A charity volunteer whose car was filmed being hit by an Amazon delivery van has called on the retail giant to pay for the repairs.
Steven Taylor said his Toyota Estima has not been able to start since the crash in Basingstoke on 7 February.
He said the driver did not report hitting his car, which he usually uses to make deliveries and drop-offs for family support charity The Safe.
Good think he had film! It'll be especially delicious if he bought the security camera on Amazon!
The company has given him the phone number for its claims team but Mr Taylor said his calls were repeatedly diverted to voicemail.
"We can't just keep everyone waiting whilst they go through some weird hoop-jumping... at the moment I can't do deliveries for the charity," said Mr Taylor.
"It's infuriating that somebody could smash into a car and then just drive off without doing anything - and then leave someone else with hundreds of pounds worth of damage."
But wait! Isn't it a crime to cause an accident and then drive away?
A Hampshire Constabulary spokeswoman said: "The car sustained minor damage in the incident.
"Our collision assessment team has reviewed the report and did not deem it proportionate for further investigation."
Oh, Apparently not one they care to bother with. What a shame for Mr Taylor that he wasn't sent a nasty letter instead...
H/T: PeeWee via email
OT, but Pier's is ctoss: 'He slammed the no-holes-barred tell-all as 'destructive self-serving nonsense' on Twitter'
ReplyDeleteThere are 2 things the owner of the damaged vehicle can do.
ReplyDelete1. Write to the Chief Constable, by name and marked 'personal for' asking for a copy of the Police report into the Road Traffic Act offence, which should give the reason the Police are not complying with the law and their responsibilities, and the reason that this decision was made. If not satisfied with this, an official complaint of malfeasance in a public office may help.
2. Write to Amazon, with a copy of the cost of repair, asking for reimbursement within a reasonable period of time, after which a claim, either through the Small Claims Court or the County Court will he pursued.
Penseivat
"Has not been able to start" ~ "Minor damage"
ReplyDeleteSorry, but something doesn't quite add up here...
And this from the Mail Online, whatever happened to the "mandatory ban" ?
ReplyDeleteMother-of-three, 51, found drunk at the wheel is cleared of wrongdoing after telling court she was trying to kill herself with vodka and pills because 'her children told her she was a bad person'
Madeleine Rayner, 51, was found slumped at wheel of her stationary VW Golf
Officer found Vodka bottle between her legs and she claims to have taken pills
Court heard she broke down saying 'I want to be dead' when officer intervened
Rayner said she was suicidal after her told her she was a 'bad person'
But Manchester Magistrates Court found her not guilty of being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle
Mrmc, FGS. Sick of the the law in our country.
ReplyDeleteIn a situation like this I would let my insurance company handle it.
ReplyDeleteHasn't MrMC heard of the 'Pussy Pass'?
ReplyDeleteLooking at the video it appears that the van caught the front bumper of the people mover with rear wheel arch. The interesting thing is they stopped the video before any damage was shown - one would think they would have shown the damage if it was anything more than a scratch on the paintwork.
ReplyDeleteAs microdave said, something doesn't add up or make sense, I wonder why.
@ Mudplugger, I am getting a blonde wig and some lipstick and driving to the pub when it opens, I live in hope
ReplyDeleteOf course the Police don't want to know, no money or glory in this one so your on your own mate. Next time try not paying your TV licence that will get the Police attention, a few quid to be made out of that.
ReplyDelete"OT, but Pier's is ctoss"
ReplyDeleteAnother victim of cancel culture. Where will it end?
"There are 2 things the owner of the damaged vehicle can do."
Can he publicise the results of no 1 (assuming they comply)? That might prove intriguing..
""Has not been able to start" ~ "Minor damage""
True..!
"But Manchester Magistrates Court found her not guilty of being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle"
*sighs*
"The interesting thing is they stopped the video before any damage was shown - one would think they would have shown the damage if it was anything more than a scratch on the paintwork."
I wonder why the insurance company isn't handling it?