I'm sure the car driver was the innocent party and there are witnesses to vouch for the poor driving of the cash machine, which was really to blame for this incident. This is an all too familiar story 'sydenhamcentral'.
Popped down the station at lunchtime, the damage to the ATM's and the front wall is there for all to see. The ticket office was closed, but there were plenty of LOROL staff and workmen who I think are connected to work already being done hanging around.
I wonder when it'll be safe to operate the ticket office again, although that area didn't seem affected by the damage?
I am worried about the poor driver, just trying to get a few quid. I hope their claim for whiplash pays them plenty in compensation. Perhaps they could put their details here and we could help them
Shame they did not (safely) push the whole building over.
If they had made that their aim they could have had a whip round and made some money.
Would have had half of se23 there to cheer them on too.
I see it's almost four months since the ram raid. If that 12October deadline is for real, then they'd better get their skates on. At least the wire mesh gating is down which means that pedestrians don't have to walk on the car park rather than the pavement (thuogh my bet is they'll do it anyway).
I put a post elsewhere on this site a few weeks back saying I'd asked Southern Trains what was happening. Silly me. It's not their station, of course. So I've tried TfL...
Having posted a question about this on the London Overground website, I've just received this reply.....
Dear Mr Sawers
Thank you for contacting London Overground.
I am sorry it has taken longer than expected to repair the cash machine at Forest Hill station. The works to carry out the repair has now been authorised and work will commence in the near future, unfortunately I am unable to provide specific dates.
Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused. If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Abdi Guhad
Customer Services Team
London Overground