Main Dealer Speeding in my Car!!!

[jberks]

I imagine the charge would be 'attempting to pervert the course of justice' .

I wouldn't deny that, given the absurd stupidity of the britsh legal system but given that the tracker isn't a home office approved evidence system (I assume) you have no legal evidence. If you did contact the police, I doubt they'd even be interested. If you were guilty of an offence then the dealer manager is equally guilty. Nah, as has been said, you have no legal duty to report a motoring offence. Perverting the course of justice would be denying something you know to be true - e.g. lying, afaik there is no legal requirement to proactively provide information.
If there were, we'd have the police inundated and we'd spend our lives living in fear of being condemned for something.

 

[The Hooded Claw]

Mr Brabus,

We're missing something here ............YOU KNOW your car was doin 110 without you in it............IF MB "Give you £500" I'll bet they ask you to "Sign something"

FFS DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!............... if ANYTHING goes wrong with that stunning vehicle of yours in the next 12 months how do YOU know that it wasn't caused by this GIMP doing 110MPH in it.

That Mech must have thought it was soddin Christmas You can hear him now "Ohhhhh I'll just pick up the bird/missus & tek her fer a spin"

what YOU SHOULD request is a totally independant inspection (right down to the nuts & bolts) by another MB dealership (OF YOUR CHOICE) for your vehicle .....ANY faults/wear found/detected ect MUST be covered by the Original dealership....due to their flagerant MIS-USE of your vehicle whilst in their care.

ANYTHING LESS than the above & MB will think they have "GOT OFF LIGHTLY"


Keith

 

[LSD]

I've not yet read the whole post, but I have to say there are plenty of 40mph stretches where a car this capable could quickly touch this speed without excessive danger if on a clear stretch, but such is the shock-horror view about speed and the "what if" mentality nowadays that the very thought is enough for people to call for the death penalty, whether there were consequences of the event or not. Not that I could imagine many suitable places in the London area in the daytime.

However, the biggest issue here for me is being taken advantage of, abused almost, by the mechanic (for it is ultimately him and not the dealer at fault). It is grossly unacceptable on principle to be had over in this way, when it is obvious to all that this kind of "testing" was not required or requested. I'd like a face to face explanation and apology from the guy himself if it were my car, whatever else is agreed.

Reality is though, this event is not exactly surprising, and is a very common occurence. Getting caught is the rare element (for now). I'm not a fan of intrusive technology in any form, but in a case like this where the kit is installed - wouldn't the best outcome be obtained by informing the dealer beforehand that the car will be tracked?

 

[Craneboy]

I think this is terrible, this has created an awful lot of interest, i reckon the majority of people who drive understand that exceeding speed limits by such a great amount is a ban, as i experienced in 2002, rersulting in a 56 day ban.
My own personal beIief of these workshop characters, is that there make them selves out to be budding F1 drivers who feel as though there exempt from getting nicked .
When you look in there staff car parks all you see in half knacked 10 year old motors with nil expense spared.
I would personally see this bloke go down the road, why cover up for him, hes the guilty one not the car owner, i would forget about the bung cos that effectively what your getting, to keep shtum.
We all go a bit over the top, but 110 in a 40 come on, he deserves to get the push.

 

[RU55]

on a better note that car is absolutely beautiful. bet it was a spotty teen who took it out too.

 

[*Thumper]

I hav'nt cought up with all the post's ................ Has anyone mentioned the press ??

With the proof you have ............. they'd be very interested !!

 

[Quick Silver]

It could well be that your security system would be excepted evidence as I have a system in my taxis that not only visually and orally records what is is going on but also gives precise GPS POSITION , DIRECTION AND SPEED OF VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN USED AS ADMISSABLE EVIDENCE ON 3 seperate occasions successfully including the successfull conviction of an armed post office and garage robber that said he was somewhere else other than locally when he absconded from my taxi without paying the fare . Providing that the data is stored by a third party who has a data protection licence therefore preventing you from tampering with the evidence .

 

[Segdude]

110mph in a 40 zone is criminal. So much so that if this guy had been caught by the police he would probably go to jail. A pedestrian would not stand a chance, let alone this idiots "ability" to control an unfamiliar car in a built up zone.
Sorry, but form me, give all the evidence to the police and let them deal with it.

 

[eagletower]

I am shocked by this, Its youre hard pride and joy and you have a reckless mechanic thrashing it. 110mph is a joke , it's time some one was caught and made and example of if you ask me. A pedestrian could have easily died. Your trust was abused - and you even pay a premium by taking it to Mercedes for it to happen. Far too many wrongs in this situation to let it go.

 

[st4]

Fellas, I know 100mph in a 40mph zone is very fast and the offence is serious but its highly doubtful the car will be damaged. This is a brabus SL built purely for the purpose of high speed driving. 110mph in a car like that is the equivilent of 60mph in a focus 1.6, absolutely no damage will have been done to its mechanicals.

However, if the oik has been doing wheel spins, and standing starts there may be some duress on the components, can the OPs device measure accerlative forces.

I'd ask the dealer for a new set of tyres and brake pads of your choosing

 

[Mic]

I cannot believe this Thread is still running I was one of the first to post at #7and now we have #110 when I started typing this Post.
Nothing I have read leads me to change my view of the situation although it would be a nice gesture on Cliff's part if a charity of his choice could benefit in some small way.
As for informing the Authorities or involving anybody other than Cliff and MB the idea beggers belief.
Most of us live in a glass house of some sort.....a sense of proportion and a reality check is required here.

Almost every time I go out in my car I overtake a motorist who is exceeding the legal speed limit.....I have never seen fit to report their offence to the Police !!!!!!

Mic

 

[mercmadjim]

For me, it's not so much the legal side of things, it's more a trust issue....could you/would you ever trust that garage again??

£500?? what is £500? I am pretty sure it's small change to Gary, it certainly is to the Garage involved....one good service on the next guy's car...no it's a trust thing....is a car not a persons second biggest purchase?
Sorry for me the whole thing stinks.....even if it was my old SLK I would be bl**dy livid!!

 

[Frontstep]

Everybody want to make a buck I despair !
I have a legitimate disagreement with MB which unfortunately is going towards the courts but at no time have I sought to get anything other than that provided for by the contract with them.

 

[jberks]

For me, it's not so much the legal side of things, it's more a trust issue....could you/would you ever trust that garage again??

£500?? what is £500? I am pretty sure it's small change to Gary, it certainly is to the Garage involved....one good service on the next guy's car...no it's a trust thing....is a car not a persons second biggest purchase?
Sorry for me the whole thing stinks.....even if it was my old SLK I would be bl**dy livid!!

Proportion is everything.
Why would you not trust the garage?
Was it a conspiracy? Did the MD come down from his office with a hat full of everyone's names and have a draw with the winner getting the chance to take out a customer's car of his choice and thrash it?
Do they do this on a daily basis? Maybe at the 4pm tea break?
........Or did one young misguided tech simply give in to temptation and overstep the mark?

Ok - did the garage deny it? Did they say, "yeah, but so what?" - no they admitted it and offered compensation for something which in fact caused no damage or loss to the customer. - in other words they behaved in a responsible and honourable manner.

I'd trust them more to be honest. After all, they're probably the most likely dealer to have given their staff a severe warning recently.

People go to a resturant, have a great meal and return regulary. Then one night the food isn't great or they're short staffed and the service is a bit dodgy. They never return.
All the good work they did over many months is suddenly worthless. Now they're a crap resturant. Sometimes a touch of rational thought is needed.....

 

[stumpy]

I cannot believe this Thread is still running I was one of the first to post at #7and now we have #110 when I started typing this Post.
Nothing I have read leads me to change my view of the situation although it would be a nice gesture on Cliff's part if a charity of his choice could benefit in some small way.
As for informing the Authorities or involving anybody other than Cliff and MB the idea beggers belief.
Most of us live in a glass house of some sort.....a sense of proportion and a reality check is required here.

Almost every time I go out in my car I overtake a motorist who is exceeding the legal speed limit.....I have never seen fit to report their offence to the Police !!!!!!

Mic

I agree to a certain extent, but it is the 110 in a 40 bit that gets me. Yes it's a fast car blah blah and does 0-100 in under 10 etc, but the risk of writing off his car as well as of course killing innocents, is too great to ignore.

 

[rovingHawk]

Almost every time I go out in my car I overtake a motorist who is exceeding the legal speed limit.....I have never seen fit to report their offence to the Police !!!!!!

They weren't in your car without permission, though.

RH

 

[LSD]

Originally Posted by Mic
Almost every time I go out in my car I overtake a motorist who is exceeding the legal speed limit.....I have never seen fit to report their offence to the Police !!!!!!

They weren't in your car without permission, though.

RH

Think you missed the joke there rovingHawk...

 

[rovingHawk]

I saw it but didn't think you were joking.

RH

 

[Mic]

I agree to a certain extent, but it is the 110 in a 40 bit that gets me. Yes it's a fast car blah blah and does 0-100 in under 10 etc, but the risk of writing off his car as well as of course killing innocents, is too great to ignore.

I think we will have to agree to disagree. It was undoubtedly irresponsible and cannot be condoned but in a central London 40 mph zone in the middle of the day 110 mph is not sustainable because you would very quickly be up the exhaust pipe of another car.....the peak speed could only have been momentary.
No metal was bent and no one was hurt......had that been the case the repercussions would have been multiple and criminal charges brought.
In the event one of many daily unpunished speeding occurances.....you just happen to know about this one and it is extreme.
We do not know anything about the conditions (weather, road, traffic, etc., etc.) but most of us would make our own judgement as to what was an appropriate speed for the conditions based upon our particular circumstances on the day and they would be many and varied.
Some will say anything upto and including 40 mph but many might have driven at 45...50...55....60...65...and so on, all illegal but we all make our own judgement call.....the chances of getting caught will part of the equation as well as conditions.
I for one am not a vigilante.....and I still think that given all the known circumstances the matter should remain solely between Cliff and MB.

Mic

 

[drmw]

I think it's past time this thread was closed