantling it and charging him for the pleasure would be fair

Pierre 06-09-2011 13:57

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Why not just let him drive it back down?

Chris 06-09-2011 14:07

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Because some people aren't prepared to accept that the guy's punishment is set by a magistrate and want to find ways of putting their own boots into him.

Don't get me wrong, I think the guy's a complete idiot, but at the end of the day what has he added to the pollution and erosion that already exists on that particular mountainside? Snowdon is possibly the worst day out in the entire UK if you actually care about our mountains and wild places, thanks to the railway and the pub at the top. I can't see how one Vauxhall Frontera has added the sort of damage that some of the mouth-frothing brigade are claiming.

chris9991 06-09-2011 14:55

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I think he should be treated like a rioter and giving a long prison sentence. Now other people are likely to try to do this and there needs to be a deterrent.


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