Rufford Ford, Nottinghamshire (UK) - Infamous for hydrolocking

__.gxr.__ · 28th April 2022, 20:39

Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire, U.K is becoming quite popular as a spot where drivers wreck their engines. The place is often flooded by an adjoining stream. Drivers often misjudge the depth of the water and end up hydrolocking their engines. The place has tolled the death-knell for not just cars but also bigger vehicles like trucks.

Here are a few articles on the same:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-engla...shire-60575504

https://jalopnik.com/a-water-crossin...-ot-1846959309

https://www.hotcars.com/why-people-k...this-uk-river/

A few YouTube videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zwztVa32Sc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYjA...TdB7vB7sP7l52K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFJX2wzcsqc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4QhrgbHU0Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb-4CcPsL2Q

Aditya · 29th April 2022, 05:33

Thread moved out from the Assembly Line. Thanks for sharing!

tharian · 29th April 2022, 07:29

I have watched some YT videos of this location and used to wonder, why can't they give some kind of warning to the drivers or better still, build a bridge!
It seems this location has been like this for long.

It is a moneybag location for YT creators though, going by the number of videos from this location.

ashis89 · 29th April 2022, 08:31

I was made aware of such a video series a few months ago and since then, they keep popping up on my feed. Once I start watching, I am hooked for some time. They're addictive for sure.

As for the ford, I feel it is due to the carelessness of the drivers that the cars are ruined. Most of them plunge into the ford as if no one's business. The rare few those who are careful, mostly make it across without any trouble. And the kingmakers are the Range Rovers.

Maky · 29th April 2022, 10:04

I came across these videos a while ago.
It seems the most experienced drivers with non-SUV sized 'lesser' cars are surviving it by simply going slow and not forcing the water into the engine which you would at speed, whereas some of the guys stalling with the big SUVs are overconfident of their machines and rushing through at speed.

MotoBlip · 29th April 2022, 11:11

People of Gurgaon are either going to relate to this or scoff at these amateurs

Yusha · 29th April 2022, 17:10

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amol4184 · 7th May 2022, 16:33

Land Rover : our cars might break down middle of the road but will never leave you stranded in a river.

It's funny but people with lowest ground clearance are the ones diving fastest into the water while the ones with 700mm fording capabilities are slowest. That one guy with snorkel did the slowest pass through.

amvj · 4th December 2022, 21:42

The Rufford road was closed recently. Some of the YouTubers rely on this would suffer as a result. The reason could be some of 4x4 drivers drove at a high rate of speed and police / farmers are not happy it seems.

They are going to block the road permanently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG3P82B5fJM&t=345s

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tharian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SBC Posts: 3,985 Thanked: 8,039 Times View My Garage	re: Rufford Ford, Nottinghamshire (UK) - Infamous for hydrolocking I have watched some YT videos of this location and used to wonder, why can't they give some kind of warning to the drivers or better still, build a bridge! It seems this location has been like this for long. It is a moneybag location for YT creators though, going by the number of videos from this location. Last edited by tharian : 29th April 2022 at 07:31.
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ashis89 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 3,469 Thanked: 10,974 Times View My Garage	re: Rufford Ford, Nottinghamshire (UK) - Infamous for hydrolocking I was made aware of such a video series a few months ago and since then, they keep popping up on my feed. Once I start watching, I am hooked for some time. They're addictive for sure. As for the ford, I feel it is due to the carelessness of the drivers that the cars are ruined. Most of them plunge into the ford as if no one's business. The rare few those who are careful, mostly make it across without any trouble. And the kingmakers are the Range Rovers.
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Maky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,297 Thanked: 1,719 Times	re: Rufford Ford, Nottinghamshire (UK) - Infamous for hydrolocking I came across these videos a while ago. It seems the most experienced drivers with non-SUV sized 'lesser' cars are surviving it by simply going slow and not forcing the water into the engine which you would at speed, whereas some of the guys stalling with the big SUVs are overconfident of their machines and rushing through at speed.
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amol4184 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle/Pune Posts: 1,218 Thanked: 4,920 Times	Re: Rufford Ford, Nottinghamshire (UK) - Infamous for hydrolocking Land Rover : our cars might break down middle of the road but will never leave you stranded in a river. It's funny but people with lowest ground clearance are the ones diving fastest into the water while the ones with 700mm fording capabilities are slowest. That one guy with snorkel did the slowest pass through.
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