Chris and Kim Watts have lived in Bosworth Road for 35 years and on February 1 last year, Kim’s car was damaged by a runaway Royal Mail barrow and the incident was caught on their CCTV camera.
Kim told this paper: “In the beginning I thought the damage was because of the postman but Chris said I shouldn’t blame him.
“But the paint [damage on her car] was red and the trolley was red.
“We then played back the CCTV and you can see the damage being done and I was fuming I must admit.”
Kim said she had only owned her car for 12 weeks before the damage was done.
The couple’s insurance covered the repairs although Kim claimed Direct Line are still awaiting payment from the Royal Mail.
“He [the postman] didn’t put the brakes on – the barrow just started wheeling, wheeling, wheeling and went into my car,” she said.
“It did paint damage and there was all red paint on the car from the trolley.”
She claimed that as she changed mobile phones during this time, the pictures of the damaged car were lost.
Near the end of September this year, Kim said the same incident occurred but this time to Chris’ black cab which he drives for a living.
Chris said his cab was “up for inspection” that week.
“Everything had to be right with it and I was gutted because I had to renew the back chrome panel which I paid for myself,” Chris said.
The couple don’t believe the damage was done on purpose.
They claimed the postman did not knock on the door to tell them of the first incident but did knock and spoke to Chris after the second time.
“It was an accident – we know it was an accident,” Kim said.
Chris added: “It’s quite comical really. Instead of putting the brakes on the barrow and going up to the house to deliver the post, he was just letting the barrow roll along the street – we could see it in the camera.
“As he was doing it, it looked as though it was bashing against the cars.
“It wasn’t a deliberate act but it wasn’t very responsible.”
This paper contacted Royal Mail for comment but received no reply.
