The victim of a man who wrecked her vehicle after a deliberate ramming on a busy road through Napier will have to take him to the Disputes Tribunal because a judge couldn't settle on the cost of the wrecked vehicle.
Two quotes put before Judge Bridget Mackintosh by police in Napier District Court on Friday put the cost of replacing the woman's vehicle at $7000 to $8000.
But convicted man Brent Joshua Woods, 31, didn't agree, arguing through defence counsel Scott Jefferson the vehicle was not in the best of condition beforehand, and wasn't worth as much as was claimed.
Judge Mackintosh said the issue of reparation "isn't able to be resolved here and should go to the Disputes Tribunal".
Woods, having previously pleaded guilty to two charges and having sentencing adjourned for five weeks because of the reparation issue, was sentenced to 100 hours' community work, disqualified from driving for six months for reckless driving and fined $300 with court costs of $130 for fighting in a public place.