"Two Britons landed themselves in a German hospital after they allegedly followed satnav instructions - and drove straight into a church.

The unnamed couple were driving in freezing conditions from Austria to France on Friday when the car's satnav said, "turn right", The Times reports.

The 76-year-old driver did as he was told, immediately smashing into a 19th Century chapel near Freundpolz, Bavaria. The prang is said to have caused £23,000 worth of damage.

A motorist who stopped to help claimed the confused man blamed the machine for the error. The stunned driver said: "It told me to turn this way, but I suddenly ran out of road."

A spokeswoman for the Bavarian police said the moral of the story was the need to keep your wits about you when driving.

The couple spent the night in hospital recovering from shock and minor bruising. They've since returned to Britain - by train."

But ve vas only obeying orders!!!!

'Sat nav directed me into path of train'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1551249/Sat-nav-directed-me-into-path-of-train.html

My Garmin sends me up deadend streets here in Auckland.

Shows a thru' road, but noway.

Lucky I am familiar with Auck streets.

Gawd help me in Wellington with its plethora of einbahn strasses

Sydney too, worse

You'd think that at some point, somebody would say: "Are you sure the sat nav is right?"

You'd think that at some point, somebody would say: "Are you sure the sat nav is right?"

I guess some people follow blindly, like lemmings.

Commonsense should rule.

They are 76... he is anyway.

She "are you sure this is the right way dear?"

He "Of course it is, can't hear the talking navigator"

She "I'm sure it's not meant to be this way"

He "Listen woman, do you want to bloody drive, of course it's the.... BANG

You'd think that at some point, somebody would say: "Are you sure the sat nav is right?"

I guess some people follow blindly, like lemmings.

Commonsense should rule.

Well the few satnavs I have heard doing their stuff all had a woman's voice and you all know rule #1 don't you?

Never argue with a woman.

But you would expect that even at 76 he would have enough nous to at least look out of the window before making the turn. The rule drummed into me in driving lessons was "look, indicate, manouvre" (? learning to spell also would be useful).

You can get an Ozzy Osbourne satnav voice

You can get an Ozzy Osbourne satnav voice

The problem would be that nobody understands a word he is saying.