Other liveries "borrowed" my lorry. Bit annoyed !

This has all worked out ok for the OP. you 're all hung ho, call the police etc, but OP is happy with her yard and wants to stay there and remain friends with her fellow liveries, so all is well.

But what do I know, I'm an idiot!
 
Delicious_D said:
Glad its been sorted, but i dont believe the stories, sorry.
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i don't either FWIW



As any adult know you have to check insurance before you drive any vehicle.

Thus the owner of the vehicle MUST phone up and pass security checks to add a NAMED driver to the allowed to drive the vehicle and pay usually £ 25 per time for a car so box more. And you have to tell the insurance company what dates the temporary driver will drive vehicle. The insurance company also must have been told that the temp driver is fully insured and have a driving license and if they have any points on it as well.

Its the same for a car and I have added a NAMED driver to my car on numerous occasions so I know the procedure.

in this instance the drivers are pretty stupid not to know this otherwise anyone would take their vehicle without permission as do joy riders.


They take the keys - they drive the vehicle. NO difference in this case
 
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Slightly Foxed said:
This has all worked out ok for the OP. you 're all hung ho, call the police etc, but OP is happy with her yard and wants to stay there and remain friends with her fellow liveries, so all is well.

But what do I know, I'm an idiot!
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Well you are certainly portraying yourself that way :rolleyes: Let it go people can only tell you what THEY would do. Your the one poking the situation so more fool you :rolleyes:
 
I'm sorry, but Slightly Foxed, are you young? Or just very little experience of the real world?
If someone came to your house and STOLE your car (took it without your consent) you'd be spitting feathers!!!!
 
Well done Romany, I am glad you were able to confront them, firm but fair is good (and it makes it clear that you are the reasonable one, they are the wrongdoers) You've them know it was unacceptable and that it can't happen again, I hope it doesn't or we know you will really unleash the dragon on them ;-)
 
Well done Romany. Sounds like you handled it well and they realise they got away lightly and if they have any sense at all they won't be 'taking a vehicle without consent' again.
 
Glad you got it sorted, and pleased you are happy with the outcome. Good idea to write it all down, and although I think they should pay the whole service, if you are satisfied, then all's well that ends well.

:)
 
Elsiecat said:
I'm sorry, but Slightly Foxed, are you young? Or just very little experience of the real world?
If someone came to your house and STOLE your car (took it without your consent) you'd be spitting feathers!!!!
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Ah, my dear if you only knew! In the great scheme of things, this is a tiny matter and I'm glad it's resolved to the OP's satisfaction.

I apologise, I should not have got involved in this little spat, a bit of mischief on my part I suppose. Sorry, but worse things do happen, a lot of which I see in my line of work.
 
Slightly Foxed said:
The lorry is insured for any driver over 25.
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surely that only works if the driver themselves has insurance? Who knows if they do or not. I was without a car for much of last year, just because I may have wanted to borrow a car which had insurance cover for over 25s I personally didn't have insurance, so could not have driven it.

Regardless..I don't believe them either - surely if they knew they had permission to borrow it they would have refilled with fuel and thanked you for its use when you got back. What if this is not the first time they have had a jolly in your lorry? Just because this time you found out, who knows who has been driving it whilst you haven't been around. What if they decided to have a few nights at your house whilst you were on holiday, or use of your car - it wouldn't even occur to me to take one of the lorries at my yard, if I needed transport and no one was there, I would hire something.
 
Slightly Foxed said:
The lorry is insured for any driver over 25.
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I doubt that when u insure your lorry. How many people here allow anyone to drive???? COME ON HANDS UP???

MINE IS ME ONLY PERIOD UNLESS MECHANIC DRIVES IT TO TESTING STATION






No you don't as insurance is higher if you allow anyone to drive, which is why people say named drivers only , how do the insurance its not a 17 year old just passed their test??.
 
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No need to shout, my lorry is insured for any driver over 25.

What's up folks, have you all been in the pub all afternoon or is it pmt? Or are you all Daily Mail readers?? (Sorry, that last comment was uncalled for!)
 
I have my lorry insured for any driver over 25, fully comp. Main reason for this is in case I injure myself when out competeing, I can get another driver to take the lorry and horses home
 
DragonSlayer said:
We could do with the opinion of an actual police officer on this. Do we have any on the forum??
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I'm not a police officer but a lad in the village got 6 points (making his new liscence useless) and a hefty fine (considering he is long term unemployed) for taking his parents car just this week, so the police do take this seriously.


OP they took 5 days to apologise to you and give you chocolate and wine?! 5 days!! They were hoping you wouldnt find out and I'm sorry I dont believe thier story, picking up a horse is not a last min thing, they will have known it was happening for ages.
 
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Why in gods name would any one have any driver over 25 can drive your lorry??.

It costs he owner more money for one thing.

If you have it owner only then in the rare instance you let a friend drive it you put them down as a name driver for dates - to --.

makes no scene to me paying extra premium for a service.
 
Don't mind at all. What's the 25 thing, have you seen the date I joined HHO? You were, what, 13?

Anyway, enough of this nonsense, I'm off. Sorry if I've genuinely upset anyone, but I think not.
 
Slightly Foxed said:
No need to shout, my lorry is insured for any driver over 25.

What's up folks, have you all been in the pub all afternoon or is it pmt? Or are you all Daily Mail readers?? (Sorry, that last comment was uncalled for!)
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sorry to disappoint you i do not go to pub been working ass off in the yard.

And no for me PMT is not something i suffer from since I had cancer and a hysterectomy.

Do not have time to read the papers.
 
Gingerwitch said:
Wow the first post you;ve made that I agree with.... if you are embroiled in this sad sordy affair you have just made it a 100 times worse as you obviously hold anyone other than yourself with such contempt.

I pity anyone unfortuante to be on the same yard as you
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What?? Explain to me why you have come to that conclusion please.
 
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