Highspirits Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 If an ambulance has no sirens or lights on they really should respect the laws of the road!! Cutting across 2 lanes on a roundabout running me into the curb has made me pretty livid, I've stopped swearing profusely but know even though I've put a complaint in there will be no point if they turn around and say insurance claim as it will cost more on my policy in the long run. For now, I shall call just end with wucking fankers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Oh **** I'd be crying mate. Then angry :( like you say cost you in the long run either way :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 nightmare - not what you need at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevell Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Not good mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieT Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Yes can be expensive, however in the long run its better to keep the insurance company out of it. Just remember in future blue mean stay clear because they are s**t drivers. I hope it's less expensive than you think. Richie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I agree I never try to involve the insurance just to keep costs down :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveuk260.Esq Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Any emergency vehicle that has no lights on must obey road rules including speed limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 looks simple and easy fix to me! There are claims you can make against the government for stuff like that but i dont think you get very far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sorry to hear about your 'run in' with an ambulance. I've only just joined the Subaru club, but until Jan 2013 I was a Paramedic Manager at a local ambulance station in Derbyshire, which is also part of the East Midlands Ambulance Service area, which covers Northamptonshire. In my opinion, if the crew were on a 999 call, they should firstly have had blue lights on, and most certainly the audible warning switched on. If you're saying they hadn't either lights or siren on, then I would assume they weren't on a 999 emergency, so from what you said, it appears the driver was driving without due care and attention. Obviously I don't know the full facts of what happened,but it my be worth reporting to the Police, if you managed to get the registration of the ambulance,(and I'm assuming it was a 999 ambulance-yellow and green 'battenburgh squares' on the sides of the ambulance body??) , and not one of the plainer liveried ambulances which just transport people to local hospitals for treatment, usually referred to as 'Patient Care Transport' ambulance. I would give the main EMAS HQ a call in Nottingham, Horizon Place,Mellors Way,Nottingham, i'm not sure of the post code though, and explain why you have a complaint. If the ambulance is one from EMAS, and you have the day, time of day and a reg of the ambulance,the service might be able to track the crew involved. I know it doesn't help with the damage to your car, but if all is appears as you say,the driver should get a bo*****ing, or they would have done from me if I had been asked to investigate the same issue. You never know, you might get some compensation, sorry I can't advise any further. And for clarity, and having been on the ambulance service for 22 years, not everyone is a s**t drivers, just like every other driver, some aren't what we'd like them to be, but not all, believe me it isn't easy getting to a job on blue lights when someone's life is at risk in busy traffic etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Dont know if you have had this fixed yet but i did my wheel the other day i have just posted up a repair in wheel section if any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisD Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I had this with a police car cutting a red light without the blues or sirens on. luckily I was on the ball and managed to miss them, I still felt like following him and giving him a lecture on road safety !!! "Excuse me sir, did you see that red light back there? do you want to get there fast or alive?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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