and ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã80 penalty for 'denting' vehicle

 

 

 

When a pedestrian was hit by a police car which mounted the pavement, it was obvious who was going to come off worse.

 

 

 

 

 

After suffering a broken foot in the collision, however, Daniel Horne thought all the damage had been done.

 

 

 

Until he received an ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã80 fine - for denting the vehicle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday the 28-year-old businessman told of his shock at being penalised for being hit by the marked car.

 

 

 

Mr Horne had been walking home in June when the marked police car mounted the pavement and crushed his foot under the wheel.

 

 

 

An apologetic officer then took him to hospital where he spent three hours being treated for his damaged foot.

 

 

 

Mr Horne, who runs his own courier firm, was injured on his way home from a night out with friends.

 

 

 

A flat tyre meant he and his friends were forced to pull over and leave the vehicle's warning lights flashing as they walked along a quiet village road seeking assistance.

 

 

 

Mr Horne recalled: "Apparently somebody saw us and thought we were dumping the car and they rang the police.

 

 

 

"I was just walking along the pavement and heard the police car siren coming behind us.

 

 

 

"The next thing I knew was that the police car came onto the pavement to stop us.

 

 

 

"The car hit my right leg and I fell over - with my foot being crushed under the front wheel of the patrol car.

 

 

 

"It was agony and my foot was in a hell of a state. We explained to the police that we were innocent and they quickly found out we were telling the truth."

 

 

 

 

 

 

The police driver took Daniel to hospital for treatment to his foot after the accident at Beddau, near Pontypridd, South Wales and waited with him.

 

 

 

"The copper was very helpful and was there with me for about three hours while the doctors examined me," Mr Horne said.

 

 

 

"My metatarsal was completely crushed and I was put in a cast.

 

 

 

"He gave me a lift back but then told me: 'Sorry but I've got to do this to cover myself.'

 

 

 

"I was amazed when he issued me with the ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã80 fixed penalty notice.

 

 

 

"I was speechless when he wrote out that I ran into a police vehicle causing a dent.

 

 

 

"It is just crazy. I was just innocently walking down the road when the car swerved in front of me to arrest us in a complete mistake.

 

 

 

"I just can't believe that anyone would honestly think that you would run into a police car."

 

 

 

The fine ticket reads: "You ran into the n/s [near side] front wing of a marked police vehicle causing a dent."

 

 

 

Mr Horne, of Llanharry, South Wales, added: "It is a complete joke - who the hell would run into a police car made out of solid metal?

 

 

 

"I was in agony with my foot broken in bits and I end up being fined for my body damaging the police car.

 

 

 

"The doctors told me my foot is still in a terrible state. I will have a special A-cast on for another six weeks."

 

 

 

He has been unable to work since the accident - and is planning to sue police over his injury.

 

 

 

Daniel said: "There is no way I'm going to pay the fixed penalty fine. I've spoken to my solicitor and I'm going to fight it all the way."

 

 

 

A South Wales Police spokeswoman said: "A fixed penalty was issued for criminal damage.

 

 

 

"We have received a complaint from Mr Horne and are looking into it."

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That's stupid.

 

 

 

BTW, did you know there's an MMO with the same name as your clan?

Sod me that's pathetic. Technically speaking the police officer could easily have gotten a lawsuit filed against him one way or the other - maybe not a successful one, but he could have - its unbelievable that they lumped the fine on him though.

 

Bloody coppers.

I can only think that it's an admin smeg up. At least, I hope it is, or that's hitting new lows of dumb foundedness.

I can only think that it's an admin smeg up. At least, I hope it is, or that's hitting new lows of dumb foundedness.

 

 

 

On the contrary:

 

 

 

"He gave me a lift back but then told me: 'Sorry but I've got to do this to cover myself.'

 

 

 

"I was amazed when he issued me with the ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã80 fixed penalty notice.

How lame.

And that's what the world is coming to.

 

 

 

A cop runs over a guys foot and the guy is told to pay for the dent on the car...

 

 

 

A guy sues for 65 million over lost pants...

 

 

 

A mother wants to sue a toy company because of a product that has a 'Secret sumliminal message'..which is do re mi fa so la ti re mi or whatever. She has a dirty mind, so she pulled a phrase out of that.

If I was the cop I would pay it myself, at least I got some respect...

Some cops seem to be so disrespectful

 

 

 

At first I thought he kicked the police vehicle lol, but maybe he wasn't taking caution and walked infront of it at low speeds. But it is still rather crazy.

This is only further proof for the two well-established facts that

 

 

 

a) People are scum and

 

B) People are morons.

This is only further proof for the two well-established facts that

 

 

 

a) People are scum and

 

B) People are morons.

 

Ive been saying this for years...

This is only further proof for the two well-established facts that

 

 

 

a) People are scum and

 

B) People are morons.

 

Ive been saying this for years...

 

 

 

And time and time again, they reach new lows.

That fed should've paid for it! No-win, no-fee insurance dude

This is only further proof for the two well-established facts that

 

 

 

a) People are scum and

 

B) People are morons.

 

 

 

And unfortunately cops are people. Thats why we need RoboCop.

This is only further proof for the two well-established facts that

 

 

 

a) People are scum and

 

B) People are morons.

 

 

 

And unfortunately cops are people. Thats why we need RoboCop.

 

I thought he was scum and a moron. Kidding! Everyone loves RoboCop! :^o

 

Regardless this seems pretty unfair that the cop used his authoritative powers to shield himself from punishment for a mistake that was obviously his, at the cost of an innocent bystander.

 

It would be fair just to say "sorry" and "here's a small compensation [don't sue us]".

Meh. That guy made a big mistake in trying to lie to cover up HIS error. Consequence pl0x!! :XD:

Yet another example of the police overstepping its boundaries.

That is an old police trick and done to avoid admitting liability. It allows the police to put the blame on the victim or at least blacken his character should the victim attempt to sue the police.

That is an old police trick and done to avoid admitting liability. It allows the police to put the blame on the victim or at least blacken his character should the victim attempt to sue the police.

It's a weaksauce trick and it fails more often than succeeds. Especially when the cop mounted the curb. [cabbage] lines like that fall into the "I didn't shoot you - you feel onto my bullet" category of pathetic :uhh:

that's nothing compared to police officers sticking drugs into your pockets, then using them as evidence against you in court.

I guess that's what being desperate does. The Police Officer probably would have been punished (And still probably will be) for doing that.

 

 

 

Rather unfair to just knock someone over, then charge them for your mistake. :?

Wow. What a pathetic thing to do. Cover yourself by fining the person you hurt. -.-

as mean as what i say next may seem it is true...

 

 

 

...i hope that police man dies/gets fired/jailed just becuase he is the danger to the public.

 

 

 

corrupt cops = gta u.k i thinkies anyway - where did it say it happened