Whenever I have a hire or courtesy car I have to give them my driving licence and normally am the only person allowed to drive it. They photocopy this and check the vehicle before and after I have driven it for the smallest scratch. Sounds like some sort of Jimmy saville sort of character who is above the law. They know who was supposed to be driving and if not they were probably driving with no insurance.
So does this set a precedent, whereby the Police make a formal request for the driver details, and we have the right to ignore such a request?
Imagine being caught speeding by a camera, and disregarding the formal notice issued by the local Constabulary. You might get fined for not supplying the requested information, but you'd then escape the points on your license.
Maybe the CPS should look in to this issue before it becomes commonplace to use this method to escape the penalty associated with breaking the law.
Any progress on the case? Has the driver wanted in connection with this incident come forward? Someone must know who they are.. do the right thing. It could be you or a member of your family they ran over. There is no excuse for what they did. They have to come forward.
Can we name and shame the useless police officers that were put in charge of this case?
Maybe some disciplinary action because if I did my job like that I would be out on the streets in no time........Useless police = full doughnut shops!!!
What worries me so much is that 25 members of the public who have visited this page have rated the driver a thumbs up for good driving. Do we really have people out there that support this type of driving aimed at cyclists? No wonder there are many dangerous drivers on the roads who will be prepared to use their vehicle as a lethal weapon
Ah, reading the other posts i see the Police's 'difficulty' was this car was hired. The law should transfer the responsibility to the owner in the case where the driver could not be identified. This needs to be a director of the company where the car is owned by a hire company. There should be no circumstances where there is a 'gap'.
What's going on? We are trying to help the environment by commuting by bicycle. Drivers like this should be banned for life. I wish this had happened in Africa because justice would be done on our hands if the police wouldn't act
I do not understand how there was no prosecution for this. What more evidence is necessary? Their names should be made public through the legal case. Both owners should be banned indefinitely if neither accepts responsibility.
how can the police not prove who was behind the wheel surely the person who hired the vehicle would know, try doing some good old fashioned police investigation im sure local cctv cell phone location would be key to solving this.
if it was a policeman knocked over heaven and high water would have been moved, but what does it matter we are third class citizens
again disgusting. the driver got off on a technicality because it is a rented car. Therefore Rented or shared use cars should immediately be fitted with driver cams recording to a secure memory. we need to make this happen. This wasn't an accident it was attempted murder.
Whenever I have a hire or courtesy car I have to give them my driving licence and normally am the only person allowed to drive it. They photocopy this and check the vehicle before and after I have driven it for the smallest scratch. Sounds like some sort of Jimmy saville sort of character who is above the law. They know who was supposed to be driving and if not they were probably driving with no insurance.