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Heather Campbell & Chiara Fiorillo

Commuter accidentally drives onto ferry instead of bridge across the River Thames

A commuter accidentally drove onto a ferry after mistaking it for a bridge across the River Thames.

Sophie Montague, 28, claims she was convinced she was driving across a bridge when she realised she was actually on a ferry during her morning commute last Friday.

She said she only realised she had boarded the ferry to Woolwich, south-east London, when she was met by a row of stationary cars.

The ferry is a free five-minute service that carries pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles across the Thames.

The driver filmed herself sharing her experience with the hilarious footage showing a bemused Sophie sitting in her car and giggling as she realised her mistake.

In the video, she said: "I literally cannot cope with myself. I have tried to cross the River Thames on what I thought was a road and I have actually ended up on a ferry - like, I'm on a ferry."

The camera pans to show the view from her car, where the white exterior of the ferry can be seen. The platform is full of stationary vehicles.

She then said: "I'm on a ferry, I'm just trying to commute to work. I thought it was a road and I'm on a freaking ferry."

She laughed and continued: "I just, I can't even...how? Anyway, I'm going to go and enjoy my boat."

The video then pans to the River Thames, where the boat can be seen mid-turn. Houses and buildings appear to get smaller as it gets further away from the land.

Sophie then said: "Waze really outdid itself this time, I'm literally on a boat. It actually feels like I'm drunk because everything is spinning.

"How did I do this, I'm on a f***ing boat! What?"

Sophie shared the hilarious video to social media on Friday with the caption: "Plain sailing."

The video received over 100,000 likes and more than 1,300 comments from users who were left in stitches over Sophie's blunder.

One person said: "I'm sorry but this has made my day. Defo something I'd do."

Another wrote: "Um, how are you calm? I would be screaming, crying, throwing up."

A third joked: "Enjoy Rotterdam. Bring us back some baked goods."

Another added: "At that point just take a few days off and enjoy the journey."

One more said: "Universe telling you to go on an adventure."

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