Apparently I'm 'lacking the Christmas spirit'...

[CopperCyclist]

This told to me by a motorist who chose to drive his car with no insurance, then got annoyed at me for seizing it.

It would seem that we should realise that not everyone can afford to get insurance sorted straight away, and he was going to get it asap (he'd 'only' had the car three weeks). We had better things to be doing than harassing motorists, like finding the stolen kids presents from Ormond Street Hospital. He really didn't need the extra hassle and stress over the Christmas time, and asked for a break as it was Christmas.

The title in the threat was his accusation when I refused. I was then asked whether I liked my job, and whether it made me feel big. I was happy to reply to him that I did, and to be honest I especially liked taking uninsured cars off the road, as uninsured drivers will almost certainly fail to stop if they have an accident, leaving the honest drivers with a bill for repair that really will ruin their Christmas.

However, this was me being stereotypical!

I'd say "Rant Over" but tbh, as I said, this is one of the good parts of the job

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

This told to me by a motorist who chose to drive his car with no insurance, then got annoyed at me for seizing it.

It would seem that we should realise that not everyone can afford to get insurance sorted straight away, and he was going to get it asap (he'd 'only' had the car three weeks). We had better things to be doing than harassing motorists, like finding the stolen kids presents from Ormond Street Hospital. He really didn't need the extra hassle and stress over the Christmas time, and asked for a break as it was Christmas.

The title in the threat was his accusation when I refused. I was then asked whether I liked my job, and whether it made me feel big. I was happy to reply to him that I did, and to be honest I especially liked taking uninsured cars off the road, as uninsured drivers will almost certainly fail to stop if they have an accident, leaving the honest drivers with a bill for repair that really will ruin their Christmas.

However, this was me being stereotypical!

I'd say "Rant Over" but tbh, as I said, this is one of the good parts of the job

A very valuable contribution to the safety on our roads over Christmas, I'd say.

 

[potsy]

Nice one CC

 

[MrJamie]

Interesting view that we should be free to commit crimes at Christmas How much will it be likely to cost him to get it back?

 

[Saluki]

What a tosser. The driver, not you. Having been hit by an uninsured driver and had my bike written off and a broken arm, I am all for getting uninsured drivers off the road. 3 weeks to get insured!!! I wonder how much premium he was quoted (if indeed he had bothered to get a quote) possibly very high as I bet he had broken the law before.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Keep up the good work.

 

[Drago]

You can take as many of those thoughtless anti social scum off the road as you want in my book CC. And if they get too arsey feel free to feel their collars for obstruction as well.

Feel free also to send them a Polaroid of their new metal cube when its crushed in 14 days time.

 

[byegad]

I think you not only did the right thing but possibly saved an innocent, insured motorist a lot of money and heartache. I've had three car 'accidents' in some 43 years of driving. Each time my car was stationary, the last time it was parked outside my house with no one in it, and the other driver was uninsured.Each one cost a lot of time, money, effort and stress.

Shame you aren't allowed to shoot uninsured drivers in the leg a bit to discourage the others!

 

[Oldspice]

You have saved them them the cost of petrol (which they don't really need).

Gawd bless ya guv

 

[biggs682]

should have locked him up and threw away the keys

 

[Peteaud]

You can take as many of those thoughtless anti social scum off the road as you want in my book CC. And if they get too arsey feel free to feel their collars for obstruction as well.

Feel free also to send them a Polaroid of their new metal cube when its crushed in 14 days time.

I would make them press the button to crush their own car.

 

[jazzkat]

Well done CC, well done!

 

[DiddlyDodds]

The fact that he was a
driver has nothing to do with it ,,he was just one of lifes loosers.
He will be the "nutter on the bus" now he has no car

 

[jefmcg]

I try not to get on this particular hobby horse too often, but this is something that I suspect you wouldn't hear in Australia. There is an emphasis on how dangerous the roads are at this time of year, and the leading news story at Christmas, Easter and on long weekends/bank holidays is often something like this.
It means the average driver is aware that while Christmas is a happy time for them, that it is often a miserable time of death and sadness for the police.
(I think the Australian cops who set up road blocks, where they randomly breath test as many drivers as they can, at 10am on Christmas eve, to get people still drunk from the night before or coming from an office champagne breakfast probably get worse abuse than this. But those people are about to get a criminal record, plus they are drunk)

ps good work!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Of all the excuses!
No doubt some Christmas spirit will soon find its way to you from the nearest off sales