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Don’t drive though floodwater like this Tesla driver — as impressive as it is

Published 25 January 2024
By Matt Robinson
TikTok video shows Tesla ploughing through deep water on a flooded San Diego street while a Volkswagen Beetle is stranded in the middle.
More disruption on UK roads as new storms follow Eunice and Franklin

Storms cause more havoc on UK roads

The Met Office is warning drivers to slow down and be extra vigilant as more severe weather may be on the way.
Published 21 February 2022

Video: Impreza WRX trashed by flood damage

A Subaru Impreza WRX owner has been forced to sell his beloved performance saloon, after the car was damaged beyond repair in a flood.
Published 12 February 2019
The best motoring gifs in the world part 1

The best motoring gifs in the world part 1

Gifs ... what the internet was made for.
Published 11 April 2018
Video: Children saved from overturned car caught in flood water "back home and well"

Watch desperate motorists rescue two children

It plays out like a nail-biting scene from a Hollywood disaster movie, but the footage of an overturned car trapped in flood water...
Published 12 May 2017
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News: Councils hit by flood of pothole damage claims...

Councils in areas worst hit by the winter storms are now facing a flood of compensation claims from motorists whose cars have been damaged by potholes.
Published 07 May 2014
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Noah saved 2x2. Today’s rescuers do it 4x4

KATE MERRY and her young son Elliot are trying to cross the great divide. She lives in Muchelney, Somerset, near the River Parrett, which has risen...
Published 02 April 2014
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News: Wet weather causes write-off misery as drivers...

IT'S OFFICIAL: the wettest January on record is taking its toll on weather-weary drivers.
Published 31 January 2014