Gatwick closed by drones

[QuartzDad]

CoolHands said:

As in, I would go through what they did if I got £200k. I know it wasn’t pleasant but now they are sorted, can probably pay mortgage off etc.

Is the 200k before or after legal costs? I don't know, genuine question.

[numtumfutunch]

Taylor James said:

Seems reasonable. Their good name was dragged through the mud. My recollection is that the media did them no favours either so they may be in line for another payment.

I recall one front page carrying their photo with a headline something like these are the morons who ruined Christmas

Classy

[jakesmith]

Dan_1981 said:

The couple didn't have any drones and were at work at the times of the sightings?!

What on earth prompted their arrest?!

I only wish I could tell you it is absolutely absurd

[21TonyK]

jakesmith said:

I only wish I could tell you it is absolutely absurd

So basically what you are saying is the police had no real grounds and it was a balls up as opposed to some real reason that "cannot be disclosed"

[HTP99]

jakesmith said:

Dan_1981 said:

The couple didn't have any drones and were at work at the times of the sightings?!

What on earth prompted their arrest?!

I only wish I could tell you it is absolutely absurd

Probably a neighbourly dispute and were dobbed in.

[Bigends]

98elise said:

CoolHands said:

As in, I would go through what they did if I got £200k. I know it wasn’t pleasant but now they are sorted, can probably pay mortgage off etc.

So would I! That's a lot of money for a few days inconvenience. People get less for life changing injuries.

Really? Arrested (the couple knew theyd done nothing wrong), kept separated from each for the entire time in custody, every square inch of their house searched - no doubt bank accounts and computers also checked. Must have been like being Burgled for them - to the point they moved from the address.

[Thankyou4calling]

I’d go through that for £5,000 no issue at all.

For £5,000 you can travel through everything and call me whatever you like .

[CoolHands]

Don’t want to reignite the whole topic again, but was any proof of any drones actually causing this established? Ie did it happen or not

[Thankyou4calling]

Don’t get me started please. But in a word no!

[Sophisticated Sarah]

HTP99 said:

Probably a neighbourly dispute and were dobbed in.

I recall that a neighbour had reported them using drones in the garden?

Disgusting that they were treated so badly, hopefully get something from those parasites in the media too.

[snuffy]

numtumfutunch said:

Taylor James said:

Seems reasonable. Their good name was dragged through the mud. My recollection is that the media did them no favours either so they may be in line for another payment.

I recall one front page carrying their photo with a headline something like these are the morons who ruined Christmas

Classy

You'd imagine that if they took Mr Plod to court then they also have taken a number of papers to court as well. I don't know that of course.

[surveyor]

QuartzDad said:

CoolHands said:

As in, I would go through what they did if I got £200k. I know it wasn’t pleasant but now they are sorted, can probably pay mortgage off etc.

Is the 200k before or after legal costs? I don't know, genuine question.

Probably the police pay the costs. Step lad was caught up by police overstepping and ended up with much less, but the police paid all legal fees.

[98elise]

Bigends said:

98elise said:

CoolHands said:

As in, I would go through what they did if I got £200k. I know it wasn’t pleasant but now they are sorted, can probably pay mortgage off etc.

So would I! That's a lot of money for a few days inconvenience. People get less for life changing injuries.

Really? Arrested (the couple knew theyd done nothing wrong), kept separated from each for the entire time in custody, every square inch of their house searched - no doubt bank accounts and computers also checked. Must have been like being Burgled for them - to the point they moved from the address.

Absolutely. £200k is the sort of compensation paid when people lose limbs.

If I was arrested but had done nothing wrong then it wouldn't bother me much. There would be no evidence so it would just be a matter of time until the police came to that conclusion.

[jakesmith]

Thankyou4calling said:

I’d go through that for £5,000 no issue at all.

For £5,000 you can travel through everything and call me whatever you like .

Honest question, if you could have any car you want on the planet, to drive for as long as you like, with only 2 conditions- 1) you can not liquidate it in any way including trade in. When you no longer want it you must hand it back 2) It has to be bright green with a giant cartoon penis on every door, would you do it (and what car)

[Thankyou4calling]

An Aventador Roadster.

The giant penis would only confirm people’s suspicions.

I’d love one.

[jakesmith]

Thankyou4calling said:

An Aventador Roadster.

The giant penis would only confirm people’s suspicions.

I’d love one.

I asked a friend this and he said 'what's the downside'!? Got a laugh.

[anonymous-user]

BBC are reporting it was £55k paid to the couple and £145k charged for legal fees.

Is that correct?

[robinessex]

garyhun said:

BBC are reporting it was £55k paid to the couple and £145k charged for legal fees.

Is that correct?

Why did they need legal representation, surely the facts alone would've been enough to show the Police were up a gum tree. I never do understand how lawyers create such excessive fees either.

[Lemming Train]

Derek Smith is strangely quiet... I wonder if that may be something to do with his post up thread where he assured us that the police had the right people when they were arrested.

Or maybe it's yet another one of these "isolated cases" where the police have made a "mistake".

[Cold]

There was no drone.