Darlington garage staff sped around in man's car during MOT inspection

A driver dropped his automotive at a storage for its MOT - just for dashcam footage to seemingly present workers dashing round in it. 

Andrew Siggens was gobsmacked when his Nissan Juke's digicam confirmed a Bristol Road Motors' workers member allegedly travelling at 54mph on a 40mph street.

And the 25-year-old says the agency's actions might have hindered any likelihood of touchdown his dream job as a police officer.

Andrew Siggens' footage exhibits a Bristol Road Motors' workers member allegedly travelling at 54mph on a 40mph street

'I used to be disgusted once I noticed it - it definitely was a shock to see,' he mentioned.

'It isn't one thing you'd anticipate to occur from such a giant firm.

'You hope to have the ability to belief them along with your automobile. Some folks pay loads of cash for his or her automobiles.

'It might simply be a Nissan Juke and there are clearly dearer autos on the market, but it surely's mine and my fiancée's most beneficial possession subsequent to our dwelling.'

He dropped the automobile into the agency's McMullen Street department, in Darlington, on November 15 for its annual check-up.

However when he watched the footage again he fired off an offended e mail to the agency's bosses.

Andrew mentioned there was no excuse for what he says was workers apparently dashing in his automotive - and that it might have had main profession implications.

'I'm aspiring to turn out to be a police officer within the very close to future,' mentioned Andrew.

'Had I not had a dashcam and been landed with factors on my driving licence as a consequence of a pace digicam choosing this up, I would have been significantly prejudiced for my hopes of becoming a member of the police drive.

'Fortunately that's not the case, but it surely goes with out saying that I really feel very strongly about dashing.

Andrew, 25, mentioned there was no excuse for what he says was workers apparently dashing in his automotive

'You hope to have the ability to belief them along with your automobile,' mentioned Andrew who'd dropped his automotive off for an MOT

'Had I obtained a dashing ticket, I would have been in a position to seek advice from my dashcam and recognized it was them.

'Nevertheless, what number of extra folks has this occurred to who will likely be blissfully unaware a technician has sped of their automobile?

'Procedures have to be put in place, not solely by Bristol Road Motors, however by all main dealerships.

'Dashcams ought to be manufactured in all autos as commonplace nowadays and I might advocate anybody to get one.'

A spokeswoman for Vertu Motors, dealership's father or mother firm, mentioned an investigation had been carried out.

She mentioned 'We remorse the incident at our dealership in Darlington and have performed an intensive inside investigation according to our firm coverage and procedures.

'Motion has been taken with the colleague involved and extra coaching has been accomplished by the workforce to make sure there is no such thing as a repeat of this occasion.'

A spokeswoman for Vertu Motors, dealership's father or mother firm, mentioned an investigation had been carried out

 

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