Argos delivery driver shunts car along street ‘causing ‘£1,000 of damage’

Argos delivery driver shunts car along street ‘causing ‘£1,000 of damage’ and still fails to park his van in a space ‘big enough for a bus’

  • Argos van swings sharply into space on street in Manchester on Sunday night
  • He then reverses and shunts parked Ford Focus belonging to roofer Neill Tootill
  • Argos driver doesn’t use space; leaves van in middle of road to make his delivery
  • Mr Tootill, 36: ‘I had to stick bumper back on with tape and missed a day of work’

An Argos van driver has been caught on camera shunting a car down the street so he can park – and then not even bothering to use the space, and blocks the road instead.

Footage shows the bungling delivery man swing sharply into a space ‘big enough to park a bus’, in Manchester on Sunday night, just after 10pm. 

Not content with sideswiping a car, the driver then pushes the same vehicle backwards until it collides with the motor parked behind. 

Remarkably, the driver then decides not to use the massive space he has created but leaves his vehicle blocking the street. 

The footage was posted online by Neill Tootill, whose Ford Focus is seen being shunted in the clip and which he says suffered damage estimated at £1,000. 

The Argos delivery driver heads towards a parking space on a street in Manchester on Sunday night just after 10pm

He mounts the kerb while attempting to park but has second thoughts and decides to reverse

He mounts the kerb while attempting to park but has second thoughts and decides to reverse

While reversing, the Argos driver sideswipes a parked Ford Focus and shunts it towards another parked car. The footage was posted online by Neill Tootill, owner of the Ford car

While reversing, the Argos driver sideswipes a parked Ford Focus and shunts it towards another parked car. The footage was posted online by Neill Tootill, owner of the Ford car

Realising what he's done, the delivery driver gets out to inspect the rear of the Ford - and doesn't even bother to use the parking space. Instead, he leaves his van in the middle of the road while he delivers a package

Realising what he’s done, the delivery driver gets out to inspect the rear of the Ford – and doesn’t even bother to use the parking space. Instead, he leaves his van in the middle of the road while he delivers a package

Neill Tootill (pictured with his fiancee) said that his car suffered damage estimated at £1,000

Neill Tootill (pictured with his fiancee) said that his car suffered damage estimated at £1,000

Mr Tootill, 36, a roofer, said the incident happened outside his home. 

He shared two angles of the mayhem – the first captioned ‘Well done Argos top delivery service’; and the second, ‘It gets better’. 

As he reviews the footage of the incident, Mr Tootill can be heard muttering: ‘He could have got a bus in that gap.’ 

After the driver gets out, he can clearly be seen walking to the back of the vehicle and inspecting the damage to Mr Tootill’s car. 

But to make matters even worse, Mr Tootill says the driver made no attempt to leave his details following the incident. 

Speaking today, Mr Tootill said: ‘I parked my car at about 9 o’clock on Sunday night and when I woke up on Monday morning I saw all my back bumper hanging off my car. 

‘I had to stick it all back on with tape and I missed a day of work from it so I’ve probably lost about £300 in earnings.’ 

Mr Tootill estimates that loss of pay plus the damage to the car will amount to £1,300

Mr Tootill: 'I had to stick it all back on with tape and I missed a day of work from it so I've probably lost about £300 in earnings'

‘I parked my car at about 9 o’clock on Sunday night and when I woke up on Monday morning, I saw all my back bumper hanging off my car,’ said Mr Tootill. (Pictured, the damage to his Ford)

Mr Tootill estimates that loss of pay plus the damage to the car will amount to £1,300. 

He added: ‘He’s hit my petrol tank, there’s damage on the wing, damage on the side with all scrapes down it. 

‘He did not make any attempt to leave his details at all. He knocked on my next door neighbour’s house and delivered the package and left. 

‘I spoke to Argos this morning. They weren’t dealing with it at first but once we sent them the video, they realised.’

A spokesman for Argos told MailOnline: ‘We expect all our drivers to meet high safety standards. We are investigating this footage.’ 

Reflecting on the incident (the Argos van, pictured on his street), Mr Tootill wrote on Facebook: 'Well done Argos top delivery service'

Reflecting on the incident (the Argos van, pictured on his street), Mr Tootill wrote on Facebook: ‘Well done Argos top delivery service’

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