A MERCEDES driver has been blasted after brazenly driving onto a packed beach – infuriating locals.
The clueless tourist parked the white Mercedes on Towan beach in Newquay, Cornwall yesterday.
Snaps show children playing in the sand next to the beached estate car.
A passenger in the car appears to cover their face while its owner talks to them.
Local Kevin Harmer said: "People were shocked. The car drove onto the beach – and the lifeguard announced no driving on the beach.
"The lifeguard went and spoke to him, he turned around and drove away with no problems.
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“The beach was very busy, we just get used to it- just another day at the office.”
Earlier this month, local chef Conor Duffy saw three cars stranded on the Cornish beach – saying “idiot summer” has begun.
Conor, 33, said: "They all drove down together, didn’t look like they knew each other as they were all separate cars,
"They then had to get two RNLI trucks to leave their life guarding posts to come and sort them out.
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"They had to be pulled out by locals as no tractors could be called in.
"Then they had to clear the ramp as they each took turns at speeding up the beach and onto the ramp without getting stuck again.
"Lifeguards tried to sort it as quickly as possible and did so – just shows common sense isn’t really that common.
"Happens at least once a week now due to tourists not reading the signs and thinking that they are fine to do so."
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