The welney wash road in mild flood

[hipo1024]

Haya FOGers!

Ive been out and about wile bored and went to see if the A1101 was still flooded...and it was. I recorded my 1st drive through it (below). The water was only about half a foot deep according to the gauges, but still plenty deep enough to make a few nice spashes! Some local green ovals said that last year it got to about 3 feet deep for best part of a month! and warned me not to go through it when its that deep because it can flow very fast, not to mention kill my truck as I dont have a snorkel lol.


This ford (its not classed as a ford) is on wet roads under Norfolk, Welney

[N1ova]

Nice video.Was that a green oval broke down on the side of the road??

[plumjam]

good video look like a bit of fun...

[Drift]

Hipo mate, was that road closed?
If so the local council will have a temporary restriction on it, unless you can prove you needed to get access to a property or there are other rights to pass you could face a fixed penalty fine.

Just a heads up

[BoxCleva]

Hipo mate, was that road closed?
If so the local council will have a temporary restriction on it, unless you can prove you needed to get access to a property or there are other rights to pass you could face a fixed penalty fine.

Just a heads up

Also filming while you are driving may be frowned at by the boys in blue

[hipo1024]

Hipo mate, was that road closed?
If so the local council will have a temporary restriction on it, unless you can prove you needed to get access to a property or there are other rights to pass you could face a fixed penalty fine.

Just a heads up

Also filming while you are driving may be frowned at by the boys in blue

hmmm...that might be why there arnt many vids of it then. everyone was going through it, even a 18 wheeler! also I wasn't filming while driving...well I was...but I wasn't holding it in my hand. I had the phone in my mouth...as far as I know there's no laws against that? lol.

As for that disco...Im not sure, it was empty and I think it was there the other time I went through it. so yeah...could of broken down lol.

[fogman]

nice little vid mate but i must say i was disgusted at the sight @ 1.40 havent you got any interior cleaner & a rag ? shocking all that dust

[drinksoptional]

I love finding flooded roads there is one near me that is always flooded

[Big Dav]

I love finding flooded roads there is one near me that is always flooded

No no no no, no drinks, thats the River Clyde, thats why its flooded sure it is.

[hipo1024]

nice little vid mate but i must say i was disgusted at the sight @ 1.40 havent you got any interior cleaner & a rag ? shocking all that dust

haha...yeah I must say...that is pritty bad! you dont notice with your own car...I bet yours is almost as bad!

[bigdazz]

nice vid what was the music ?

[fogman]

.I bet yours is almost as bad!

im an ex tramper truck driver & used to live all week in the cab & i kept it immaculate at all times ,& as they say " old habbits die hard" so no its not.
get the pledge out

[hipo1024]

nice vid what was the music ?

It says at the end

.I bet yours is almost as bad!

im an ex tramper truck driver & used to live all week in the cab & i kept it immaculate at all times ,& as they say " old habbits die hard" so no its not.
get the pledge out

haha....why use pledge when you have a girlfriend! lol no really, the whole thing is about 4months over due for a clean, but I cant bring myself to clean it, knowing it'll be dirty again in a few days. The passenger front corner (inside) is still coated in mud from when I got stuck with my mate (he was on the outside rocking it).

[fudge]

i will have to go there when i go bk to suffolk

that looks sooo fun

[tws7501968]

Best you aim for Norfolk instead
Seen that deep enough to reach the drivers seat of an artic, however deep that makes it, but the depth signs go up to about 8ft i think.

Extract from Cambs Times Jan '10
"Flood water drivers told: Excuses just won't wash.

Motorists who ignore road closures and tackle the flooded Welney Wash will be hit with a £60 fine and three penalty points if they are caught.

Several motorists have got stuck in the freezing waters this winter while trying to negotiate the stretch between Welney village and Ten Mile Bank. Diversions are in place but people are driving through and getting stranded in the floodwater.

Now police have warned drivers to expect tough action if they are caught flouting road rules. A spokesman said: "It is illegal and dangerous to ignore road signs. The signs are there for a reason - to protect the public.

The road is likely to be closed for several months and anyone caught ignoring the closure will get three points and a £60 fine." "


And a few days later.....

"Police U-turn on flood road

Motorists will NOT face a fine and penalty points for trying to pass the flooded Welney Wash on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border after police retracted their threat.

Following protests from a Welney haulage firm, police in both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk confirmed they will only ticket motorists who act carelessly. Last week, we revealed how Cambridgeshire police threatened motorists with a £60 fine and three penalty points for ignoring road closures while the wash is flooded.

It prompted protests from haulier Howard Kent to Norfolk police, because the wash road falls on the Norfolk side of the boundary. Mr Kent said: The road closed sign is square which means it is an advisory sign. Circular signs are mandatory. It's stated in the Highway Code.
Farmers always go through in their tractors safely and 4x4 drivers go past the closed sign as well, but my HGVs and our customers HGVs faced a 23-mile diversion to avoid a penalty when it was passable."

Keith Sainsbury, of Norfolk police's road policing/specialist operations, has told Mr Kent he was aware the threat "caused some problems and concerns in Welney". Mr Sainsbury added: "If anyone does try to cross when the Wash is badly flooded and becomes stuck or has obviously behaved recklessly, then we would consider what offences have been committed.

We would simply ask all road users to use their common sense and we will do the same." A Cambridgeshire police spokeswoman said: "We are not ticketing people for ignoring the sign but if we come across people driving through the flooded road without due care or carelessly a ticket may be considered."

So clear as muddy water then

[Big Dav]

Don't have designated ford as such, but if flooding occurrs around my area usually police advise 4x4's or large goods vehicle only, so it keeps a bit of common sense operating.