Anybody any experience of complaining about....
01 November 2007, 04:00 PM
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Anybody any experience of complaining about....
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On saturday at 5pm I was on a 2 lane road with a kerb either side.
2 Ford transit police marked vans came towards me with flashing blues on... all the cars in front of me, slow moving traffic were small, ie fiestas etc and moved to the side of the road.
I moved over as far as I could without mounting the kerb and the van still came towards me and didnt slow down kept coming leaving me no option but to mount the kerb thus damaging my alloy.
Went to the police station to complain, got an inspector taking my details of what happened.
Inspector told me he had never had a complaint like this before... told him to come outside and see the car, he did and said ' oh now I see why' I said ' yes well if it was a 20 year old escort (no offence) we wouldnt be having this conversation'
Today I receive a phone call saying I have to inform my insurance company and make a claim and my insurance company can claim against them... told him I have 9 years no claims and no points, and Im not going to tarnish my record with a claim....
He's gone away to talk to some bigwig...
He told me that it is an offence not to move out of the way of an emergency vehicle on a shout.... even if it means damaging my car....
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On saturday at 5pm I was on a 2 lane road with a kerb either side.
2 Ford transit police marked vans came towards me with flashing blues on... all the cars in front of me, slow moving traffic were small, ie fiestas etc and moved to the side of the road.
I moved over as far as I could without mounting the kerb and the van still came towards me and didnt slow down kept coming leaving me no option but to mount the kerb thus damaging my alloy.
Went to the police station to complain, got an inspector taking my details of what happened.
Inspector told me he had never had a complaint like this before... told him to come outside and see the car, he did and said ' oh now I see why' I said ' yes well if it was a 20 year old escort (no offence) we wouldnt be having this conversation'
Today I receive a phone call saying I have to inform my insurance company and make a claim and my insurance company can claim against them... told him I have 9 years no claims and no points, and Im not going to tarnish my record with a claim....
He's gone away to talk to some bigwig...
He told me that it is an offence not to move out of the way of an emergency vehicle on a shout.... even if it means damaging my car....
Where Do I Stand ?
01 November 2007, 04:03 PM
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Erm, if you could see the vehicle in front and you knew it was going to be a tight squeeze why didnt you mount the kerb in advance? You could have done it in a way that would mean the wheel didnt get damaged. 
Not having a go but it seems like the logical thing, I honestly cant see you getting anywhere with this though. Sounds like it'd be a right PITA to get anything from them in terms of compensation and would be more hassle than its worth
Not having a go but it seems like the logical thing, I honestly cant see you getting anywhere with this though. Sounds like it'd be a right PITA to get anything from them in terms of compensation and would be more hassle than its worth
01 November 2007, 04:06 PM
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And I couldnt move onto the kerb straight away as it had pedestrians 4 a breast on it , a busy tourist area
01 November 2007, 04:07 PM
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01 November 2007, 04:09 PM
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Yes, Im for real, I know how to read the situation in front of me, Id know the gap wasnt going to be all that big and would slow down, turn left and mount the kerb enough.... Women drivers eh
01 November 2007, 04:12 PM
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Everyone has experience about complaining about police........they are morons after all..... but as Davegtt says.... normally people steer into the curb so the tyre makes contact first and not the alloy..... or you should of left it where it was and stated it was as far as you could pull over without putting pedestrians at risk
01 November 2007, 04:12 PM
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Claiming off your insurance AGAINST them is not really gonna tarnish your record.
I would take the simple option tbh. Otherwise its gonna get messy and drawn out.
If the inspector will furnish you with agreement that it was the force's fault, you should be fine.
Speak to your insurers and check this would not go against you. From experience it wont.
At the same time, do you believe the police vehicles would actually have struck your car if you had not hit the kerb? How much more did you move over from initial positioning, to where you struck the kerb? If the vehicle failed to slow, my most serious concern would be their driving.
I would take the simple option tbh. Otherwise its gonna get messy and drawn out.
If the inspector will furnish you with agreement that it was the force's fault, you should be fine.
Speak to your insurers and check this would not go against you. From experience it wont.
At the same time, do you believe the police vehicles would actually have struck your car if you had not hit the kerb? How much more did you move over from initial positioning, to where you struck the kerb? If the vehicle failed to slow, my most serious concern would be their driving.
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01 November 2007, 04:33 PM
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At the same time, do you believe the police vehicles would actually have struck your car if you had not hit the kerb? How much more did you move over from initial positioning, to where you struck the kerb? If the vehicle failed to slow, my most serious concern would be their driving.
01 November 2007, 04:37 PM
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I had already moved closer to the kerb which is why I couldnt get the swing to mount the kerb correctly
01 November 2007, 04:50 PM
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I don't believe this. There is an ambulance driver in court right now for dangerous driving because a girl turned right as he was overtaking her with sirens and lights going.
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01 November 2007, 04:53 PM
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01 November 2007, 04:54 PM
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Overtaking a car which was indicating right.
Even though people SHOULD see them, and courtesy says give way... Its not a law. So in theory the ambulance driver is still guilty of dangerous driving.
Not my belief, but the way it is.
THe trained driver should "anticipate" what other road users will do, and react accordingly. Defensive driving 101.
Even though people SHOULD see them, and courtesy says give way... Its not a law. So in theory the ambulance driver is still guilty of dangerous driving.
Not my belief, but the way it is.
THe trained driver should "anticipate" what other road users will do, and react accordingly. Defensive driving 101.
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Another good case for urban SUV's although not those with 22" rims and 35 profile tyres 
I've only had to mount the kerb once for an ambulance and didn't do any damage.
If the Police insurers decide to play hard ball I dont think you stand much chance unless you have a witness that will state you had no other choice and the damage was done at that point.
Cheers
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I've only had to mount the kerb once for an ambulance and didn't do any damage.
If the Police insurers decide to play hard ball I dont think you stand much chance unless you have a witness that will state you had no other choice and the damage was done at that point.
Cheers
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01 November 2007, 05:00 PM
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Cheers Lee...
01 November 2007, 06:18 PM
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We have kerbs round here that are 6" high and would damage a spoiler, let alone an alloy. I have to do quite a bit of reversing on recycling day
If the law says you have to damage stuff to get out the way (which I don't believe) then you should reverse into the car behind and keep going until out of the way, at least your alloys will be OK
