As a Green Meanie (yes, i'm one of them evil/angelic CEOs, i've finally cracked and broken my silence, after reading this forum for some time, send your PMs now )
I feel I have to add my opinion to this discussion...Spartacus is correct, there was a minor collision with the bollards involving a large van. (being driven by a professional driver I might add, who realised what he had done at the scene) They were left down as a safety precaution, and were reparied in a timely fashion the following morning. These bollards are not designed to damage vehicles, just like a brick wall isn't...but if you drive into either...
Er.. Brick walls don't shoot up underneath you. Regardless of the arguments on the rising bollards, your analogy is flawed.
The bollards were NOT totally wrecked.....and do NOT 'shoot' up under your car. What they do do though is prevent anyone driving without due care and attention from entering a pedestrianised area. Threep.
I would have thought, unless it goes to court, driving without due car and attention can only be an allegation?
It could be any sort of driving, but unless it goes to court, it is unproven; hence my previous pedantic posts.
It's obviously driving without due care and attention, legally whether the driver is guilty of the crime of Driving Without Due Care And Attention has yet to be proved, if you really want to be pedantic.
It's obviously driving without due care and attention, legally whether the driver is guilty of the crime of Driving Without Due Care And Attention has yet to be proved, if you really want to be pedantic.
String 'em up Guv, its the only language they understand. I had that User23 in the cab the other day - very bright bloke, very balanced indeed.
It's obviously driving without due care and attention, legally whether the driver is guilty of the crime of Driving Without Due Care And Attention has yet to be proved, if you really want to be pedantic.
Equally then, the bollards rising up underneath the vehicle can only be an allegation, until it is proven in court.
You are right, but you can only rightly claim criminal damage in court. As we seem not have had either party do it yet (go to court), it is yet to be challenged.
What I don't understand and has never been explained properly, is why the council cannot claim all costs from the driver for the repair of the bollards.
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