Should he have paid?

[Merrydance]

Dh just involved in minor prang with a delivery bike outside a fast food outlet. I was not there but DH says he was going really slowly as negotiating leaving car park. He said this delivery bike came out of nowhere and the braked, DH was not aware car had touched him, but delivery person just stood still looking at DH. DH stopped and asked was there a problem. Delivery person said DH had hurt his leg and damaged his brakes. DH could not see this evidence when he asked to see it but there is a small scratch to front of our car, so it is likely that they came into contact. Delivery person got out his phone and said he would call Police unless DH paid him £100. DH did not want police called, so got out cash from his wallet, then delivery person said £110, but as is was all in 20s DH said he couldn't.
Can people demand money at road side in this manner? I can understand having a chat when it is a minor prang, looking at damage and agreeing to give money rather than claiming on insurance, but this was rather intimidating. I think we should raise it with delivery company, but DH is not keen. What would you do?

Definitely no way he should have paid. There'd be nothing to stop them taking this cash and then claiming through insurance later

Sounds like a scam!

Sounds like a scam. Your husband was a mug. He did nothing wrong, he knows he did nothing wrong, so why wouldn't he be happy for the police to be called.

I very much doubt tge delivery bike would've stuck around for the police.

Total scam and quite a common one. Your DH is now £100 worse off but hopefully a bit wiser!

scam. always call police if someone hurt

Can people demand money at road side in this manner?

They can demand it, sure. But you'd be an idiot to give it to them.

Does your DH have a lot of points on his licence, by any chance? Had he had a drink? Is his insurance up to date? Just wondered why he was so terrified of the guy phoning the police over such a minor incident that the police wouldn't really give a shit about.

This is what came to mind for me.. why avoid the police?

I can't understand why your DH handed over that amount of cash.

I'd want to see what damage had been done, if any, and work out what had actually done.

I'm pretty sure the police wouldn't have turned up for such a minor incident. Why was your DH so worried?

If he felt intimidated then I think the delivery driver has taken advantage of him. I'd be looking to report what happened to his employer.

Can't believe he just handed over £100 on someone's say so, why on earth did he not want police involved?
Your dh has most definitely been scammed.

Why did your DH not want Police called? If it happened as he said he should jsut have explained that to the Police and he would have been ok.

But yeah, I agree, sounds like s scam.

Your husband is a mug.

Why did your husband not want the police to be called? I would be talking to him about that. That is what I would do.

Tip 1 - don't ever carry that amount of cash. There's now almost nowhere that doesn't accept cards/contactless.

Tip 2 - if you do find yourself carrying that amount of cash, don't hand it over to a stranger unless you're buying goods/services from them.

Your DH has just been scammed.

Did DH pay it?

Not sure why you keep saying 'delivery person' rather than 'cyclist',

You need to contact the police on 101. This was a scam. Go back and look for CCTV cameras, Ring doorbells, local businesses etc. I'd also post on the local Facebook page about the scam. If someone genuinely hit a cyclist then the cyclist wouldn't just demand cash and leave. You may also need to tell your insurance - there's nothing stopping the cyclist going to your insurance and making a claim stating that DH never paid any money etc.

Didn’t some skateboarders run this exact scam in Better Call Saul?

it's 100% a scam..

I wonder why your DH was so afraid of the police too.

As PPs have said, why on earth would your DH agree to this?!

As well as being blatantly a scam, it in no way ensures that this couldn't still be pursued through usual channels eg making a claim (tho one would imagine not, having exhorted money from him).

I can imagine panicking slightly & half considering if I should but even so am pretty sure I'd have come to my senses before passing over a wad of notes 🤦🏻‍♀️

Scam. Surely if he hit him hard enough to leave a mark on the car the bike would have been knocked over? And how would the guy he hurt his brakes?
Tell your husband it was an expensive lesson learned.

DH has no reason to be afraid of the Police, our daughter was with him and she has anxiety, so he did not want the police to be called , he wanted to keep things calm for her. I am not sure why he thought the police would come, as I would have no problem telling the cyclist to go ahead and call them knowing that the cyclist would be unlikely to do so. I have now found out the cyclist accompanied him to the ATM, definitely a scam. I will be encouraging DH to report it, but he wants to forget about it!

How is it a scam when ops dh has gone into him. OP , your dh should have given his address, telephone no and insurance details, not just handed cash over.

Sounds like a complete scam but it really does sound like your DH has something to hide.

He didn't want to call the police because your DD has anxiety, but he was quite happy to drag her to the cash point with a scammer and hand over £100 instead?

That's really some police avoidance right there.

Accompanied him to the ATM? Definitely cancel that card! Assume the rider or a mate was skimming it