Stolen bike, hidden storage charges.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Another example of stupid cops, wheres Patrick, I'd love to hear what he has to say about this one... hell defend the force no doubt...

[BMWST?]

uts not the cops that charge,it the tow place....they have to earn a living/cover costs too...but you guys are right,it sucks that the victim of theft has to pay.....the fine )or whatever the theives get for the original crime should include repayment of the fee...good luck geting that....so i guess the taxpayers pays...

[Indoo]

Is this normal? Shouldn't someone, say, the Police, have told me that I'd be racking up charges, while they got around to finger-printing the bike? What's with finger-printing the bike when you've caught two scrotes with it already?

Nope its not normal and its not policy. When your car/bike is nicked you get asked by whomever takes the complaint if you want it towed when its found and that if you do you will be liable for the initial cost of towing it. Did you say you wanted it towed, if you didn't and they tow it then its a Police tow and the Police pay.

If you did want it towed, the officer is still obligated to inform you that you have to pay the initial storage and tow fee but that that it will be printed the next day and you need to uplift it, however if you don't uplift it the next day then you will incur the storage fee following on from it.

Its pretty simple, and the Police certainly won't hesitate in paying for the tow if they have screwed up on the above. Just call up the station and ask, I can't imagine any issues. If they say no they won't pay then it becomes something to whine about and seek legal opinion.

[Patrick]

depending on you excess ... would insurance cover the storage costs?
... but surely, no, you shouldn't have to pay. if all else fails go to the media (or at least threaten to.) the storage fee should be slapped on the thieves.

Seek reparation from the thieves in your victim impact statement, since you have paid out already, I assume?

Thanks, all........ I was fairly laconic about the whole thing right up until this afternoon when I called to check that I was "allowed" to go and get my bike, and where I should pick it up from. Being dealt the odd low blow by lazy thieving shits is one thing. A kick in the nuts from the plod is just insult to injury. I was steaming.

I paid the tow firm to deliver the bike back to me ($85 to them or $70 to hire a trailer) and to be fair, they've done nothing wrong. I won't be making an insurance claim, but I'm sure as hell making a complaint to plod. I doubt I'll see the money back, but I want to make sure that some moron or other gets his damned wrists slapped if nothing else.

Ah, now for a Macs. The missus stuck some in the fridge while I was one the way home.

If the Police delayed the return to you, then the Police should pay for the delay. You would be liable for the initial tow and storage for the day perhaps, but as they said you can't have it because it needs to be fingerprinted, the delay is the Polices cost to bear.

Stupid Police I would have thought that they should pay the bill. When you do the victim impact statemnt make sure you tell them you want the cost. In the end the snot nose shit heads that stole your bike should pay the bill.

All the best

A top all, on all counts.

Another example of stupid cops, wheres Patrick, I'd love to hear what he has to say about this one... hell defend the force no doubt...

Oh, yeah....

It's all your fault, leaving the bike where it could be stolen.....

Don't ya love it when you prove someone wrong...?

Me Mrs does!!! I am always wrong, and even when I know I am wrong, she says I am wrong still....

[ynot slow]

Me Mrs does!!! I am always wrong, and even when I know I am wrong, she says I am wrong still....

Shit be good if she was a judge at times.

Rule no1 of the human species-Men are always wrong,if in doubt refer to clause 2.

Clause 2-refer rule no1.

[car]

Folks, thanks for the opinions and feedback. I don't want to go into it too much -- it's bloody Christmas after all.

Ultimately, I'd dearly love the futility of getting the perpetrators to pay me 50c a week for the next 1,800 weeks. That would be amusing, and fairer to everyone involved, including the over-milked tax-payer. We'll see.

Seasons greetings.

[Boob Johnson]

Another example of stupid cops, wheres Patrick, I'd love to hear what he has to say about this one... hell defend the force no doubt...

Yeah cause cops ain't human aye, they are part cyborg & shouldn't EVER make a human mistake

[Cr1MiNaL]

Yeah cause cops ain't human aye, they are part cyborg & shouldn't EVER make a human mistake

They can make mistakes, but when they do they should be punished with demerits and fines... E.g If a cop issues a speeding ticket or a lane splitting ticket and if it gets taken to court and the defendant wins, the cop should have the same demerits reflected to his own license and/or pay the fine himself... then well c the no of bs tickets reduce in a hurry!!! neeeaaaahhhahahah foolish pigs...

[Boob Johnson]

They can make mistakes, but when they do they should be punished with demerits and fines... E.g If a cop issues a speeding ticket or a lane splitting ticket and if it gets taken to court and the defendant wins, the cop should have the same demerits reflected to his own license and/or pay the fine himself... then well c the no of bs tickets reduce in a hurry!!! neeeaaaahhhahahah foolish pigs...

May I ask what you do for a living YR64L?

[pritch]

Sorry to read of your drama Chris. Good that you got the bike back though. Here's hoping things look up for the rest of the Christmas.

Had to laugh at the suggestions that the Police should pay. The Police have a one-way accounting system. Receipts only...

[meteor]

Hmmm, seems the fact that the cops did a great job catching the thieves in the first place was largely forgotten. And if they did store it they were doing the wrong thing and if they didn't store it (and it got re nicked) they did the wrong thing... shit, who'd want to be running around dayly putting their lives on the line if no matter what you did some ungrateful fuck would find fault in it.

[Toaster]

I wonder if you can take the police to the small claims court over this? Is it possible? Imagine it! I'm about the furthest from being anti cops as you can get, but I think in situations like this the police should have to front up......if it was me i'd be walking as I have a mortgage and no way of coming up with that kinda cash.......drink drivers don't have to pay up that much FFS and if it turns out your charges are dropped you end up being more persecuted than pissed idiot behind the wheel when the whole time you were innocent.

It is a matter for the insurance company, not the police.

[The Pastor]

this is the way it should work in a sane country

Thiefs steal bike
Police find bike
Police tow bike back and store it AND PAY FOR IT.
Police then charge the thief with fine+jail+towage fees.

[Tone165]

Go back to the Police and report it stolen again, only this time you know where it is!

If I take your bike...it is stolen....and it remains stolen until you have it back!

Or at least Kidnapped seeing as there is a (sort of) ransom demand!

Even when you get the bike back, there will likely be damage that you will want insurance for.

Everyone needs insurance!

Have a look at E-bike, online, monthly payments..there really is no excuse!

[MDR2]

I'd say it's up to your insurance company to fork out.

When a bike gets stolen people seem to bitch on about how the police should be out there catching crims instead of dishing out tickets, on one of the few occasions when a bike is recovered were still bitching about the cops...for actually doing their job...

we pay taxes so that the cops can do their thing and catch thieves, we pay insurance companies to take care of us in the event of an accident or theft.

Personaly, i'd just be stoked I still had a bike to ride over the xmas break.

/enddevilsadvocate Have a good xmas peoples.