Funny place to leave a 4x4...

Stuart · 04-09-2011, 19:45

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

04-09-2011, 19:49

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Originally Posted by Stuart

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

Sirius · 04-09-2011, 20:26

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Originally Posted by martyh

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

Bet it will be identified as stolen

04-09-2011, 20:31

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Originally Posted by Sirius

Bet it will be identified as stolen

by clarkson roadtesting a new sat nav

**Damien** · 04-09-2011, 20:46

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

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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Originally Posted by martyh

by clarkson roadtesting a new sat nav

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

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

04-09-2011, 22:30

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

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

**Chris** · 04-09-2011, 22:56

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

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

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

"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

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

Pierre · 06-09-2011, 13:57

Why not just let him drive it back down?

**Chris** · 06-09-2011, 14:07

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

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.