{"id":1074,"date":"2025-03-18T13:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2025-03-18T23:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:11:42","slug":"how-did-this-82000-mercedes-end-up-abandoned-on-london-dlr-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/how-did-this-82000-mercedes-end-up-abandoned-on-london-dlr-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"How did this \u00a382,000 Mercedes end up abandoned on London DLR tracks?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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between a DLR train and the car that looked like something out of Fast & Furious. <\/p>\n<p>The rogue vehicle blocked the line near Canary Wharf on Saturday, NeedToKnow first reported. <\/p>\n<p>Trains managed to stop safely, it is understood. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"441\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22746298 lazyload\" alt=\"A white Mercedes-Benz parked on the DLR tracks in Poplar, east London, on Sunday with a DLR train on the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244301397-960a.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The Mercedes blocked the DLR tracks near Canary Wharf on Saturday (Picture: Jam Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The driver had mysteriously mounted the white Mercedes- Benz AMG GLC 43 on the tracks \u2013 although the nearest roads such as the A1261 Aspen Way are walled off.<\/p>\n<p>A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and blocking the railway. <\/p>\n<p>When the video of the car emerged, people said it looked like a clip from the Grand Theft Auto games. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Will the traffic warden give a ticket,\u2019 one person quipped on social media, while another asked the car got there as \u2018most of the DLR is high rise.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>The discovery was made near the DLR Poplar depot, which suggests the driver might have snuck in through the area. <\/p>\n<p>Along with causing travel chaos, the driver risked being electrocuted or severely burned as the DRL tracks carry a high-voltage current, making trespassing \u2018extremely dangerous,\u2019 TfL has warned. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DLR Trespassing | Transport for 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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/04\/london-getting-a-new-task-force-save-ailing-nightlife-will-22495061\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/10\/this-salary-need-buy-a-house-every-london-borough-bleak-22528947\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/28\/warning-londoners-tfl-fare-increase-comes-effect-sunday-22644507\/\">Warning to Londoners as TfL fare increase comes into effect on Sunday<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> London news hub<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A British Transport Police spokesperson told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018Officers were called to the line near Poplar DLR station at around 6am on Saturday (15 March) following reports of a car stuck on the railway lines. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Officers attended and a man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle and for obstruction of the railway.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ben Grellier, TfL\u2019s head of operations for the DLR, told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018A car drove onto some train sidings at the DLR\u2019s Poplar Depot early\u00a0on Saturday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thankfully, there were no injuries\u00a0but,\u00a0for safety reasons, we had to\u00a0temporarily\u00a0isolate the power at the depot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This\u00a0impacted our ability to bring a small number of trains into service,\u00a0 but\u00a0disruption was\u00a0minimal as we were able to introduce additional trains from our second depot at Beckton. 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