The most ‘un-roadworthy car’ in the world?

Learning to Do-It-Yourself (DIY), is arguably one of the most useful improvisation skills you can pick up.

Turn a seatbelt, into an actual belt – no problem. Grab those used car seats and make them into some rustic garden furniture. Waste not, want not!

However, one reckless driver recently decided to apply this approach to his ACTUAL car. With a battered bucket for a front seat and pliers as a steering wheel, he was pulled over by police on Friday 13^th July 2018, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, (not the best date for it).

The car was also missing its front wing, bumper and headlights – according to Norfolk's roads policing unit, it was "the most un-roadworthy car" they had ever seen.

It must be a contender, for sure, but a little time on the internet proves it is far from the only one.

In May 2018, for example, a driver in Australia was fined $1500 for attempting to drive a car with no interior or windscreen while sitting on a metal workshop stool.

It’d be a funny story, if the potential consequences weren’t so serious. Local radio presenters and locals found the funny side, commenting on the ‘weight reduction goals’ – but the result of this driving haphazard could have been dire.

Yet, even these two examples pale in comparison to the confusing nature of this next wheeled catastrophe.

In 2017, a 21 year old American man was pulled over whilst driving a car with no doors, windshield or number plates. However, the most bizarre aspect of the car was that there was an axe implanted in the roof of the vehicle.

He was charged for driving whilst impaired by multiple drugs, which explains the state of the vehicle – but police were unable to provide an explanation for the axe. In the end, the driver was jailed and posted on bail for $10,000 – which may or may not be considered a suitable punishment.

There is, thankfully, no actual competition for ‘The most un-roadworthy car’ in the world –but these stories do illustrate the lengths to which some drivers will go, just to stay on the road. I’d advise you stick to your annual MOT, personally.