The most shocking sat nav fails – from driving straight into a river to getting stuck on a cliff

MOST drivers these days will rely on their sat nav to get them from A to B.

But things don’t always go to plan and technology can really let motorists down.

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These drivers found out the hard way that their navigation system doesn’t always know the best route to take.

From launching into a river to getting stuck on the top of a cliff, sat nav directions left these car owners in some rather sticky situations.

Read on to see the most shocking cases of navigation technology getting it wrong…

Learning the hard way

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Sand drag

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Cliff banger

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