JadeM
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Last night we got stuck behind an accident. It was on a one way street, and after a long wait the cops decided to turn us all around to free the street up. By the time it was our turn, an ambulance had arrived and parked at an angle behind us. A policewoman insisted we would have enough room to reverse around the ambulance if she guided us. Honestly there was 2" between the mini and the ambulance, at one point she had her hand between the 2 vehicles to stop them touching. We were trying to squeeze between the ambulance and the pavement. My mum was driving and said there's no way we'll get through, but the copper insisted we would. Next thing CRUNCH!! The front alloy had hit the kerb. Mum immediately pulled the car forward and jumped out, she was fucking raging. The copper said 'whats the problem , is it kerbing it!!!' Oh well just pull forward a bit more, reverese up the pavement and get out that way"!!!!  Mum went mental, told her the alloy was already damaged because of her and we would be staying put till they got the ambulance our her way!!! The wheels in a mess, b*astards!!!!
What would have happened if mum had refused to move the car when 1st asked? She knew there wasn't enough room, but the copper kept insisting there was 
Sorry for the essay
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Rob E
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 letter of complaint to the police? If you write a good enough letter they may even help out with paying for wheel repair
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Steve
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claim off them
btw you dont legally have to move etc for emergency vehicles
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JadeM
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Originally posted by p3boy
letter of complaint to the police? If you write a good enough letter they may even help out with paying for wheel repair
Hmmm.....worth a try I suppose, the doormen at one of the Nighclubs witnessed it all 
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mattk
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I may as well not have a left hand mirror cause its just pointing at the rear wheel of my car for stuff like this
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JadeM
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
claim off them
btw you dont legally have to move etc for emergency vehicles
Wish we had known that, mum was freaking cos it was the police and thought she better do as they say
[Edited on 22-04-2007 by JadeM]
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Steve
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unsure if you legally have to move if a police person tells you though
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Charlene
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It does make you fuming when you do something not your fault, or when people do it to your car :@
Try to claim, worth a try!
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JadeM
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Originally posted by mattk
I may as well not have a left hand mirror cause its just pointing at the rear wheel of my car for stuff like this
It was at 4.00am this morning and pitch black, mum was hanging out the drivers window most of the time making sure she wasn't hitting the ambulance 
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by JadeM
Honestly there was 2" between the mini and the ambulance, at one point she had her hand between the 2 vehicles to stop them touching.
Nice to see the police employing highly trained and bright staff.
Seriously, what was she going to do other than get her hand cruched, use her superwoman stylee strength and push your car away from the other to stop it touching?!
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JadeM
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F*ck knows, she was determined that she was moving us no matter what
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marklawton
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you dont have to move for emergency vehicles.
gutted though, would defo put in a letter of complaint
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Rob E
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
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Originally posted by p3boy
letter of complaint to the police? If you write a good enough letter they may even help out with paying for wheel repair
Hmmm.....worth a try I suppose, the doormen at one of the Nighclubs witnessed it all
even better, say you have more than one witness to this police womans stupidity 
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JadeM
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Here's a pic of the damage, will I be able to get this repaired?
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Steve
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yeah refurb will fix that
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JadeM
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Phew 
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Gregor
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I dont think you have a claim there at all.
End of the day your mum was driving and its her decision on what manouveres (sp) she makes
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Steve
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My mum was driving and said there's no way we'll get through, but the copper insisted we would.
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JadeM
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Lesson learned the hard way I guess. Mum should have given the copper the keys and told her to drive it out if she was so sure there was enough room
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Gavin_G
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You don't have to move for emergency vehicles?? 
If a Police Officer tells you to move - I suggest you do it else you are liable to be arrested for "obstructing a Police Officer in the execution of their duty"
As for the damage you can claim but did you take the officers collar number?
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JadeM
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TBH we weren't even causing an obstruction, mum had pulled into a parking bay off the road when the ambulance arrived to let it through, but it stopped at the side off us
Nope we never got her collar number
[Edited on 22-04-2007 by JadeM]
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Colin
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Your not required by law to move for emergency vehicles, only the fire dept have the power to move something if its in a dangerous place unattended. Id have told them to go fuck themselves!!
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Colin
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BTW where were you going at 4am
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Gavin_G
You don't have to move for emergency vehicles??
If a Police Officer tells you to move - I suggest you do it else you are liable to be arrested for "obstructing a Police Officer in the execution of their duty"
As for the damage you can claim but did you take the officers collar number?
no you dont have to move for emergency vehicles. However if a police officer instructs you to do something that may be a different story
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JadeM
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Originally posted by Colin
BTW where were you going at 4am
We were stuck there for at least 2 and a half hours. Eventually got home at 4.00am
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