Hey Ben, if I owned an insurance company in the UK, I would be reading those plates to ensure we cancel any of our auto insured's who treat their cars like boats!
Every time it floods where I am, I end up rescuing people . What's astonishing is as I'm rescuing cars, more cars drive through. Exactly like the video...and im in a disco 😂
@@Finglesham Yes they voted at all!! We need a comprehensive change..Do you run a successful business with Boards of different colours? Blue, Red, Yellow or Green? I think not.
Absolutely unbelievable! expensive BMW’s, Mercedes-Benz, it goes to show some individuals have got more money than sense! No doubt in a lot of cases, it's going to cost thousands of pounds to make these cars roadworthy again.
I hope a representative from the UK insurance industry is monitoring these channels and making note of the registrations. These dickheads are costing us all higher premiums. And anyone stuck down Slash Lane during the floods isn't insured anyway, because the road is clearly signed as closed. You are not insured on a road which is closed.
Insurance isn't paying for the damage. Intentional damage isn't covered and driving through high water which is clearly marked and hydro-locking is definitely intentional damage.
@Proth-h7t Driving into what they thought was a shallow body of water. Inadequate signage and no depth signage. I worked in insurance this happened all the time and they successfully claim if they're fully comp
As a car enthusiast and someone who works in the car industry, my heart sinks that perfectly good automobiles are driven into floods. I understand not everyone is mechanically sympathetic, but how thick are these lot? Are we really that rich of a nation that we can afford to damage expensive cars?
29 years, I've been repairing cars/light commercial vans, 6/7 days a week. anything from a headlight bulb to a crankshaft replacement and everything in between. And NEVER in my 29 yrs on the tools. have i ever heard of an "anti flood thingy" in a vivaro,trafic airbox/ airflow meter. What an absolute load of pure lies and bullshit. rant over, merry christmas everyone, and keep bending those conrods, and i'll keep charging you £80 an hour to replace them. whilst whistling to "that" mariah carey christmas song over and over on radio 2.
I'm not surprised there is so much flooding. No one is maintaining the ditches and drains anymore. All over the country, road drains are blocked, and ditches are not maintained now there is no money. it's all backing up.
Engine survived deep water for now? So it is time to prepare for wheel bearings, transmission and axle/diffs fluids and steering rack - they all like being shockingly cooled by cold water and don't forget about some indoor electronics under the floor cover and in rocker panels. 😀
Whats funny is that the air intakes are usually in the kidney grilles, at least on my F30 the air ducts on the lower grilles only send air through to the engine room by whatever reason...
No, they do not read the car hand book which states for my BMW it's 9 inches max. And that would not include tidal waves created by drivers going in the opposite direction.
In the UK they trash millions on millions on practical IQ tests. When it’s flooding, the tests can be tried. Popular questions to find an answer to are, “can cars be used as boats”, “can engines run under water” and “is a car waterproof”. Amazingly many line up for testing, and the population loves it!
Common sense🤷♂️🤣 in any situation like floods etc is to turn around find another safer route what may take another half a hour is worth it over fuxking your car or any vehicle up 🙄 so many absolute muppets 👊
@5:05 A fine example of why you shouldn't drive through flood waters, Ben any ideas what that van hit under the water? There's a village near me, called Tirley (gloucestershire) - and there's flooding there on a regular basis. What nobody realises is the depth of the ditch by the crossroads, and when it floods you can't really see the ditch. Been a few years since I peered in to it, but it was 3 long bean poles deep, so, what, 25ft?
I guess I'm just amazed at how this keeps happening. I mean, don't you guys have flooding like this multiple times a year? Are these folks just getting lucky the other 30 years of their previous driving experiences? This is definitely one area where the UK appears to be worse than American drivers. For some reason "Do not cross when flooded" has been - overall - fairly well received in the US.
Question for my English friends? These videos seem quite common on TH-cam and the same roads in particular are usualy lined with people and camera phones along with someone in a 4x4 or some form of towing vehicle.......So my simple question...is there no other way around to get to the other side/destination?
It's a mystery to us too. I live about 2 miles from one of the places that is always filmed on here, and it amazes me that people go through it. There are plenty of ways to get around, it might only take a few minutes longer. I think it's a mentality of "it won't happen to me". But who knows!😅
People co8ld see dead bodies floating and they would still drive in there. Humans stupidity knows no bounds. Its a mystery how these people manage to acquire a license to operate any vehicle at all.
What always astounds me about watching videos like this is the shear lack of intelligence and the idiocy of the British public. How on earth did that Toyota Corolla think it was going to get through when the BMW X5 was submerged in the middle of it?! Unfortunately you see it in general everyday as well, the self importance is quite frankly embarrassing and it makes me angry! Come on people of Britain, don't risk it unless you know you can make it! Shout out to the guys who always rescue these morons, nice work 👍
They are.. look at the salvage auction listings. And always do a check when buying a secondhand car, the decent checks show salvage cars from copart etc. in addition to insurance categories. Some cars show up as salvage even with no insurance listing.
My rule for not costing mega bucks is if it reaches upto your wheel rims 100mm or 4" then turn back and find another route. Leave em to it - it makes good viewing👌
1:40. A good example of how a soaked air filter can stop the engine before hydro locking occurs. The majority of stranded vehicles are through that or wet electrics, not hydro locking.
The world is getting stupider. You see a car stuck in the water, but you, idiot, persevere and get into the water. Obviously, it's a question, how do these people manage to survive in everyday life.
They're not voctims of a flood. Theyre victims of their own stupidity
Spot on
yep
I was about to type the same thing. lol
The critical thinking abilities of some of these drivers...my god. "There's a stranded car up ahead, I guess I'll just drive on through, should be ok"
You would have thought that the broken down car and the people filming would have given the game away
@ianhosier4042 I think we overestimate the intelligence of the average person.
to be fair, the stranded car _is_ a BMW though!
😂@@shm5547
Victims of their own idiocy
We're all victims of the higher premiums these cretins cause.
Yep, they can see an abandoned car and think it’s OK I’ll give it a go, no wonder insurance premiums are up.
@@smilly9I don’t think they would pay out if you intentionally went into flooded water ?
So you see with who you share the road with…idiots
It’s fascinating
Hey Ben, if I owned an insurance company in the UK, I would be reading those plates to ensure we cancel any of our auto insured's who treat their cars like boats!
You actually can’t do that try again
Every time it floods where I am, I end up rescuing people . What's astonishing is as I'm rescuing cars, more cars drive through. Exactly like the video...and im in a disco 😂
Funnily enough I do the same thing but the shocking part is I’m rescuing the same people time and time again
No wonder our country is in a mess the level of stupidity is amazing.
Yes, they voted Labour.
@@Finglesham Yes they voted at all!! We need a comprehensive change..Do you run a successful business with Boards of different colours? Blue, Red, Yellow or Green? I think not.
Stupidity are spread worldwide.... I wonder if the disease spread with the expansion of the British empire....
@@Finglesham
Nah. Definitely reform Ltd voters !!!!
Its same shit all over the world. Its a plague. Soon its gonna be Zombies,maniacs,losers and other idiots all over...
Blown away by Merc / BMW owners intellect and situational awareness.
First clip, I can't believe it, they see another car stranded, but they seem to think their car is a better boat😆
Gaz Yorkshire
Awful lot of man u fans around here 😢😢😢
Absolutely unbelievable! expensive BMW’s, Mercedes-Benz, it goes to show some individuals have got more money than sense! No doubt in a lot of cases, it's going to cost thousands of pounds to make these cars roadworthy again.
I hope a representative from the UK insurance industry is monitoring these channels and making note of the registrations. These dickheads are costing us all higher premiums. And anyone stuck down Slash Lane during the floods isn't insured anyway, because the road is clearly signed as closed. You are not insured on a road which is closed.
Insurance isn't paying for the damage.
Intentional damage isn't covered and driving through high water which is clearly marked and hydro-locking is definitely intentional damage.
@@williamegler8771 the court would struggle to prove intent and insurance companies do indeed pay out fully for flood damaged cars
@Proth-h7t Driving into what they thought was a shallow body of water. Inadequate signage and no depth signage. I worked in insurance this happened all the time and they successfully claim if they're fully comp
@Proth-h7t The intent is for damaging the car. Not intentionally driving into water.
As a car enthusiast and someone who works in the car industry, my heart sinks that perfectly good automobiles are driven into floods. I understand not everyone is mechanically sympathetic, but how thick are these lot? Are we really that rich of a nation that we can afford to damage expensive cars?
29 years, I've been repairing cars/light commercial vans, 6/7 days a week. anything from a headlight bulb to a crankshaft replacement and everything in between.
And NEVER in my 29 yrs on the tools. have i ever heard of an "anti flood thingy" in a vivaro,trafic airbox/ airflow meter. What an absolute load of pure lies and bullshit. rant over, merry christmas everyone, and keep bending those conrods, and i'll keep charging you £80 an hour to replace them. whilst whistling to "that" mariah carey christmas song over and over on radio 2.
it still ran fine tho, so clearly did have an antiflood thingy installed!
£80 per hour - rip off.
@@royfontaine5526£80 per hour is about the standard rate for a good mechanic in the UK.
@@royfontaine5526 It's money I would not pay any one for an hours labour, but the big boys can be £200/£ 250 an hour.
Calm down, calm down...... I bet you have an anger management oroblem ....!
The two vans (cef and the one before it) around five mins in or so actually looked demented hahahahaha 😂😂
I'm not surprised there is so much flooding. No one is maintaining the ditches and drains anymore. All over the country, road drains are blocked, and ditches are not maintained now there is no money. it's all backing up.
You'd think the stranded Beemer would be a bit of a clue 🤔 😅
So funny on this channel people willing to take a short cut,and paying a heavy price for it,love this channel 😊
6:05 that moment when you always wanted Samurai, but uncle gave you his old Disco.
Amazing how many 'prestige' cars succumb, or is it the type of driver that goes for that type of car .
Brought
My
Wellies 🌊 👢👢🚗 😮
Some absolute roasters on our roads these days. Zero insurance payouts hopefully.
Wouldn't full comp insurance cover this in the UK anyway?
Not sure. I don’t think it covers negligence to stop insurance fraud. I maybe be wrong.
@@stikmannn .... nope , there is always an ' avoidable risk clause '
@@stikmannn not negligence no.
@@allygilmour6182 Fair play guys thanks! I didn't know that!
Not that I'm planning on doing anything as silly as some of these lot 😂
Even if they get through in their cars the stench that will come when the interiors start drying will last and last.
I'm guessing the CEF driver didn't mind risking his job
Lovin' It.
I'm still with Darwin on this one.
Wot a load of Winkers 😆😅🤣
now I know why BMW badges are high up on the bonnet
It’s Morons like these putting my insurance premium up.🤨
Engine survived deep water for now? So it is time to prepare for wheel bearings, transmission and axle/diffs fluids and steering rack - they all like being shockingly cooled by cold water and don't forget about some indoor electronics under the floor cover and in rocker panels. 😀
lol none of these are a issue in modern cars.
@@EazyDuz18 lol are you basic?
@@EazyDuz18 oh yes they are!,
@@royfontaine5526 no u
@@EazyDuz18 ...... lol , ever looked in a car made after 2000 ??
Nice plate BTW 😉
Video starts with a grounded BMW lollll
They really need to change their air intake height.
No they don't. The drivers need to learn some common sense.
Whats funny is that the air intakes are usually in the kidney grilles, at least on my F30 the air ducts on the lower grilles only send air through to the engine room by whatever reason...
Then you wonder why the UK's in the state it is?
My pattern recognition tells me that 'Premium' German Car drivers are abit lacking in the brain cell department.
No, they do not read the car hand book which states for my BMW it's 9 inches max. And that would not include tidal waves created by drivers going in the opposite direction.
In the UK they trash millions on millions on practical IQ tests. When it’s flooding, the tests can be tried. Popular questions to find an answer to are, “can cars be used as boats”, “can engines run under water” and “is a car waterproof”. Amazingly many line up for testing, and the population loves it!
That's an insult to real victims
Mountsorrel in Leicestershire, like it for years, utter stupidity to try to venture there
Seems to flood every 2-3 days?? Maybe make a new road higher in elevation
Common sense🤷♂️🤣 in any situation like floods etc is to turn around find another safer route what may take another half a hour is worth it over fuxking your car or any vehicle up 🙄 so many absolute muppets 👊
My BMW and Mercedes identify as Land Rovers today LMAO They soon found out they are not
These are not flood victims….the flood saved us from them driving an inch further on the roads.
Those German cars can barely stay alive after the warranty period let alone going through flood water up to the headlights.
And your Subaru would drive through that flood flawlessly?
@@Stainless1911 nope intake to low
@@gtlegacy8 So the same issue as bmw, genius.
@@jbuckley2546 Nope, because he wouldn't be dumb enough to try it.
@5:05 A fine example of why you shouldn't drive through flood waters, Ben any ideas what that van hit under the water? There's a village near me, called Tirley (gloucestershire) - and there's flooding there on a regular basis. What nobody realises is the depth of the ditch by the crossroads, and when it floods you can't really see the ditch. Been a few years since I peered in to it, but it was 3 long bean poles deep, so, what, 25ft?
They should put up a sign explaining that normal cars are not designed to be driven through a river.
If the river is ignored, then so will the sign.
Have bridges not been invented in the UK yet
Unfortunately not… I don’t think we’re able to ascertain the funding to be honest
What's a bridge?
@@fluxingtonA structure carrying a road, railway, path etc, across a road, river, railway or other obstacle.
Romans had bridges ;-)
@@bengregers Uk again needs a new Isambard Kingdom Brunel ;-) He was quite good in building bridges!
More contestants for the Darwin astoundingly stupid judgment award 2024 😂
3:40 I waited for the rear wheel to pop off the car
That 2014 merc is surely BER...
I guess I'm just amazed at how this keeps happening. I mean, don't you guys have flooding like this multiple times a year? Are these folks just getting lucky the other 30 years of their previous driving experiences?
This is definitely one area where the UK appears to be worse than American drivers. For some reason "Do not cross when flooded" has been - overall - fairly well received in the US.
We've got a never ending supply of stoopid peeple 😂😂😂.
they take their chances in those quiet small villages
Question for my English friends? These videos seem quite common on TH-cam and the same roads in particular are usualy lined with people and camera phones along with someone in a 4x4 or some form of towing vehicle.......So my simple question...is there no other way around to get to the other side/destination?
It's a mystery to us too. I live about 2 miles from one of the places that is always filmed on here, and it amazes me that people go through it. There are plenty of ways to get around, it might only take a few minutes longer. I think it's a mentality of "it won't happen to me". But who knows!😅
i wouldn't walk though that let alone drive
Where is this? I was in quorn today and it’s still across the main road on the way in
This was Broome Lane & Syston Road (Cossington). Yes Granite way is still bad, near Quorn
It pulls because the steering wheel is on the wrong side 🤣🤣🤣🤦🤦
...The driver...
No words
Old Land Rover not so unreliable now saving all the modern cars 😂
Yes I can see the problem here they need a ferry service
People co8ld see dead bodies floating and they would still drive in there. Humans stupidity knows no bounds. Its a mystery how these people manage to acquire a license to operate any vehicle at all.
What always astounds me about watching videos like this is the shear lack of intelligence and the idiocy of the British public. How on earth did that Toyota Corolla think it was going to get through when the BMW X5 was submerged in the middle of it?! Unfortunately you see it in general everyday as well, the self importance is quite frankly embarrassing and it makes me angry! Come on people of Britain, don't risk it unless you know you can make it! Shout out to the guys who always rescue these morons, nice work 👍
Haarp and cloud seeding works..🤔
they need to member that they are driving cars and not boats
Rather the 10 mile diversion than this carry on
I feel sorry for the floodwater.
6:20 the most capable vehicle did it the beat 😂 the 90 did it well aswell before
Ben, any BMWs left in your area with working engines?
😂
And remember, beemers dont need floods to break down.
Of course there is a Toyota that somehow survives lol
Every car that's write off, pushes our premiums up
*Looks like **_Slash Lane_** near Cossington - the Clue is in the Title !*
A lot of these FLOOD DAMAGED VEHICLES will come on the SECOND HAND MARKET in the future !!.
They are.. look at the salvage auction listings. And always do a check when buying a secondhand car, the decent checks show salvage cars from copart etc. in addition to insurance categories. Some cars show up as salvage even with no insurance listing.
Apparently old Land Rovers are the most unreliable vehicles ever made but they are the only ones that can get through a puddle?
Pure Space Cadets
they would be waiting a long time for help from me even if i was paid,tossers.
My rule for not costing mega bucks is if it reaches upto your wheel rims 100mm or 4" then turn back and find another route. Leave em to it - it makes good viewing👌
That BMW is still there today December 17th
Es sind immer noch Autos und keine Boote 😂
Use Lada Niva and UAZ!
Did anyone tell them that cars dont turn into boats when you drive it in water.
Poor quality cars nowadays not being able to go through 3ft of water! Anything passed the cill and forget it.
I thought tools fixed cars not drive them, this is them when they get the bills, 😭
How much do the local it's gripped it's sorted crew charge to drag these idiots out?
Nobody said stone age man was any less intelligent.
So how come they survived this far ?
The legend is true people are losing their brain cells more than never
Funny how it's always a Landy who gets these idiots out of trouble. It's called wading depth.
Oh look a car that didn't make it ... let me try ffs
1:40. A good example of how a soaked air filter can stop the engine before hydro locking occurs. The majority of stranded vehicles are through that or wet electrics, not hydro locking.
Bit late turning round and going back, white van man.
It goes to show the level of intelligence in human adults 😵💫
The flood is being victimized by these cars! The flood was just minding it's own business when these cars crashed right into it.
BMW 😂🤦
How much time are they saving on their journey, providing they get through? 😂
All new Jaguar buyers????😂😅
don't these cars have a way to go into neutral anymore
Berlingo driver a fool
its fine its only a seized engine
Gordon Bennett if you see a car upto its windscreen with water then DONT BE AN IDIOT go back.
Y, 😂 Do these people try to drive their vehicles through these floods ? Do they Not have any Brains.🤣.. ?
Not so much victims, more like idiots
Does the chap in the Discovery get paid by the drowned clowns he recovers?
I think you need a better microphone mate.
The world is getting stupider. You see a car stuck in the water, but you, idiot, persevere and get into the water. Obviously, it's a question, how do these people manage to survive in everyday life.
Why 😅
Why would you want to do this.????
Are people stupid? If you had a nice car. Wouldn't you just do a u-turn go find another route.
I'll rearrange your first statement. People are stupid.
@@georgejohnson7591thanks but I asked a rhetorical question whereas your rearrangement is making a statement. 😂
Cette route devrait être fermée point barre ❗❗
The council needs to pump that water out of there immediately.
Should be banned from driving