Roymondo:
Yes, they could have traced him, had a firearms team waiting for him when he got home and had him face down on his driveway the moment he stepped out of his car. I think that would have been classed as a disproportionate response though
Hmmm. Can you explain more how this fast/slow system of tracing works ? 
Sure:
Urgent, “crime in progress” or “threat to life” incidents result in appropriate resources being despatched ASAP, keyholders/managers of business premises being called out in the middle of the night and all that sort of stuff.
Incidents where a lorry clobbered a bit of dockside or shipboard hardware a few hours ago but no-one got his details at the time will receive a much lower grade response.
I bet the damage to the sensor wasn’t even reported to the docks police until a day or two after the event - possibly when it became apparent that no-one had actually spoken to the driver (and got his insurance details) at the time of the incident.
Roymondo:
Sure:
Urgent, “crime in progress” or “threat to life” incidents result in appropriate resources being despatched ASAP, keyholders/managers of business premises being called out in the middle of the night and all that sort of stuff.Incidents where a lorry clobbered a bit of dockside or shipboard hardware a few hours ago but no-one got his details at the time will receive a much lower grade response.
I bet the damage to the sensor wasn’t even reported to the docks police until a day or two after the event - possibly when it became apparent that no-one had actually spoken to the driver (and got his insurance details) at the time of the incident.
Accidental damage to a sensor = Police Incident. LOL !!
While it wouldn’t be a police matter if it happened in a private yard here in sunny Northamptonshire, I don’t know what the position is with incidents in Dover Port. There is a whole raft of legislation pertaining to the port, and the port police are funded and managed by the port authorities.
