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I'm not a big fan of GPS navigators but to be honest I used them a few times to know the basics. The first thing I understood was that you shouldn't put all your faith in the sat-navigator. It's true that in a new country for example it's a big help but having a GPS navigator attached to your dashboard doesn't mean you're going to get to your destination on time or safe.

This is the case with a truck that carrying timber from north Wales to Birmingham that got stuck on a "tractors only" road, last week. To be brief, the guy followed his navigator's instructions and ignored a sign that clearly said unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles. The result is obvious.

We now have an angry farmer, Margaret Evans that said “He knocked down branches on the way and damaged trees and is now well and truly stuck.” She has to take a 2 miles longer road to get to her farm lane, now that the truck is blocking access.

The driver refused to comment but the company owning the truck told the reporters that they don't provide the vehicle with sat-nagivation : "drivers use their own".

Read the signs people ... read the signs!

via BBC