Stella McCartney apologises for driving off after prang with minicab

Stella McCartney has apologised after footage of the incident emerged
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Saphora Smith21 February 2017

Stella McCartney has apologised after she bashed into the back of a minicab and drove off without giving sufficient details.

The fashion designer and daughter of The Beatles star Paul McCartney reportedly hit Asrah Nabezadeh’s minicab with her Mini Cooper in Hammersmith, West London.

The 45-year-old mother-of-four reportedly gave her registration number and took the driver's phone number after the incident but drove off when he started filming the damage.

According to The Sun the minicab driver then pursued Ms McCartney to her children’s school because she hadn’t given him enough details.

The Highway Code states that anyone involved in a collision causing damage must provide their name, address and registration number - or report the incident to police within 24 hours.

A source close to Ms McCartney said: "They started filming and following Stella after they recognised her."

Mr Nabezadeh's footage shows her telling him: "Take the number of my licence plate. Do whatever you need to do, no problem.

"You don't need to film me, do whatever you need to do."

She took his phone number and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, called the next day to pass on the details of their insurance broker and policy number, The Sun said.

Ms McCartney's spokesman said she was "very apologetic" but "felt intimidated" during the incident, which occurred more than a week ago.

He said: "Although she and the taxi driver did not swap full details, Ms McCartney thought that an insurance claim could be made from the licence plate number she was happy to provide, and knew the taxi driver had a full note of.

"She thought she had done the right thing.

"When the driver, with two passengers, started filming her after the incident, she felt intimidated particularly when she realised they had followed her to the kids school, still filming her.

"She accepts liability for the incident and is very apologetic for any issues that have arisen from this incident."

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