Anybody any experience of complaining about....
01 November 2007, 11:20 PM
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Police ..... full of siht as usual trying the ooohhh we're really scary tactic. Ask them which law says you have to get out of the way ??
Please don't think I don't as I always do but they are wa****s
Please don't think I don't as I always do but they are wa****s
01 November 2007, 11:29 PM
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I don't believe there's a specific law for getting out the way, but if they want to be really obtuse they may be able to claim obstructing a police officer from carrying out his duty. However, unless you're parked accross the road in an obvious attempt to prevent them from getting past rather than simply not moving out the way there's not a hope in hell it will stick.
With regards to getting any sort of response from them, I think Sonic's suggestion is a worthwhile tactic. Get some publicity behind you and you'll probably find they'll be more forthcoming.
Failing that, Claire, I've got some wheels that are going spare
With regards to getting any sort of response from them, I think Sonic's suggestion is a worthwhile tactic. Get some publicity behind you and you'll probably find they'll be more forthcoming.
Failing that, Claire, I've got some wheels that are going spare
02 November 2007, 12:12 AM
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Come on, you think the local papers will publish the police are naughty because some gal kerb her alloys trying to move for a police van? 
02 November 2007, 12:34 AM
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Is it just women drivers you have a problem with? Going back to her first post the question was asked about how to go about complaining about the police an from what I can see so far none of your comments are answering her question just slagging off her driving, sounds like some trolling going on
02 November 2007, 12:41 AM
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Woman are we? Cant drive? Thought so..... FFS woman, get a grip, take a hint from the smileys.... OK, it might not be to your humour, Im not Peter Kay or Freddie Starr but Im just jesting... Some people should stay away from the internet, seriously....
02 November 2007, 12:48 AM
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It's an offence to deliberately obstruct an emergency vehicle, ie to try and prevent it's progress, but not moving out of the way is not an offence.
I'd imagine that as a good will gesture you'll get some payout from the police
I'd imagine that as a good will gesture you'll get some payout from the police
02 November 2007, 01:02 AM
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Actually
1 comment is humour carrying on in the same vane very very boring
02 November 2007, 01:06 AM
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You know, picking up on it, bothering you, and making a point about it makes it twice as boring, so..... Straight back atcha (Im considering a smiley here, but Im unsure, do I use a rolleyes to show my dissapointment in you or a grin to show that Im still being light hearted about things even though its probably still going to sail over your head) Oh sod it
Straight back atcha (Im considering a smiley here, but Im unsure, do I use a rolleyes to show my dissapointment in you or a grin to show that Im still being light hearted about things even though its probably still going to sail over your head) Oh sod it
02 November 2007, 01:20 AM
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Ohhh we have an unoffensive smiley in there... Glad you learned how to use them
Im sure she can look after herself, shes managed to ignore me for quite a while and didnt rise to the bait... Hang on, we'll leave it there, Im off to bed.
I bid you good night. Glad I aint your fella tonight, obviously aint getting owt
Im sure she can look after herself, shes managed to ignore me for quite a while and didnt rise to the bait... Hang on, we'll leave it there, Im off to bed.
I bid you good night. Glad I aint your fella tonight, obviously aint getting owt
02 November 2007, 01:37 AM
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I agree Dave & I'm fairly sure that I'm male. Not really a thread for jokes is it 
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Is it just women drivers you have a problem with? Going back to her first post the question was asked about how to go about complaining about the police an from what I can see so far none of your comments are answering her question just slagging off her driving, sounds like some trolling going on
02 November 2007, 08:17 AM
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Is it just women drivers you have a problem with? Going back to her first post the question was asked about how to go about complaining about the police an from what I can see so far none of your comments are answering her question just slagging off her driving, sounds like some trolling going on
Thanks Scousefly... ( I have to be careful what I say here now.... as a mod on SNET I have to behave
) How shall I put this... erm.....People like this are looking for a reaction. (thats the nicest way I can think of putting it )
I get it every day from chavs in their peugeot 205s, novas, clios etc etc ... people threatened by a woman in a powerful car... if it bothered me the car would of been sold a long time ago..... the fact I have 10 years no claims and a clean licence proves what sort of driver I am ... what about you DaveGTT can you say the same?
Ohhh we have an unoffensive smiley in there... Glad you learned how to use them
Im sure she can look after herself, shes managed to ignore me for quite a while and didnt rise to the bait... Hang on, we'll leave it there, Im off to bed.
I bid you good night. Glad I aint your fella tonight, obviously aint getting owt
Im sure she can look after herself, shes managed to ignore me for quite a while and didnt rise to the bait... Hang on, we'll leave it there, Im off to bed.
I bid you good night. Glad I aint your fella tonight, obviously aint getting owt
Good Night DaveGTT.... Where abouts are you? Why dont you come on over to one of our meets and tell me what you think of my driving... it's easy to do it on here isnt it
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02 November 2007, 08:20 AM
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Police...
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 ?
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 ?
I was sat in a NYC cab some years back and he wouldn't move out of the way of an ambulance with lights and sirens as ' it probably wasn't an emergency anyway'. He wasn't pleased that I didn't tip him - that'll learn him
02 November 2007, 08:46 AM
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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.
Quite how someone can be unaware of an emergency vehicle behind them when the sirens are going and lights flashing is beyond me.
Furthermore, if this ambulance driver gets convicted, they may as well abandon the whole idea of emergency vehicles and just drive at the speed limit, without any overtaking etc.
I still think that this copper told the OP that she had to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle as an attempt to fob off her legitimate claim to repairs.
Bear in mind police vehicles do not have conventional insurance. Any claims are paid out of their budget. No surprise this inspector was trying to safeguard his forces budget.
02 November 2007, 08:52 AM
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Told me they do have insurance for this sort of thing and Im now dealing with that company
and not the force
02 November 2007, 08:54 AM
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02 November 2007, 08:57 AM
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Yeah... told me to claim on my insurance and then my insurance could claim against theirs ... told him with my £400 excess I could probably buy a whole set of wheels.... £400 he said ? I said Yep.. now you see why I have 10 years no claims lol....
02 November 2007, 11:41 AM
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I get it every day from chavs in their peugeot 205s, novas, clios etc etc ... people threatened by a woman in a powerful car... if it bothered me the car would of been sold a long time ago..... the fact I have 10 years no claims and a clean licence proves what sort of driver I am ... what about you DaveGTT can you say the same?
Good Night DaveGTT.... Where abouts are you? Why dont you come on over to one of our meets and tell me what you think of my driving... it's easy to do it on here isnt it
Good Night DaveGTT.... Where abouts are you? Why dont you come on over to one of our meets and tell me what you think of my driving... it's easy to do it on here isnt it
Im in Grantham FYI, not that that has much to do with it, I dont fancy coming to your meets, I grew out of all that a few years ago
Although for what its worth, I think youve taken all my comments way out of perspective... Sounds almost like your offering me out at a meeting or something 
02 November 2007, 12:01 PM
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LMAO. Are you serious? Because youve never made a claim on your insurance and have a clean licence proves what sort of driver you are? It proves jack. Seriously, yeah I have a clean licence for the time being and my last claim on the insurance was approximately 5 years ago. What does that prove?
Having a clean licence and not claiming would prove that you took care over your car... considering the car is a daily run about and is used every day
Im in Grantham FYI, not that that has much to do with it, I dont fancy coming to your meets, I grew out of all that a few years ago
Although for what its worth, I think youve taken all my comments way out of perspective... Sounds almost like your offering me out at a meeting or something Not at all offering you out... What I meant was you could come and meet and see what sort of person I actually am.
I didnt take your comments out of context at all.. it was a fellow snetter that picked up on them. I dont bite... say what you like, its only words
02 November 2007, 12:10 PM
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Good morning
No nessisarilly proving that, as you self confessed about you have no claims because of a £400 excess lol.
I gathered you dont bite, I could tell that from an early point in the thread, it was the other poster that bit and didnt take it very nicely either. Yes, I was being slightly critical of your driving etc but as pointed out straight away I didnt intend on offending you, just the way I am, very sarcastic etc....
Moving on...
No nessisarilly proving that, as you self confessed about you have no claims because of a £400 excess
lol. I gathered you dont bite, I could tell that from an early point in the thread, it was the other poster that bit and didnt take it very nicely either. Yes, I was being slightly critical of your driving etc but as pointed out straight away I didnt intend on offending you, just the way I am, very sarcastic etc....
Moving on...
02 November 2007, 12:16 PM
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No nessisarilly proving that, as you self confessed about you have no claims because of a £400 excess lol.
I gathered you dont bite, I could tell that from an early point in the thread, it was the other poster that bit and didnt take it very nicely either. Yes, I was being slightly critical of your driving etc but as pointed out straight away I didnt intend on offending you, just the way I am, very sarcastic etc....
Moving on...
No nessisarilly proving that, as you self confessed about you have no claims because of a £400 excess
lol. I gathered you dont bite, I could tell that from an early point in the thread, it was the other poster that bit and didnt take it very nicely either. Yes, I was being slightly critical of your driving etc but as pointed out straight away I didnt intend on offending you, just the way I am, very sarcastic etc....
Moving on...
The excess I dont mind... the reason I quoted that was because of the one wheel I need repairing for the excess I could get a whole set.. that was the comparison
02 November 2007, 12:17 PM
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02 November 2007, 12:20 PM
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Drama queen or what.
They would have got passed you....FACT. You made a mistake and are trying to blame someone else.
Why don't you link to the road on google earth
They would have got passed you....FACT. You made a mistake and are trying to blame someone else.
Why don't you link to the road on google earth
02 November 2007, 12:23 PM
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Would you like me to go google all the accidents that the police have had?
Including an incident where a police car went through a red light in York and I helped pull a driver out of his car.. because he was half way through the lights and they didnt see him?
Case of once bitten.....
Including an incident where a police car went through a red light in York and I helped pull a driver out of his car.. because he was half way through the lights and they didnt see him?
Case of once bitten.....
02 November 2007, 12:28 PM
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It is in fact illegal to mount the kerb although it is accepted that at times it may be necessary. You had a perfectly valid reason not to want to mount the kerb and the fact that your alloy wheel was damaged demonstrates that.
Was the road so narrow that the van could not pass you within the confines of the kerbs? It is a fact that if youi are stopped and another car hits you while you are stopped, it is his fault regardless of how you are parked at the time. I would have stopped by the kerb myself and if really necessary driven slowly onto the kerb in my own time to avoid damage to my wheel. If he had hit your car while you were stopped it would be down to him.
I would insist as you have done that you are not prepared to claim from your own insurance, I think that is a con and that they are likely to wiggle out of responsibility for the damage.
Maybe as was suggested a call to your local paper might do the trick. The cop driver was in the wrong forcing you off the road.
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Was the road so narrow that the van could not pass you within the confines of the kerbs? It is a fact that if youi are stopped and another car hits you while you are stopped, it is his fault regardless of how you are parked at the time. I would have stopped by the kerb myself and if really necessary driven slowly onto the kerb in my own time to avoid damage to my wheel. If he had hit your car while you were stopped it would be down to him.
I would insist as you have done that you are not prepared to claim from your own insurance, I think that is a con and that they are likely to wiggle out of responsibility for the damage.
Maybe as was suggested a call to your local paper might do the trick. The cop driver was in the wrong forcing you off the road.
Les