Kenneth Paul
23 Jul 2014 · Coroner ARW Forrest · South Lincolnshire
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of audible warning device on reverse gear
“the delivery vehicle, a Mercedes Sprinter that collided with Mr [name redacted], a vehicle with no windows behind the driver's position, was not fitted with an audible warning device that operated automatically when reverse gear was engaged and there is no legislative requirement for such a device to be fitted to light commercial vehicles of this type”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“was not fitted with an audible warning device that operated automatically when reverse gear was engaged”
Later report
“significant blind spot behind the enclosed back Mercedes Sprinter, which extended the width of the vehicle, and would have reached back almost to infinity behind the vehicle.”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.