A woman was left stranded without a car in rural Perthshire for almost a week after a large local authority lorry rolled back into her vehicle.
Linda Cook was involved in a crash with a Dundee City Council vehicle on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road, near its junction with Claverhouse Road, last Thursday at about 2.50pm.
The driver of the truck failed to stop it from rolling back into her car despite several motorists, including Miss Cook, honking their horns to get his attention.
The collision was captured in dashcam footage, and resulted in her car being sent to a garage for repairs.
Without a vehicle Miss Cook, who lives in New Alyth, was left without a means of travelling to work in Perth or caring for her disabled mother in Dundee.
The 51-year-old said though the driver was apologetic and accepted responsibility for the crash on the day, the council had dragged their feet in accepting liability – only doing so late on Tuesday.
Her own insurance company had been asking for a fee to supply her with a courtesy car.
She argued that the council should provide her with a vehicle through their own insurers, but struggled to do as as they had not accepted liability for the incident.
Miss Cook, a development officer, accused the council of being “not interested” in her situation.
She added: “It happened on Thursday. It is still in the workshop. I know I need two new headlights and I need a new bumper.
“I was terrified because the lorry is massive — I could just see it rolling towards me. There was no place I could go. So you have just got to sit and watch this thing roll back to you. It was pretty scary.
“But the stress of all this, and trying to get a car, that was more stressful. I couldn’t get to mum or work.
“It could have been cleared up on Thursday, Friday, Monday. I have tried to go about this as amicably as I possibly can.
“It is a week on Thursday since the accident. They have now accepted liability but have done absolutely nothing to support me to get a new car.
“They could have surely done that through their own insurance. They are the ones that caused the accident.
“It is just really, really stressful. I live in New Alyth, it is quite rural.We have got only one choice of one bus.”
Miss Cook finally managed to secure a courtesy car through own insurance on Wednesday.
A Dundee City Council spokeswoman said: “This is being dealt with through the appropriate channels.”
