Hit and Run ????
 

Girlfriend was putting petrol in her bike today when a nice man who had just paid for his fuel got into his car,reversed into her knocking her and the bike over and spilling petrol everywhere. He got out, took a look and ignored her appeal to help get the bike off her, got back into his car and drove off. Ain't there some lovely people out there !!!. :mad:

Question is; was it "hit and run" ? and would the police be even remotely interested in catching this pillock of society so he can pay for the damage to the bike.

Spoke to the lady at the filling station and to my astonishment was told that the video cameras were not aimed at the forecourt today. When asked what they did to aprehend non payers she informed me that they got very few. I managed to stifle a massive laugh at this one but where does it leave people in these circumstances ?.

Most pay by credit/debit card these days so it's fairly likely that this guy did so and would have paid shortly before the incident took place so there is a chance he could be traced that way.

Anyone else come across similar problems ??

Sorry Paul, I can't help you here, but I hope they catch the tosser (and he slips on a bar of soap down at the station).

Paul.
In short, this is a reportable Road Traffic Accident.
It occurred in a public place and as such the Police have to take the report & investigate it.
Get it reported now.
No doubt she will have some bruising at least from this ( heavy handed hint..... ;) )
Impress on the police it is an injury accident.
If you need any more help or info, drop me a line.
Cheers
Andy

Paul,

Hope she's OK, sorry can't help with the Legal advice, but you could try a U2U to Rushjob, he might have some info.

Dawn

And how was that for timing.................:lol:

Hope you find him :mad:

Run the **** over with his own car - poetic justice :)

*******! She ought to complain to the management of the petrol station, too. Surely they can't be so callous as not to even try to identify the driver? Don't they have some company policy whereby accidents on the forecourt have to be reported to Head Office. If I were her, I'd be kicking up every which way to get something done about it. :mad:

Paul, was it local?l

Hope she is ok Paul, I would do everything possible to get this guy, just imagine what would have happened had the bike falling created a spark:flame:

Paul sorry to hear this, hope your girlfriend is ok. I can not believe that the camera's where not aimed at the forcourt, even so they would have picked up the car entering or leaving, otherwise why bother. I would seek professional help the type that works on commission. They will demand that they handover a copy of the tape, I'm sure. How about nameing that garage and even getting the local rag involved. Go and have a rant at the manager, if he knows whats good for him he will help all he can. You never know the person behind the counter might even know the sod and was covering for him. Take nothing for granted, its not a pleasant world out there.

Health & safety regs stipulate that all accidents have to be logged - so this garage is at fault if it isnt noted in their accident book, as a member of the public was injured whilst on their property, howsoever caused.
If injury & damages are not noted in their log, they can be fined £££ by H & S.

Hope GF is ok?

C

Paul Firstly I hope the young lady is OK and the bike not too badly damaged.
I saw something simular when on my way home from the British GP some years ago. We were filling up at Thurrock services when another couple on a bike pulled up at the pump behind. As the passenger was getting off a car sped onto the forecourt stricking her a glancing blow. This was before the law changed to make the forecourt a public place and therefore the rules o the highway were not applicable.despite this the police charged the driver with "furious & wanton" driving a charge that first applied to in the horse & carraige days. It still carried a maximum scentence of life imprisonment.Stangely enough on this occassion the CCTV was not operating either
I hope I have a better trip home from Donnington today

Paul
Hope the young lady is ok and the bike's not too bad either
What would have happened if the fuel had caught alight, I dread to think???
As the others have replied, take this to the max and catch the barsteward and roast his nuts (in court of course) then roast em agin when he's been charged (and paid huge amounts of compensation for those injuries to the young lady, big hint here) , hung, drawn and quartered (and you know who it is)
What a shame my JCB just tipped yer car over pal, I hear you saying (tee hee) but of course I dont condone those sort of actions................really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go get the b..........
rgds
mort

hope shes ok, were there any witnesses that may have at least got rough details of the car etc. i would like to think someone would have thought to make a mental note.

also going forward, might be worth checking prior to filling up in future if the cameras are on the forecourt; if not put a post on here and we can all get free petrol for the day.

sorry, i'll get my coat ;)

Hey Rushjob, since Pauls girlfriend lives in Nottingham this must be on your manor mate-no mention of it at Donny yesterday so must have been on the way home.

John

Happened in Beeston near Nottingham at the SAINSBURY'S petrol station. Annoying thing is it's the cheapest fuel around but a poxy little forecourt. Happened before Donny and Debs ended up limping around for the whole weekend. On the mend now but I'd still like to locate the guy who did it for a little chat about his bad dentistry, whoops that would be after the chat:rodent::rodent:

The DVLA will supply you will the keepers details if you have the reg no. You have to pay small fee and fill a form in.

You can then take whatever action you deem approriate.


Ray.

Paul,

I would write to Sainsbury's too. As CK says, they should keep a log of all incidents that happen on the forecourt. From your description I was wondering if it might have been a small independant (Dealer) filling station (to have no cameras on the pumps), but as it is a Sainsbury's, I am pretty gobsmacked that they didn't have cameras.

As Andy says, follow it up with the police. I guess they would have to visit the forecourt as part of their enquiries. They may get a different answer in terms of the video (i.e. the attendants may be instructed to say the cameras are not on so that Sainsbury's don't get dragged into what they deem as a third party incident, or they may simply be reluctant to hand over tapes that they think they will never get back).

Might be worth gettting your 'crime' number if you get one and then quote this in the letter you write to Sainsbury's, I guess to the Customer Service Manager.

Hope you get the scumbag and that your good lady is ok and not too beat up.

Gc

First - Hope yer lady's ok.

second - Worked on Sainsbury design, supervised petrol station electrical installation on site (albeit 10 years past), so, ALL Sainsbury petrol stations have cameras. The installation of internal security cameras is part of the standard specification for the stations.
Most definitely internally and depending upon area circumstances, externally.
The internal cameras would have been operating at all times.
If you write to the sainsbury manager and copy police etcetera you should be able to identify the perp from internal vid and receipt details (if he paid by card). Data protection will prevent you from getting direct access to the info but the police will no doubt have access.
The internal vid should be retained on an individual tape. This tape should not have been re-used.
Don't know the precise legal point on this but I was told by engineering dept that if a vid tape is taped over (re-used) then the tape is inadmissable owing to possibility of "ghosting".

Get photo's - bike,girlfriend(calm down),location.

Best of luck with finding the scumbag.