A MOTORCYCLIST has been told to pay a driver after he smashed a wing mirror when riding by. 

The 28-year-old man from New Milton has received a community resolution after causing damage to a vehicle he passed in Old Milton Road on September 11. 

The offender used his hand to strike the wing mirror of a car which was approaching him on the other side of the road.

The mirror fell to the ground and was damaged beyond repair. The incident was also caught on camera. 

As a condition of the community resolution, the victim will be compensated to the equivalent value of the damage caused. 

New Milton police said: “Resolutions can be offered when the offender accepts responsibility for offending behaviour and, in most cases, where the victim has agreed that they do not want more formal action taken. 

“By encouraging offenders to face up to the impact of their behaviour and to take responsibility for making good any harm caused, a community resolution can reduce the likelihood of their reoffending. 

“The most appropriate offences to warrant a community resolution are likely to be low-level criminal damage, low-value theft, minor assaults (without injury) and anti-social behaviour. 

“Resolutions can include the offender being given advice about their behaviour, apologising or sending a letter of apology to the victim, or making some form of reparation such as repairing or paying for any damage done.”