Syrian lorry driver takes a 1,600 mile detour to Gibraltar via Skegness thanks to sat nav
Posted by admin in Anything else, tags: Gibraltar, Necdet Bakimci, WTF?Birdwatchers at Gibraltar Point looked on in astonishment as Necdet Bakimci tried to steer his 32-tonne lorry down a narrow lane towards the North Sea.
But he became stuck and spent around an hour attempting to turn back in the direction of dry land.
When questioned by onlookers, he explained in broken English that he was looking for Coral Road on Gibraltar.
It is thought that the confusion arose because his device had the Rock listed as UK territory and so directed him towards the mainland.
Steven Humphreys, 57, of Burgh le Marsh, Lincs, said he explained to Mr Bakimci that Gibraltar was in fact 1,600 miles away off the Spanish coast.
“He showed me his delivery docket,” he said. “I had my laptop and found the place on Gibraltar. Amazingly, the guy didn’t seem too upset.”
Eventually, Mr Bakimci arranged for his firm in Antakya, Turkey, to ship the cars to the correct destination from Birmingham and began his journey home.
via Telegraph.co.uk
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