‘You can’t park there, mate,’ everyone yells at once.
Locals and visitors to Bath were perplexed in March when they noticed a car squished between the walls of a famous hotel.
The Kia Picanto became stuck three days in a space above the Francis Hotel’s basement.
In the end, a crane was used to remove it.
Prior to the collision, Benjamin Maddocks was operating the vehicle. On March 19, he admitted to driving while intoxicated in Bath Magistrates’ Court.
He acknowledged that he was to blame for his vehicle hitting the rails and ending up in the Francis Hotel’s basement.
In 100ml of breath, Maddocks’ drink-driving test revealed he had 56 micrograms of alcohol, 21 micrograms more than the permitted limit of 35 micrograms.
He was given a 15-month driving suspension, ordered to pay £253 in court costs, and recommended for a drink-drive rehabilitation programme.
Over the years, strange crashes have resulted from Britain’s little alleys and hidden nooks.
After a car slammed through its glass window in a Birmingham pub last year, the establishment’s closure may have saved lives.
Firefighters in Devon, meantime, were baffled when they arrived after an emergency call and discovered a car perched perilously between two structures.
Following a birthday meal, the 87-year-old driver attempted to park on top of a wall, but instead she knocked over railings in her red Kia.