How not to park: £82,000 Range Rover

[~Mike~]

This supercharged Range Rover Sport found itself stuck between a brick and a hard place when it crashed into a basement flat in Fitzrovia, central London.

The driver, who was unhurt in this week's accident, unintentionally tested the Range Rover's off-road credentials in a freak incident, which left the 2.5-tonne SUV stuck between a house wall and some railings in the posh London street.

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/range-rover-sport-ploughs-into-basement-flat?page=6#image=1 <<< more photos

 

[HouR]

Strange police dont care - not like an everyday accident...

 

[SDK^]

Looking at the other photos it's appears the driver was cornering too fast. Not really a 'freak', 'off-road testing' incident

 

[HouR]

Looking at the other photos it's appears the driver was cornering too fast. Not really a 'freak', 'off-road testing' incident

Thats why it was weird the police dont care - Obvious speed was a factor

 

[mattyg]

Jeez parking is expensive...But thats taking it a little too far

 

[theone8181]

Thats why it was weird the police dont care - Obvious speed was a factor

Does look like he went a bit too fast round the corner, i guess range rovers aren't really designed to corner. I'm surprised the police aren't getting involved, the driver was obviously hammering it.

 

[DannyW]

Doesn't look like it will be expensive to repair, unless all the air bags have deployed

 

[Nathan]

Looking at the other photos it's appears the driver was cornering too fast. Not really a 'freak', 'off-road testing' incident

Why waste time investigating it when no person is harmed? Imagine investigating all non injury RTCs...you have to draw a line somewhere.

 

[HouR]

Why waste time investigating it when no person is harmed? Imagine investigating all non injury RTCs...you have to draw a line somewhere.

I see what your saying but anyone on the pavement would now be under the car. Maybe the owner shouldn't be driving... we still penalise drunk drivers even if they don't kill anyone.

 

[LEK-89]

Less than a week old apparently and already a write off... what a waste.

Liam

 

[One]

I see what your saying but anyone on the pavement would now be under the car. Maybe the owner shouldn't be driving... we still penalise drunk drivers even if they don't kill anyone.

Fortunately we don't live in your police state. The guy has just had his very expensive car trashed, he doesn't need further punishment. Also, we only penalise drunk drivers if they are breathalised, plenty of drunk drivers on the road going unpunished still.

Police aren't interested because nobody was injured and it will be very hard to prove anything. Put simply the effort involved to prove he was speeding simply to issue him 3 points is not in the taxpayers interest.

 

[Helios1234]

Does look like he went a bit too fast...

The female driver and her three female passengers all – remarkably – escaped unhurt when the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 23 March 2014.

 

[Rilot]

Looks like an Evoque rather than a RRS

 

[HouR]

Fortunately we don't live in your police state...

A bit much maybe?
I would agree with you if he was going through a hedge into a field but this was 'central' London into someone's house where the risk of injuring someone driving like that is much greater (a lot of assumption speed was the only factor here).

 

[Sagalout]

It's the new shape RRS - they do look a bit like an evoque from the back

 

[opstrat]

when I crashed my car, the police said we wont we be perusing it. if I had hit another car or person then they would, obviously.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Money is truly wasted on the rich.

 

[theone8181]

Is this how they make the squashed down evoque?

 

[phil675]

I see what your saying but anyone on the pavement would now be under the car. Maybe the owner shouldn't be driving... we still penalise drunk drivers even if they don't kill anyone.

It does seem odd. When my sister crashed into a pedestrian crossing (don't ask), the police gave her a talking to because there might have been somebody standing there.

 

[Minstadave]

Looks like an Evoque rather than a RRS

No it's the new RRS

The rear lights are different shapes.