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Latest update, in case anyone else is being held up by this.

 

Apologies for the ongoing navigational closure, we are currently liaising with Leicestershire Police and waiting for an update from the company who will be lifting the vehicle. 

Trust Engineers and Operational staff will be on site Monday morning to see if anything can be done to improve the situation before contractors can safely remove the vehicle. 

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Orcs, probably.  Common in Milton Keynes.  CaRT have a bunch of contractors who are there for.dragging cars out.  However the fire brigade and the cops first need  to check that there Is no trade for them or the Coroner.

 

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It took around a week to remove the BMW from the Rochdale last year at Smithybridge. The canal was shut for that time. 
Hopefully it’s able to be moved out of the way or removed fast and allow navigation  again but that wasn’t what happened last year for some reason perhaps the canal was narrow there or some insurance issue with the car ☹️ 

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1 hour ago, Stroudwater1 said:

It took around a week to remove the BMW from the Rochdale last year at Smithybridge. The canal was shut for that time. 
Hopefully it’s able to be moved out of the way or removed fast and allow navigation  again but that wasn’t what happened last year for some reason perhaps the canal was narrow there or some insurance issue with the car ☹️ 

Whilst access may be easy for a “stolen” car it may not be for whatever is going to lift it out. Also a ground survey will be required and if the ground isn’t suitable for lifting that’ll cause delays. 

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When we have more electric cars on fire, dumping them into a canal will be a safe way of extinguishing them.

The recommended way is to immerse the car in a skip full of water but where would you find one?

It may become a common occurrence.

 

They seem to be making a big deal out of the removal, a man with a land-rover with a jib on it could have it away in an hour.

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Already happens. Had to ditch my electric car in the canal last  week.

The passenger asked which canal I was headed for. "Far canal"  I replied,we're on fire.

 

Went back later to get the car. Turns out it was the Ashby.

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16 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:

When we have more electric cars on fire, dumping them into a canal will be a safe way of extinguishing them.

The recommended way is to immerse the car in a skip full of water but where would you find one?

 

Perhaps that is the real reason for Tesla providing a (temporary) swimming pool in a container for their customers at one of their charging points in Germany! 

 

 

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