Rays that are reflected off of the $310 million 'Walkie Talkie' may be so powerful that they partially melted a Jaguar XJ. As a precautionary measure, parking has been suspended in certain areas.
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Tiling firm boss Martin Lindsay says his Jaguar was damaged by bright light reflected down from the 'Walkie Talkie' skyscraper in London.
A brand new British skyscraper has been blamed for scorching a car that was parked nearby.
The $310 million "Walkie Talkie" — which stands at 20 Fenchurch Str. in London — reportedly reflected blinding rays of light onto a Jaguar XJ.
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Rays from the new 'Walkie Talkie' tower in central London are so powerful that people have started calling it 'Walkie Scorchie.'
Tiling firm boss Martin Lindsay claims he'd only left his vehicle in Eastcheap for an hour on Thursday.
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Martin Lindsay said he smelled burnt plastic when he returned to his car.
But when he returned he allegedly found the panels buckled and a smell of burnt plastic.
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Parking has been suspended in the areas affected by the reflect sunlight.
"They're going to have to think of something," he told City A.M. "I'm gutted. How can they let this continue?"
His story prompted other similar tales of woe, with heating engineer Eddie Cannon coming forward to claim his Vauxhall Vevaro had suffered from the same fate.
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The business man's Jaguar apparently buckled in the heat from the 'Walkie Scorchie.'
"The van looks a total mess — every bit of plastic on the left and everything on the dashboard has melted, including a bottle of Lucozade that looks like it has been baked," he added.
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The carpet in a nearby barber shop has a burn mark on the carpet from sunlight reflected off the 'Walkie Talkie' tower.
Joint developers Land Securities and Canary Wharf has suspended parking bays that fall in the path of the reflected rays as they investigate.
"As a precautionary measure, the city of London has agreed to suspend three parking bays in the area which may be affected," a spokesman said.
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The light from the 37-story building is apparently more powerful than intended.
It's also led some to dub the 37-story, 525-feet building — which has a concave design and is due to be completed next year — as the "Walkie Scorchie."
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