- Location
- Cornwall.
At 82 year old farmer drives after and runs over a 71 year old metal thief.
At 82 year old farmer drives after and runs over a 71 year old metal thief.
- Thread starter Great In Grass
- Start date
- Location
- North Wales
By the sounds of it, if culprit already has over 100 convictions, he's done the insurance companies a favour from future payouts and damage that he may have continued to incur.
Still its a Sad ending though if the thief had been minding his own business at home with his feet up with a cup of tea he wouldn't now be quadriplegic.
Still its a Sad ending though if the thief had been minding his own business at home with his feet up with a cup of tea he wouldn't now be quadriplegic.
- Location
- S E Glos
Ahhhh, a Nissan Terrano 
Courier
Member
- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Good job we are still subject to European Law on this or the 82 year old farmer / driver could have found himself personally liable...
Excellent thread tittle. Goes down hill badly after that........
Nearly
Member
- Location
- North of York
That's a cause that I'd contribute to.
Cowcalf
Member
- Location
- North of Scotland
pity the car did not have a reverse gear !
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I have a very good Terrano suitable for use on private land for sale if anyone is interested.
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Dennis Tindale has to pay the thieving little pansy 1million quid! He wants paying a million to wipe as many of them as he can.....what a farcical country we live in....you’re either rewarded for being lazy or a tea leaf
TheTallGuy
Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Nope, if you read the article it's the Motor Insurance Bureau that has to pay. Whilst it's easy to to sympathise with Tinslade's actions, what if the person whom he chased was not the perpetrator of a crime? Was the resulting injuries proportiate to the alleged crime? At the time of the incident Tinslade was not protecting his home or in fear of his life so he was lucky to have avoided being convicted for GBH with intent.
fieldfarmer
Member
is the last paragraph fact or complete rubbish?
Nearly
Member
- Location
- North of York
Rather have a snow blower.I have a very good Terrano suitable for use on private land for sale if anyone is interested.
The victim could have been out looking for a lost dog and yes the injuries incurred are out of proportion to almost any crime BUT ......
TheTallGuy
Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Unfortunately, the way the EU directive is written does not exclude off road activities from requiring the minimum compulsory insurance; as our government has chosen not to fully enforce the requirements of the directive in this respect it is the MIB as agent for the government to pick up the bill... paragraph 10 of 2009/103/EC
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Problem is, if you mess with older folk, life in jail is not such a deterrent.
Probably a lot more comfortable than the average old folks home and with more interesting company, too!
Actually it is me and you that pay.
Pie key git should have been run over properly in a muddy gateway, so as never to been seen again.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
I trust you all have your limited use road vehicles on your farm tractor policy?
NFU seems a bit pricey at 120 quid,but if you happen to run down any thieves by accident, it would pay for itself
NFU seems a bit pricey at 120 quid,but if you happen to run down any thieves by accident, it would pay for itself
caveman
Member
- Location
- East Sussex.
Tinsdale will pay in the end if he has property or means.
The MIB will come a knocking.
They are just a shortcut to furnish a "victims" compensation. Not a substitute freebie company to cover anybody who thinks it's a good idea to go uninsured.
TheTallGuy
Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire
The un-insured part of the case relates to the fact that general motor insurance does not typically cover off-road activities - none of the articles I have read have suggested that the vehicle didn't have a general motor policy. Under EU law universal motor insurance is mandatory - where a government chooses not to apply this rule it is the national bureau that stands responsible for this cover.
Without a criminal conviction l believe the MIB would struggle to seek recompense from Tindale as there is no contract (express or implied) between Tindale and the MIB that would allow for such an action and there is no statute that I am aware of that would give the MIB the power to recover such loses. So ultimately it will be just another reason for premiums to rise in the future.