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Q And so, you walked up to the vehicle and -- who was the driver, please?
A Mr Cordell.
Q And was there anybody — what conversation did you have with him,
please?
A So, I walked over and explained to him that I was obviously stopping him
- granted he’d already stopped -and that I was wanting to check his driving
documents, specifically obviously driving licence and insurance.
Q And what did he say to that?
A He said that he’s -- “I’m busy. I’m just off to do some work” and as part of
that he sorts of gestured towards what — a building that used to be the
South Beach nightclub or bar on Brixton Hill.
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Q Just before you go any further, the vehicle itself -- what kind of vehicle
was it?
A It was a white Ford transit van, and the vehicle registration mark was
Charlie X- ray 52 Juliet Romeo Zulu.
Q So, he said “I’m busy. I’m just off to do some work.” What did you then
say to him?
A. Obviously, I explained to him that I needed to check his documents.
Q And what else did he say?
A “Well, I’ll give you my insurance but I’m just going to be there to do some
work.”
Q And what were he pointing to, please?
A Towards the South Beach nightclub or bar on Brixton Hill.
Q And what did you then explain to him?
A I explained that he’d have to sort of wait with me whilst I obviously
checked the documents that he was producing.
Q I think he gave you his name and date of birth, 26th January 81?
Is that right?
A Yes, that’s correct.
Q Was there anybody else in the vehicle?
A Yes, there was a passenger in the vehicle, in the front cab of the van, and
that gentleman was a male, Dean Reid, with a date of birth of 11th
February 1992.
Q And he showed you an insurance certificate?
Is that right?
A Yes, that’s correct.
Q And what were the cover shown on the insurance certificate, please?
A So, it showed that Mr Cordell could drive any vehicle he owned or had
possession of for social, domestic, pleasure and motor trade purposes.
Q And given that, did you make any enquiries as far as the cover that was on
his policy, please?
A Yes, that’s correct. I did so. And obviously given what he’d said to me at
the time, I contacted a Jessica Kempton in the Underwriting Department at
KGM Motor Insurance by telephone.
THE RECORDER: Is there a hearsay notice, please?