Dashcams can be useful in helping drivers prove and prevent road accidents – as well as knocking money off their insurance.

But now baffling footage from a front view camera has revealed a man sitting at a road junction in a bumper car.

The video clip, filmed in Harlow Essex, shows the balding man waiting patiently in the small white vehicle, usually seen only at fairgrounds.

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Looking left and right, he gives no suggestion of how he got there – or how he plans to get anywhere else.


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The bumper car does not appear to have the pole-mounted contact at the rear, which is traditionally used to form a complete circuit with a conductive floor.



However, some newer versions of the dodgem run on batteries, meaning they could theoretically be driven outside of the ride.

The downside is that those types of bumper car can take several hours to recharge their batteries.

The man was spotted sitting at a junction in the white bumper car (Picture: Deadline News)

Ben Peters, 34, shared the video on his company Telematic Pro’s Facebook with the cation: ‘Not something you see on the road every day.’

This isn’t the first time a bumper car has been spotted outside of usual settings, with wacky Staffordshire inventor Mark Harper taking his out for a spin earlier this month.

The quirky 46-year-old bought the dodgem on eBay for £400 before kitting it out with a mobility scooter engine, caravan battery, LED lights and a sound system for around £2,500.

It took the father-of-three five months to construct and can reach a top speed of about 8mph.

But Mr Peters admitted he is still waiting for a response from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency before officially taking it out on the roads.

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