Van gets smacked by an American Police Car

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

One morning whilst driving my Dad to work, a van shoots across the road in front of us. Because the van driver's timing and judgement was awful, he pulled out too late and too fast, leaving me unable to brake in time. The push bar on the car caved in his sliding door and dented the frame on the van. The van needed a new sliding door as it could no longer close properly. Damage to the police car was minimal thanks to the steel push bar and reinforced bumper cover. A respray job and altercations to the push bar need to be made in order to undo the damage. Such a basic job has taken half a year to receive authorisation, after I finally threatened to involve the Financial Ombudsman in the matter.
Key Moments:
0:25 - Collision with van
0:50 - Confrontation
1:16 - Damage
1:46 - Aftermath

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  • @madasafish2010
    @madasafish20104 ай бұрын

    Hello everyone! Thanks for your interest in this video and providing feedback. It is crazy to see how many views this video got in such a short space of time. If any of you wish to see more on my American Police Interceptor, or any more bad drivers, feel free to find that content on my channel. Thank you and drive safe out there!

  • @dan240r

    @dan240r

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad you weren't on a motorbike.

  • @michaelgoode9555
    @michaelgoode95554 ай бұрын

    Love how van man thinks that it's not his fault. What an arse.

  • @clivewalker5465

    @clivewalker5465

    4 ай бұрын

    You can tell how he decided to stop and park , what a dipshit he was .

  • @stephenwalsh4481

    @stephenwalsh4481

    4 ай бұрын

    Gaslighting

  • @halfbakedproductions7887

    @halfbakedproductions7887

    4 ай бұрын

    This van driver ticks all the boxes. Driving like a tit. Cargo shorts. Rude as f--k. Chavvy jacket. Stick thin. Thinks he's better than the person who _doesn't_ drive the van for a living.

  • @christopher9727

    @christopher9727

    4 ай бұрын

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  • @Tanivek

    @Tanivek

    3 ай бұрын

    You can look at him and know why he's like that 😅😅😅

  • @1977dazzza
    @1977dazzza4 ай бұрын

    The prick in the van, for wearing flipflops

  • @alankerr8036

    @alankerr8036

    4 ай бұрын

    Possibly still hungover or drunk from night before, just nipping down to the shop for a newspaper with his flip flops on and that's why he left the scene. Should have been able to get his reg for the insurance claim though and as it says insurance companies drag their heels when it is an import vehicle 😮😮

  • @edmundabc1

    @edmundabc1

    4 ай бұрын

    Totally with you on that👍👍👍

  • @ohhiitsmike

    @ohhiitsmike

    3 ай бұрын

    Pretty sure it's illegal in the UK to do thst

  • @TimLemonn

    @TimLemonn

    3 ай бұрын

    Yep it’s illegal on the UK

  • @ScratchyBaws

    @ScratchyBaws

    3 ай бұрын

    Probably couldn't find his stilettos.

  • @richardp1095
    @richardp10954 ай бұрын

    He turned too early if anything. He went onto wrong side of road he turned into!

  • @honorkemp

    @honorkemp

    4 ай бұрын

    yes he turned to early across wrong side of the road not able to see oncoming traffic

  • @MrFiver1111

    @MrFiver1111

    3 ай бұрын

    The were cones on the vans lane, so he had to peak into the opposite lane anyways, but he didnt look

  • @kt5661
    @kt56614 ай бұрын

    Simple. The van driver should have come further around the bend to see what was approaching before making the turn. Love the way he gave the 'i'm the victim' body language.

  • @westham118

    @westham118

    4 ай бұрын

    Or maybe stopped the van before turning it around a blind corner

  • @sethc6663
    @sethc66634 ай бұрын

    0:27 The way the van driver took that turn it's lucky there was nobody coming down that side road.

  • @stco2426

    @stco2426

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes, van driver seems to drive into the turn on the wrong side of the road (in LH lane and over the solid white line). I think he was going too fast for the turn. There was a cone, away from the curb, seemingly to support a diversion sign, but van seems to have been driven too lazily and maybe too fast and cuts the corner off the main road. Road layout with the junction just after the blind bend is not ideal but it's likely been that way for ~500y. Van driver in the wrong. Good to have the camera and send to Ashley as an example of poor driving. Be good to get his view.

  • @foreverblue96
    @foreverblue964 ай бұрын

    Crown Vic took that like a champ ❤

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    3 ай бұрын

    It probably felt like it was back in its native habitat doing a PIT maneuver 😂

  • @GGMattt
    @GGMattt4 ай бұрын

    Gets out of his van like a hard man, 100% his fault cutting across the corner like that with barely any view of the oncoming lane. Can tell by his attitude he was trying to blame you 😮‍💨 cutting across oncoming lanes - the oncoming cars have priority 👍 if you fail to look that just makes you even more of a bad driver.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Typical van drivers mate. Always in a rush, and driving like a cock. If there were others in the van then no doubt they would have made a scene and been quite nasty towards me.

  • @billpugh58

    @billpugh58

    4 ай бұрын

    He struts about like a prize bellend!

  • @chrisnortheast888

    @chrisnortheast888

    4 ай бұрын

    @@billpugh58 I can't think of a more appropriate song to be playing.

  • @EnglishLaw

    @EnglishLaw

    4 ай бұрын

    I can't take any man seriously, hard or not, if they are wearing women's footwear such as flip flops.

  • @LifeofBrad1

    @LifeofBrad1

    3 ай бұрын

    White van men have the biggest sticks up their arses. Always trying to prove something. They think because they're "local hero" tradesmen that they can do whatever they want on the road and everyone else should just shut up and put up. Admittedly, his van wasn't white, but the archetype stands.

  • @clivemoore6510
    @clivemoore65104 ай бұрын

    Vans fault , insurance companies are pirates, the Government should come down hard on them , they are as bad as the fuel companies when it comes to ripping off the motorists 😢😢😢

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Preach! I don't blame people these days for driving without insurance as insurance companies are quick to take your money and don't care when you need their help.

  • @johnb8956

    @johnb8956

    4 ай бұрын

    It’s not the fuel companies. The profiteers off of fuel sales by a factor of 10 are the government. But certainly agree on insurance. There’s no competition and they’re becoming cowboys

  • @RikAindow

    @RikAindow

    4 ай бұрын

    Anything that is a legal requirement is an excuse to jack up the prices. Make it optional and watch the prices tumble as the companies drop their prices to entice custom of their now optional service.

  • @roblewis226

    @roblewis226

    4 ай бұрын

    My car was written off last year (partners fault). Direct Line paid out £1500 more than I thought the car was worth and only £700 less than I paid for it over five years before!

  • @stephenwalsh4481

    @stephenwalsh4481

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@roblewis226 thats good

  • @carpenter165
    @carpenter1654 ай бұрын

    Van driver should have slowed down to anticipate someone coming. Befor turning.

  • @BeeJay120
    @BeeJay1204 ай бұрын

    0:44 - Just appreciate that the bush to the right of the van has a smiley face on it 😊

  • @rodfrancis9160

    @rodfrancis9160

    4 ай бұрын

    Well spotted 👍

  • @Sunshinesmuse
    @Sunshinesmuse4 ай бұрын

    The van driver was totally at fault

  • @guysmith6039
    @guysmith60394 ай бұрын

    I’m pleased it was all caught on video.

  • @truckermal
    @truckermal4 ай бұрын

    Humpty with his shorts pointing finger's FFS....😂

  • @ianstoys13mgs
    @ianstoys13mgs4 ай бұрын

    The van cut the corner with no indication ! has the gaul to call you !

  • @keironriley
    @keironriley3 ай бұрын

    If he left scene without giving you details its a criminal offence. What a prick that van driver was.

  • @KentRoads
    @KentRoads4 ай бұрын

    he was already on wrong side of road before turning

  • @FattyOn2Wheels
    @FattyOn2Wheels4 ай бұрын

    There is no way on earth the van driver is trying to justify / blame

  • @Sam_Green____4114
    @Sam_Green____41144 ай бұрын

    i would say the van turned too early !! He cut the corner !! He should have delayed his turn more so he could look and see if there was anything coming !

  • @CroftyOriginal
    @CroftyOriginal3 ай бұрын

    He cut that junction by miles! How he could even attempt to say it wasn't his fault is ridiculous!

  • @TheKing-tl8si
    @TheKing-tl8si4 ай бұрын

    Vans fault,

  • @bluelightscotland
    @bluelightscotland4 ай бұрын

    Just wondering if he would still argue if this soil have been a real cop car or ambulance on duty or even a real emergency…

  • @davidbarnes241
    @davidbarnes2413 ай бұрын

    Van driver was in a rush and totally at fault. I’m amazed it took a year for it to be resolved satisfactorily.

  • @oldmanonamission8055
    @oldmanonamission80554 ай бұрын

    Van driver trying his best to say is wasn't his fault that he drove to fast on a righthand turn What a w4nker he is.

  • @wpjohn91
    @wpjohn914 ай бұрын

    Just a fyi, dont threaten ombudsman. Just make a complaint and then go to them once you have the insurance companies final responce letter.

  • @dpelpal
    @dpelpal3 ай бұрын

    That's the first time an American police vehicle has done a PIT maneuver in Britain.😂

  • @user-gv6ny9wt5m
    @user-gv6ny9wt5m4 ай бұрын

    Al you need to know van 100%. Driving in flip flops!

  • @halfbakedproductions7887
    @halfbakedproductions78874 ай бұрын

    Leaving the scene without exchanging details is a criminal offence. Such a shame the van driver didn't know that.

  • @temparalflux914

    @temparalflux914

    4 ай бұрын

    Is that why he stopped and got out?

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    3 ай бұрын

    @@temparalflux914 He didn't hang around for long. He said his piece and then left before I could get his details. The dash cam does not show this as it powers off with the ignition no longer being on. In his exact words "I don't have time for this".

  • @martinjames9250
    @martinjames92504 ай бұрын

    It's perfectly clear who was to blame here and he was dead gobby for someone in the wrong. And insurance companies trying everything they can think of to get out of a claim..... Just don't get me started.

  • @officialmr_springtrap
    @officialmr_springtrap3 ай бұрын

    As an owner of one of these cars, they are built like tanks. I’m sorry it took nearly a year to get the repairs authorized…

  • @mistermatix8241
    @mistermatix82414 ай бұрын

    It shows how damn tough US police cars are, when his van is dented up and the cop car is literally paint scuffs

  • @BlueOvals24

    @BlueOvals24

    3 ай бұрын

    Helps to have a pushbar too

  • @technicalscience
    @technicalscience3 ай бұрын

    He didn't turn too late, he turned far too early. He's on the wrong side of the road because he cut the corner. Slowing down and turning where he should, he most likely would have seen you and this wouldn't have happened.

  • @T.K.9
    @T.K.93 ай бұрын

    People claiming its the cammers fault. The van literally entered the new road, And WENT IN on the wrong side of the road. He cut up lanes and at speed, and not giving way to on coming vehicle And in such junctions. The van is not priority. The cammer car is.

  • @leylandlynxvlog
    @leylandlynxvlog4 ай бұрын

    Title should be van smacks an American Police Car and tries to blame it. I can't believe he stopped to argue, I expected he would keep driving knowing what he did wrong. Instead he stops, and instead of apologising he starts flexing his shoulders and frowning.

  • @RubyDashcamAcademy
    @RubyDashcamAcademy3 ай бұрын

    Hi, madasafish2010. Would it be possible to feature this video "Van gets smacked by an American Police Car" in my upcoming compilation? Thanks in advance!

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes, only if credit is given in the video. I will subscribe to you and watch your video when it is out.

  • @RubyDashcamAcademy

    @RubyDashcamAcademy

    3 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010 Thank you so much!

  • @Peter-pf6bz
    @Peter-pf6bz4 ай бұрын

    Quick enough to take the money but not so quick when they have to pay up. The GOV should introduce a time limit from the moment the accident is reported to them to the time when something gets done, foreign or domestic make no difference.

  • @metroidomega80
    @metroidomega803 ай бұрын

    Why does it matter if the vehicle was imported? A car is a car.

  • @H.M.SKingGeorgeV
    @H.M.SKingGeorgeV4 ай бұрын

    I mean, those CVPIs are designed to take a beating and dish it out, his van needed major repairs whereas yours just needed buffing out and maybe a replacement bullbar?? Honestly, I'd be surprised to see a CVPI without dents and scuffs these days. 🤣🤣 Absolute machines.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Push bar needed a bit of reshaping back to normal, but aside from that the damage was minimal. The front bumper isn't the same kind of plastic used on everyday cars, it is like a reinforced thick plastic or fibreglass that can take impact without damage. Then the bonnet and side fenders are solid steel, which probably explains why the car weighs 2 tonnes lol. Brilliant car, indestructible and very reliable.

  • @royale7620

    @royale7620

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@madasafish2010If only they made all cars like this ❤❤

  • @cliveharman7762
    @cliveharman77624 ай бұрын

    100% vans fault even on wrong side of road while turning. Also nice ford crown vic cop car too.hope you enjoy your ownership of it.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks man, it was my dream car growing up. I've loved every day of owning it. You could understand how pissed I was when this van went and did that to it.

  • @GK1976A
    @GK1976A4 ай бұрын

    I hate driving on UK roads these days. Way too many complete wankers who can’t drive and then blame you if you have an accident.

  • @Shaun137

    @Shaun137

    3 ай бұрын

    I agree standard of driving is going way way down for a lot of drivers on the road.

  • @Shaun137
    @Shaun1373 ай бұрын

    Anybody notice any roadsigns warning of the road narrowing on the right regarding them barriers.

  • @kittykat4644
    @kittykat46444 ай бұрын

    Someone should tell the van driver that gaslighting and the “hard man bowl” aren’t convincing whilst wearing flip flops!

  • @christopherdean1326
    @christopherdean13264 ай бұрын

    From your description above. "Altercations" to the push bar? Was it a bit of a fight to straighten it? 😂

  • @mk1aquatic739
    @mk1aquatic7394 ай бұрын

    I know from personal experiences, one of the key factors is right of way in situations like this. You have right of way there and if any vehicle driver makes a move across it, the main responsibility to do it safely lies with them. Of course you must still be observant, drive at a safe speed and be able to stop if need be, regardless if you do have right of way. But when someone turns across you like that at such a short distance, then they haven't been careful enough about making that turn.

  • @trainman665

    @trainman665

    4 ай бұрын

    No such thing as right of way in the Highway Code.

  • @mk1aquatic739

    @mk1aquatic739

    4 ай бұрын

    @@trainman665 try telling that to an insurance company!

  • @trainman665

    @trainman665

    4 ай бұрын

    @@mk1aquatic739 Insurance companies already know. If someone drives into someone else claiming ‘right of way’ but the accident was preventable it can go 50/50 as both parties were driving negligently. The Highway Code mentions ‘priority’. Priority is given not taken though. If someone fails to give priority where it is due the other party doesn’t have the right to drive into them and claim innocence if the accident was preventable. I’m not referring to the incident in the video just collisions in general.

  • @ryanmitcham5522

    @ryanmitcham5522

    4 ай бұрын

    No such thing as 'right of way'. Nobody ever has 'right of way'. This is important to understand because it can lead people to believe they can't be attributed partial fault in a particular collision because they had an imagined 'right of way'. You can however have priority. But this is given, not taken. If another road user fails to give you priority where they should, you still have a duty to avoid a collision where possible. You never have the right to crash into somebody because of an imagined 'right of way'. In this instance while the cammer did have priority and there doesn't look to be anything they could have done to avoid the collision in the moment, they could be criticised for their approach speed into a hazard (bend with no visibility) which gave the other vehicle virtually no time to observe and react to their presence and themselves no time or space to avoid a collision. While it may not have been significant enough in this instance, it's entirely possible (and common) for a driver with priority to be assigned some percentage of fault where they contributed to the collision (e.g. through inappropriate speed or failing to react appropriately to another user failing to give them priority). There are a lot of dashcammers on youtube that need to learn this. Too many drive into obvious risk because of an imagined 'right of way'. No doubt they will be in for a rude awakening when they are involved in a collision as a result and find themselves being assigned partial fault.

  • @Shaun137

    @Shaun137

    3 ай бұрын

    @@trainman665 Correct, they tell you or advise you when you should "Give Way".

  • @stephandolby
    @stephandolby4 ай бұрын

    The tread depth on that van's nearside front tyre looks rather suspect. It's probably legal, if barely, but would you drive with those tyres?

  • @TheMirrorGuy
    @TheMirrorGuy4 ай бұрын

    Pause at 0:27, he's on the wrong side of the road before he even gets to the junction! Very bad driving indeed.

  • @mxfool1508
    @mxfool15084 ай бұрын

    Looks like the cop car wanted to relive the good old days when in the service, and so it wanted one last P I T manoeuvre

  • @blackmoon925
    @blackmoon9254 ай бұрын

    How did you manage to keep the pushbar of that interceptor? In Germany that wouldn't be possible due to pedestrian protection laws. Are there no such laws in GB?

  • @mikeh2006

    @mikeh2006

    4 ай бұрын

    You can fit a bull bar in any car that was made before 2007 in the uk. (I think)

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    I think it only applies to UK-spec cars that were first registered in the UK. My Crown Vic came from PA in the US and was imported and tested with the push bar already on it. It probably isn't safe for pedestrians but hopefully nothing bad like that happens. I drive carefully enough as the steering wheel is on the left which can affect visibility around parked cars or blind bends.

  • @mikeh2006

    @mikeh2006

    4 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010 flip flops is lucky he didn't get caught by that push bar. Or his van might have been heading for the scrap yard.

  • @Heneling
    @Heneling3 ай бұрын

    Imagine he face upon seeing it was the police. He is lucky it wasn’t the real police

  • @falsernet
    @falsernet3 ай бұрын

    1:49 they turned too early not too late. Definitely too fast though. Well done cammer for reacting and minimizing the damage.

  • @xabre9995
    @xabre99953 ай бұрын

    Did you get the repair carried out through the van driver's insurance?

  • @JohnMcMahon.
    @JohnMcMahon.4 ай бұрын

    Seems like a dodgy junction right after that bend but 100% the van drivers fault as long as the camera car wasn’t over the speed limit and Van man did cut the corner too quickly.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah it is a dodgy junction, especially being on a blind bend. They reduced the speed limit from 30 to 20 in that area 2 years ago probably because it is so dangerous.

  • @Baggamuss
    @Baggamuss3 ай бұрын

    Van Man is lucky it wasn't a biker coming round that corner, could be on a death by dangerous driving charge...

  • @LifeofBrad1

    @LifeofBrad1

    3 ай бұрын

    He probably wouldn't care if he did knock a guy off his motorbike. Typical "I'm well 'ard" asswipe in a van.

  • @marcothorsen950
    @marcothorsen9503 ай бұрын

    3 points for due care and attention. 12 month ban for being a prick..

  • @potterj09
    @potterj094 ай бұрын

    Blues brothers style.

  • @Peter_Riis_DK
    @Peter_Riis_DK3 ай бұрын

    Pity you encountered a traffic Neanderthal. That’s a very very nice Crown Vic.

  • @ExplodingCabbage
    @ExplodingCabbage4 ай бұрын

    "Too fast", sure - he, unlike you, could see the road was narrowed to one lane at the corner and should've been creeping round with a foot ready to stamp on the brake to maximise the available stopping time for anyone coming from the opposite direction (like you!). But what do you mean when you say he pulled out "too late"? He was already solidly on your side of the road by the time you even saw each other!

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Absolutely! The highway code states that road users must give way to oncoming traffic before committing to a turn across the opposite lane of traffic. Playing back the video in slow motion, you can see that my car enters his view before he has committed to turning. He had time to brake and stop but he chanced it and tried darting in front of me. My reaction and braking times weren't simply enough to prevent a collision.

  • @minonmadman2153
    @minonmadman21533 ай бұрын

    What’s the first song

  • @BlauBlueTV
    @BlauBlueTV4 ай бұрын

    I know where an undercover American cop car of this is in the UK.

  • @northeastbaddriversuk
    @northeastbaddriversuk4 ай бұрын

    Hi, could I use this clip on my channel, linked and credited of course?

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Of course if credit is made. I'd be happy for you to use it, although this happened in the northwest and not the northeast lol.

  • @northeastbaddriversuk

    @northeastbaddriversuk

    4 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010 cheers mate👍

  • @kenhoneyman8060
    @kenhoneyman80604 ай бұрын

    1000% Van Drivers Fault .

  • @mikerobinson1788
    @mikerobinson17883 ай бұрын

    Going a bit fast through the bends than you can see to stop

  • @TheRollingGiant98

    @TheRollingGiant98

    3 ай бұрын

    Doesn't really matter tbh. The van decided the fate when the driver did not follow the highway code. If he is within the posted limit, it does not factor in.

  • @jords697
    @jords6974 ай бұрын

    People nowadays can NEVER accept responsibility for their own actions. Cant stand it. Van driver is a waster.

  • @user-sd7nx7vu6m
    @user-sd7nx7vu6m4 ай бұрын

    The van driver is clearly in the wrong but is the front ram bar even legal in the uk

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Must be if it comes to the UK and passes its IVA and MOT tests with it on. The IVA test is an MOT on steroids that covers everything.

  • @BackyardSpaceProgram
    @BackyardSpaceProgram3 ай бұрын

    00:53 I can see his two brain cells coming up with an excuse.

  • @graememckay9972
    @graememckay99724 ай бұрын

    Was the van driver late for a driveway tarring job?

  • @JD-wn3cc

    @JD-wn3cc

    4 ай бұрын

    He had to go and feed the dags

  • @Sensekhmet
    @Sensekhmet3 ай бұрын

    Blimey! It's the Yank rozzers!

  • @Interich
    @Interich4 ай бұрын

    At 0:26 the van is driving in the wrong side of the road, goes to the wrong side of the exit and tries to blame you 😂😂 that reminds me of an accident I had, that the other drivers insurance after seeing the video I had, blamed their driver that hit me. This video is clear as day. Van at fault. Sad to see your car scuffed. At least had a better ending than mine that twisted the chassis and destroyed one of my wheels in the process 😔.

  • @user-we1hp2uj5x
    @user-we1hp2uj5x4 ай бұрын

    have the police spoken to ypu about the bullbar? i know they are not illegal but that looks like it would indeed damage a pedestrian therefore should be removed?

  • @truckermal

    @truckermal

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh shut up.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Despite being pulled twice, nothing was mentioned about the push bar. I believe the law allows for imports to have them as they came with the car, whereas UK vehicles do not have them and adding a push bar to them is illegal as it could and probably would kill a pedestrian. It is a grey area but the car passed the IVA and MOT tests so it is road legal!

  • @ryanmitcham5522

    @ryanmitcham5522

    4 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010Actual legality aside, you've just admitted you are aware the pushbar is a danger to pedestrians in a collision, so I think it's pretty irresponsible to keep it even if you're legally allowed to.

  • @MaisieDaisyUpsadaisy

    @MaisieDaisyUpsadaisy

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ryanmitcham5522SUVs are dangers to pedestrians! Time for all SUV operators to turn in the vehicles.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    3 ай бұрын

    @@ryanmitcham5522 Call it whatever you like mate, I'm retaining the car's originality. If someone wants to play chicken with a 2 tonne steel police car then that's on them. I drive the car safely as I'm aware of how big it is and how dangerous it can be. Even without the pushbar, the front bumper still sticks out further than the grille which would impact at the knees and force someone's head to bang on the steel bonnet. The car is still going to hurt someone with or without the pushbar. American cars in general rate poorly for pedestrian safety. If it passes the government tests (MOT and IVA) then it is legal and that works for me.

  • @114thtruckbuilder9
    @114thtruckbuilder94 ай бұрын

    100% the Van's fault most definitely.

  • @zcharged8294
    @zcharged82944 ай бұрын

    i can see why this has happened and tbh I wouldn't give him too hard a time about it (the collision, not the delay on the payout). many people could make that mistake. its because there's a road closed sign on his side of the road, and its position encourages an early turn. ultimately if 1 person has to take liability then it has to be him and he did take the turn quick, but it isn't a great place to put a road sign right next to a junction that is on the apex of a bend either... 😐

  • @richardlaw5737
    @richardlaw57374 ай бұрын

    And this why dashcams are worth their weight in gold!. Van driver straight away on the defensive but it’s clearly his fault. Also if he left without providing details that’s another offence to

  • @leemc4093
    @leemc40933 ай бұрын

    The van driver cut the corner short instead of going further up and turning right like any normal driver would do I see it all the time people cutting the corner short just to save a second or two

  • @S-North
    @S-North4 ай бұрын

    The Cop car wasn't speeding by the looks of it and had priority. Simple as that.

  • @mattr7307
    @mattr73073 ай бұрын

    Guys can we just clarify, the van isnt at fault for cutting the corner (a dick move btw) he is at fault for turning right across the the vehicle who had right of way, you know,going on their side of the road in a straight line.

  • @Shaun137

    @Shaun137

    3 ай бұрын

    Cutting a corner on a driving test is a Major Fault and will get you a fail. So yes the driver is at fault for that too. Far to many drivers cutting corners these days instead of turning into them correctly.

  • @skankhunt420
    @skankhunt4203 ай бұрын

    Dashcams should be mandatory worldwide nowadays. If you can afford a car, you have the 30-50 bucks for a camera...

  • @sambofett70
    @sambofett704 ай бұрын

    Wow

  • @MikeJones-iq7gj
    @MikeJones-iq7gj4 ай бұрын

    He probably saw the road closed signs and thought nobody would be going down the road, obviously he's unaware people still live down the road. So i wonder where he might meet a another car?

  • @ScratchyBaws
    @ScratchyBaws3 ай бұрын

    You only have to view the clip once at the start to realise the 🔕END in the van wearing stupid flip flops is at fault. He should be banned for 6mths and put on a driver awareness course. He has no driving skills what so ever and couldn't care less for other road users which his attitude shows straight away when he exits the vehicle.

  • @minonmadman2153
    @minonmadman21533 ай бұрын

    How’d u get an American police car

  • @noooo_safechat2589
    @noooo_safechat25893 ай бұрын

    NOT THE CROWN VIC

  • @apexbuilder0171
    @apexbuilder01714 ай бұрын

    Probably thought he was seeing things when he saw a US cop car

  • @MACHOO179
    @MACHOO1794 ай бұрын

    I do like the look of American police cars, but they would look very strange on our country roads 😂

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    I can imagine! People have only ever seen these cars on TV. People are always looking, waving, thumbs up, honking horns or even laughing lol. My car brings joy to people's lives just by existing, and that alone makes me happy.

  • @MACHOO179

    @MACHOO179

    4 ай бұрын

    @madasafish2010 nothing better than cheering people up, I would say keep driving but imagine it's quite a gas guzzler 👍🏻😉

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    @@MACHOO179 Funny enough this car is my daily. I do 90 miles per week day. These Crown Vics are rock solid cars and can handle the mileage no problem. It can also clearly protect me in the event of a collision lol.

  • @AurumUsagi

    @AurumUsagi

    4 ай бұрын

    Imagine if our police had Crown Vics instead of Volvos and BMWs.

  • @halfbakedproductions7887

    @halfbakedproductions7887

    4 ай бұрын

    The Crown Victoria was only sold as a fleet vehicle and went out of production in 2011. American police departments generally now use the snoozefest Ford Explorer and other bland Yank SUVs. If they want a bit of speed then it's a Dodge Charger. Cops there don't have the same car culture ours do. The idea of American PDs using an unmarked BMW for traffic work is just unthinkable.

  • @TimpBizkit
    @TimpBizkit4 ай бұрын

    Should have put on your blue lights haha.

  • @HighFell
    @HighFell4 ай бұрын

    Book him Danno

  • @james07788
    @james077884 ай бұрын

    Van drivers always have 4 brain cells

  • @minonmadman2153
    @minonmadman21533 ай бұрын

    Where’s that police car like how did u get iy

  • @m60kaf
    @m60kaf4 ай бұрын

    tbh i slightly get the vans view. There's some road closures and he goes past a diversion sign that probably gives him the spur of the moment idea nothing is going to come from your direction. Signage can be poor and confusing. You're not particularly driving cautiously

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    If you understand the van's view, you must not be a cautious driver yourself. I don't understand how anyone can not be cautious before turning across the opposite lane of traffic on a blind bend. Yeah also I have had other people saying I've been driving too quickly and to put it to bed, the framerate of the video is a solid 60FPS which gives the illusion that I'm driving much faster. The speed limit in that area is 20mph understandably because that blind bend is sharp. If you saw my car and ever drove it, you'd know that you can't speed around corners in it. Car must be 5.5m in length, 2m in width and weighs 2 tonnes, it might as well be a boat, a boat which rocks to the side when turning lol. With that said, I can assure you that I was doing under 20mph before the bend, which would constitute in the eyes of the law and highway code as safe driving.

  • @m60kaf

    @m60kaf

    4 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010 What would you have done at 0:17 if the van was going round the barrier (Though why a barriers on a corner!). At 0::26 the van is already turning before you appear (Again going round a stupidly places sign). You arent expecting to slow or stop going through road works and passing an old 3 turn badly spaced junction. You run into the back of the van not the front. People on the internet love to pile on but most who comment havent even noticed any of the hazards, badly placed signs, etc.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    @@m60kaf It is true that the road signs were badly placed, but that does not change the fact that he should have stopped before turning, which is what the highway code states. His turn was too late. Could have been avoided had he just slowed down for the turn or stopped. He's the one in trouble for driving like a wanker, just like most van drivers do.

  • @TheRollingGiant98

    @TheRollingGiant98

    4 ай бұрын

    You're deffo a van driver lol

  • @ryanmitcham5522

    @ryanmitcham5522

    4 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010>Could have been avoided had he just slowed down for the turn Equally it could have been avoided if *you'd* slowed down for the bend as well. This wasn't a case of a van turning across you on a straight road, you should have already been slow and ready to stop for any obstruction that you couldn't see around the bend. What if instead of a turning van it was a horse or pedestrians in the road? Lucky it was a van and not a horse or pedestrians, because you couldn't stop before hitting it! Obviously the van could have done a lot better. But so could you. You just admitted in your previous comment it was a blind bend, yet you weren't in a position to stop for an unseen obstruction on the bend. Clearly the van did bad, but I'm just irritated at your total failure to acknowledge that you could have done better as well.

  • @Dxrll_unknown
    @Dxrll_unknown4 ай бұрын

    VAN CLIBBINS, HADDALAYERDOWN HOSS,,,,,,,,

  • @robmarshallofficial
    @robmarshallofficial4 ай бұрын

    Can’t hear what the guy is saying due to the key left in the ignition. Shame as that would shave even useful for the insurance company

  • @stevetaylor6451

    @stevetaylor6451

    4 ай бұрын

    What he says might be helpful but insurance company didn’t need it - the van pulled across the path of a ‘correctly proceeding’ vehicle. Even if he argued speeding it doesn’t hold water with the courts he should have checked to make sure it was safe. The only problem with the claim would be repair parts for an American import and time taken to source

  • @Division06UK
    @Division06UK4 ай бұрын

    I owned a 2006 LAPD police Crown Victoria. I had a similar accident. I was hit from the offside. This van driver hit me as he was turning left. Thankfully, they repaired my car. i also got a personal injury claim.

  • @EnglishLaw

    @EnglishLaw

    4 ай бұрын

    A Payment Protection Insurance claim would have had nothing to do with a vehicle accident. PPI claims are for people who were mis-sold protection insurance.

  • @markpaul1154
    @markpaul11543 ай бұрын

    Fault and liability are different, the insurance companies will see the word slow on the road, pay the claim but mark the drivers midas file as high risk and premiums will be increased to cover the enhanced risk. .Thats insurance these days.

  • @thebanthebes1740
    @thebanthebes17403 ай бұрын

    Van driver should lose his licence. Dangerous driving.

  • @FellUpAndDown
    @FellUpAndDown3 ай бұрын

    That Van front left tyre looks somewhat illegal.

  • @k.baranek
    @k.baranek4 ай бұрын

    This is how you end up driving on the wrong side of the road 😉

  • @Oh-Jay52
    @Oh-Jay524 ай бұрын

    Brakea left in shipping container then ? 😂

  • @Jack_Waffles
    @Jack_Waffles3 ай бұрын

    When did American's start driving on the left?

  • @CatPizzaPlayzYTUK

    @CatPizzaPlayzYTUK

    3 ай бұрын

    It's an American police car in the UK

  • @JohnDoe-lx3dt
    @JohnDoe-lx3dt4 ай бұрын

    Definitely vans fault, but damn that car is to wide for UK roads dude.

  • @madasafish2010

    @madasafish2010

    4 ай бұрын

    Amusing really as my car is the same size as the Audi A8, yet nobody says the A8 is too big for the roads lol. You should see the RAM 3500 pickup trucks in Britain. Not only are they longer than my car but much more wider. My car is a tight squeeze but some just simply will not fit on most of our roads. RVs are the best. Those big bastards are wider than a coach with a steering wheel on the wrong side!

  • @JohnDoe-lx3dt

    @JohnDoe-lx3dt

    4 ай бұрын

    @@madasafish2010 lmao I just understand anyone wanting a car that you’ve got to be a Tetris god to drive, though I get what your saying and if it’s only R8 width then tbh it’s more the camera making it look on the wide side.

  • @BV-co7hy
    @BV-co7hy4 ай бұрын

    In Drakefords 20mph La la land .. wouldn’t happen😮

  • @stevecooksley
    @stevecooksley4 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't even bother arguing - just point at the dashcam and ask for his details.

  • @therealunclevanya

    @therealunclevanya

    4 ай бұрын

    never tell people you have a dashcam, let them make cocks of themselves

  • @Shaun137

    @Shaun137

    3 ай бұрын

    Wouldn't even do that, just let themselves dig themselves deeper and deeper, then when the appropriate people get involved then use the footage. As i believe if they lie technically they are trying to pervert the cause of justice by lying about what really happened.

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