Motorist charged with careless driving after following Sat Nav to cliff edge .

A motorist is facing a careless driving charge after blindly following his Sat Nav system to the edge of a 100 foot precipice.

Robert Jones, 43, can also expect to receive a hefty recovery bill after
having to be rescued from his spectacular detour high above the West
Yorkshire town of Todmorden.

The motorist was en route to visiting friends in broad daylight when the road
ahead of him petered out into a footpath on the edge of a cliff.
His BMW 5 Series eventually came to rest against a fence with stunning views
across the Pennines.

Mr Jones, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, tried in vain to reverse the car
back to safety. He then rang first the AA, whose staff refused to turn out
to help him, and then the police.

It took nine hours to recover the vehicle, by which time its owner had been
charged with driving without due care and attention.

A bemused Mr Jones is still blaming his Sat Nav for his Sunday morning
disaster.

"It kept insisting the path was a road, even as it was getting narrower
and steeper.

"I just trusted it. You don't expect to be taken nearly off a cliff."

Mr Jones went on: "I rely on my Sat Nav. I couldn't do without it for my
job, and this is the first time anything like this has ever happened.

"I guess I'm just lucky the car didn't slip all the way over the edge but
it's been a bit of a nightmare."

Crowds of onlookers gathered on Bacup Road, Gauxholme, to watch as heavy
machinery was brought in to recover the car.

One said: "It's like something from The Italian Job, but what a waste of
police time.

"It's all very well and good trusting your Sat Nav, but how about
trusting your eyes?"

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that officers had found the BMW "hanging
off the edge of a cliff."

A spokesman added: "Nobody was hurt, but when someone nearly drives off a
cliff it shows a lack of care which needs to be investigated."

Meanwhile, Mr Jones is awaiting the letter confirming a likely court
appearance next month.













Is this guy some sort of numpty ?

Must have had it set to female guidance mode.... :-)

Watchit :x

tanky wrote:Must have had it set to female guidance mode.... :-)

You could be right there dude !!.......... :x

.......and you Watchit as well :x

Who me would i ................ :)

Yep..................................you

A woman would have driven right off the edge.

Spirit wrote:A woman would have driven right off the edge.

But would she have checked her make-up in the rear view mirror first?

Meeting of Minds!!!!!

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