REPORT: Angry U.K. man drives Rolls-Royce into store after his bed is delivered without a mattress
Drunk people often display a distinct lack of comprehension, and that appears to be the case in this particular instance as well. A 1983 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit bore the brunt of the injuries when a frustrated Robert Caton of Andover, England got fed up trying to sort out a customer service problem at his local Tesco store. Apparently, Caton had placed a telephone order with Tesco Direct for a bedroom set, which arrived without a mattress. Heading off fully-cocked to sort things out, the man arrived at the brick and mortar store to try and get some satisfaction.
Like many retailers, Tesco's catalog/online division is separate from the real-world stores, so the staff that Caton was haranguing could only do so much. Shortly after asking a security guard how long it would take to evacuate the store, he carefully lined up his Roller for a good shot at the storefront. Several people were treated for cuts and bruises and the big luxury car caused the destruction of a low brick wall, plenty of plate glass, and two registers as it made its 15-foot run into the outlet. Now, rather than sleeping it off on his brand new bedroom set, Mr. Caton is spending nights on a prison cot, awaiting his September 25th sentencing.
[Source: Telegraph | Photo: Sky News]
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m 8:17AM (8/31/2009)
"A 1983 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit bore the brunt of the injuries"
I'd say that checkout lane bore the brunt of the injuries.
I do not understand how this kind of action can ever seem to be a good idea. I can completely understand being extremely frustrated with terrible customer service, but your internal cost versus benefit analysis has got to find a couple problems with running your car through a public building. It doesn't really matter how bad your experience with a store was, jail time and a staggering bill are not likely to make it better.
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Jim in Tampa 8:36AM (8/31/2009)
If Mr. Caton had applied this kind of thoughtful logic, we wouldn't be getting to read this amusing little story! Where's the fun in that?
m 8:39AM (8/31/2009)
Good point Jim!
BigTeebo 8:49AM (8/31/2009)
Yeah, but that Tesco's employee who ticked him off is probably going to think twice about upsetting customers in the future.
Buffalo Bill 5:15PM (8/31/2009)
Maybe he's having a midlife crisis and has been wanting to get that ninja bike. Might as well dump the old ride in style while he's at it.
Aloysius Vampa 8:19AM (8/31/2009)
Wow.
He probably played too much GTA.
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Farmboy 8:24AM (8/31/2009)
Clearance items much? I think Angry UK man is a bit of an understatement. It must have been like, "I wanted a f@*$in Serta!!!! AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" BOOM!!!
"Clean up. Isle 12."
When I read this, a couple of songs pop into my head........
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Pengwin 9:54AM (8/31/2009)
I lol'd
~D. 8:25AM (8/31/2009)
that's the rich for ya...
"what? you DON'T have my favorite brand of ice cream?! THEN PREPARE TO BE SMOTE PLEBIAN SERF!"
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Aloysius Vampa 9:12AM (8/31/2009)
hahaha
akboss302 8:30AM (8/31/2009)
15 feet!? That's a Silver Spirit! I half expected to see a hole in either end of the building (full brick walls) and the Rolls still motoring down the highway...
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Jared 8:54AM (8/31/2009)
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Zakspeed 9:04AM (8/31/2009)
No airbags
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CH 9:32AM (8/31/2009)
And no matress...
Next you will hear, he plowed the front of his local RR dealer because of the missing airbags.
Venom 9:32AM (8/31/2009)
I wonder if this guy got this idea from last night's Entourage or if they got the idea from him, lol.
The Rolls looks like it is in pretty good shape.
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Epyx 10:04AM (8/31/2009)
... or maybe the Blues Brothers.
moretz2450 9:43AM (8/31/2009)
Silver Spirit and Silver Spurs are tanks. Large, solid, monsters. 5400 pounds of steel, aluminium, wood, and hand-stiched Connelly Brothers hide. Surprised there weren't more injuries. That Royce doesn't look in too bad a shape.
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andyb 10:02AM (8/31/2009)
LOL Andover is the place for rage.
Remember the CCTV car park road rage, where one woman forced the other ot of her space,,,, The Tesco store is at the op of the screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SunrQam8aU
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Jim R 10:31AM (8/31/2009)
At least he had the courtesy to tell the guard to get everyone out first. He was in enough of a right mind that he didn't want to injure anyone, just give Tesco a drive-thru.
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Ray 5:54PM (8/31/2009)
Would you say the same if he decided to burn the place down? Given his state of mind I don't think that's an impossibility. One should never applaud destruction of property simply because they were polite about it.