What to do if someone jumps onto your bonnet?

anewman

It's strange they specify getting onto the vehicle is a specific offence, but kicking the wing mirrors off etc for some reason is not.

MrsE_2

wazza wrote: »

What i want to know is if someone jumps onto your bonnet and leaves a dent what will you do?

I know my hubby would be out there like a shot, probably in the nude I don't think he would stop to dress:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

jimbms

At least there is only the risk of this happening for 3 matches every 4 years.

C_Mababejive

mikey72 wrote: »

Can I have your car?

Certainly...

Take my wife,my wallet,the deeds to my home,my clothes..everything i own for i should really just stand by and let you take them becuase to defend my right to rightful ownership would be foolish.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

i live in an housing estate but knock on wood (taps my head) no one has jumped on the cars one girl did have her windows put through and the bloke who did it got 12months suspended sentence ordered to pay £150 costs 150 hours community service and ordered to pay £600 for the windows £130 for the recovery of the girls vehicle and £200 compensation. if i did manage to catch some numpties doing it they'd have a severe soaking with my hose pipe to sober up, then call the cops.

rev_henry

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

i live in an housing estate but knock on wood (taps my head) no one has jumped on the cars one girl did have her windows put through and the bloke who did it got 12months suspended sentence ordered to pay £150 costs 150 hours community service and ordered to pay £600 for the windows £130 for the recovery of the girls vehicle and £200 compensation. if i did manage to catch some numpties doing it they'd have a severe soaking with my hose pipe to sober up, then call the cops.

That's a good idea - doesn't hurt them so they can't claim assault or anything.

Harry_Flashman

mikey72 wrote: »

To be fair as well if you were my neighbour I'd report you for attempted muder.

If you wanted to fight him I'd hold your coat, and keep his mates off, if you want to kill him with a car because he bent your bonnet you deserve to go down for it.

I'm glad (or I hope) you're not my neighbour. What a disloyal attitude!

Unfortunately, it's people who think like this that result in prosecutions for householders who hurt or kill scum trying to rob them.

Lum

anewman wrote: »

It's strange they specify getting onto the vehicle is a specific offence, but kicking the wing mirrors off etc for some reason is not.

"Tampering with the brake or other part of it's mechanism"

I think it could be argued that a wing mirror is "part of it's mechanism". It's an important safety device after all.

Even if not, you could still get them under vandalism and/or criminal damage.


Not that it matters as 99.99% of the time they will be long gone by the time the police can be bothered to turn up.

T800

Lum wrote: »

"Tampering with the brake or other part of it's mechanism"

I think it could be argued that a wing mirror is "part of it's mechanism". It's an important safety device after all.

Even if not, you could still get them under vandalism and/or criminal damage.


Not that it matters as 99.99% of the time they will be long gone by the time the police can be bothered to turn up.

Sadly it wont come under that act, because the bit where it says "part of its mechanism' refers only to the brake component nothing else.

I agree that it would be a waste of time and is just one of these things that we have to carry the cost for. The police arent interested unless there is cctv because they dont want a crime stat that cannot end up being solved.

mikey72

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

I'm glad (or I hope) you're not my neighbour. What a disloyal attitude!

Unfortunately, it's people who think like this that result in prosecutions for householders who hurt or kill scum trying to rob them.

I not disloyal to normal people. If you're my neighbour, I'd want you locked up and out of the way.

I'm more woried about a sociopath who thinks it's ok to chase people with their cars, and then run over anyone who upsets them.

A drunk on my car is annoying, but I could sort it without trying to kill him.