Polac.

[Von Smallhausen]

Police Accident.

I had my first one yesterday. Bloody hellfire !!!!!

I went to an immediate response job where a female was about to be sectioned and started kicking off with the mental health team so I turned up and as it happens she was ok but I parked the panda in the street which was a narrow and dimly lit cul-de-sac with cars either side parked partially on the road and the pavement so I didn't have much room either side when I came to reverse out for the ambulance.

Checking the mirrors I was too close to a parked car's wingmirror so I stopped, applied the handbrake and selected first gear but I misjudged the clutch bite and the car rolled backwards several inches and clattered a car's wing mirror leaving a small scuff mark.

I had to inform supervision then I knocked on the lasses's door to tell her and on seeing it she was fine and said accident's happen and wasn't going to take matters further although it can't be swept under the carpet that easily and I said that she may be spoken to be a supervisor at a later time. She was fine about it but it smarts a little.

I had to do a statement under caution as to what happened and a decision will be made about what the outcome will be which will be .....

No further action.

A point on my police licence ( 3 and you are suspended from driving pending a retest )

File to the CPS for a decision on careless driving.

We will see although I feel such a tw@ for making a schoolboy error.

[Kell_ee001]

I would have thought since she wasn't bothered about it (and if was just a small scratch from the sounds of it) that it would have been left at that.

[Admiral Huddy]

I don't understand this.. It's an accident.. every one has accidents??

[Roberta]

You're only human!

[Mat]

I guess its to do with professional indemnity and abililty to do the job.

Sucks though.

[Feek]

I imagine all polacs have to be treated identically, so it's understandable.

Does the point expire after a while?

[Jasper]

unlucky dude - going purely on logic, one would assume that first mistake, obvious knowledge that you messed up and the fact that you confronted it and didn't just hope no one noticed will get you excused on this occasion.

hoping for the best

[Desmo]

I know nothing about this, but it's got to be no further action, surely.

[Nutcase]

Smeg happens

As Feek says, I guess it's the procedure

[Von Smallhausen]

Originally Posted by Feek

I imagine all polacs have to be treated identically, so it's understandable.

Does the point expire after a while?

I think it's permanent Feek but I'm not 100% sure.

Nobody saw me clip the mirror but as a cop you have to do the job right. There was no way I was going to drive off even with such minor damage. The lass was even appreciative that I let her know but still, to miss the bite on the clutch ..... grrrr.