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RonnieOatmilk
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The honest answer to that is 'I don't know'.. I was outlooking for something to photograph, and got a text from my partner saying 'Penny says they are about to rescue a car from the canal outside her apartment so it was already in the boat when I got there.
I beleive that the owner was still there (and actually is in the other photo). Certainly she was rearranging bags and stuff in it once it was up. She /was/ driven away by the police but in her own car and all seemed to be smiles, so I think just a parking mistake. She may have been doing a 3 point turn but unlikely because the roads down the canals are one way (not impossible though if the road is blocked further up)
There are no guard rails on a bunch of the canals, not least because where they do exist they are a trip hazard.
The fire brigade had it up with no fuss at all. I guess it is not overly rare. I know four brits went in in their car in August, and a couple of years ago one went in opposite our apartment so I guess it just happens sometimes