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Post by Lwggas on Aug 5, 2015 16:27:57 GMT
I know it's in the wrong section but I need some advice.
someone hit my car when parked up on Monday and drove off, fortunately a bus drive has left me a note saying he saw the man who done it and took his reg no, he said he will be my witness if I make a claim.
whats the best way around this?
many thanks in advance
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 16:31:51 GMT
I know it's in the wrong section but I need some advice. someone hit my car when parked up on Monday and drove off, fortunately a bus drive has left me a note saying he saw the man who done it and took his reg no, he said he will be my witness if I make a claim. whats the best way around this? many thanks in advance lmgtfy.com/?q=legal+advice+bristol
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Post by brfcdan90 on Aug 5, 2015 16:41:42 GMT
I know it's in the wrong section but I need some advice. someone hit my car when parked up on Monday and drove off, fortunately a bus drive has left me a note saying he saw the man who done it and took his reg no, he said he will be my witness if I make a claim. whats the best way around this? many thanks in advance I had a similar situation happen take all the details you have to your insurance and they will do the rest
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Post by Severncider on Aug 5, 2015 16:50:32 GMT
I know it's in the wrong section but I need some advice. someone hit my car when parked up on Monday and drove off, fortunately a bus drive has left me a note saying he saw the man who done it and took his reg no, he said he will be my witness if I make a claim. whats the best way around this? many thanks in advance After advising my insurers if you want to make a claim, I'd be getting in touch with the Police for them to pursue a "driving away...."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 17:13:12 GMT
Yep, call the cops to get a crime number.
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Post by supergas on Aug 6, 2015 1:07:48 GMT
someone hit my car when parked up on Monday and drove off, fortunately a bus drive has left me a note saying he saw the man who done it and took his reg no, he said he will be my witness if I make a claim. As others have said, report it on 101 (as a 'failing to stop') or if you can find a local police station that's open, do it in person. Call your insurer (with or without the crime number, you can supply that later). Get in contact with the bus driver as your insurer will want their full details. Good luck (because as a personal gripe, the last person who hit me and failed to stop had to be chased down by me in a witness' car and physically restrained until the police arrived at which point they didn't even bother to prosecute for 'failing to stop').
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2015 5:56:07 GMT
As above, but once you've got your money, then it's baseball bat time.
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Post by pirateman on Aug 6, 2015 12:46:34 GMT
I rang the Old Bill but I was told I had to also go in person to my local police station with my drivers' licence (Odd because my car was parked at the time and I wasn't in it)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2015 13:23:22 GMT
Go into a police station and report the incident as a damage only fail to stop.
They should give you a form to fill out with all the details you have, they will stamp it and send it off to be investigated by their traffic department.
You'll get a ref number for insurance purposes, if required.
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Post by cagastrophy on Aug 6, 2015 16:04:09 GMT
I rang the Old Bill but I was told I had to also go in person to my local police station with my drivers' licence (Odd because my car was parked at the time and I wasn't in it) I think it's because they have to make sure that a crime was committed against you, also they'll need to give you a positive ID and need your license number for the form, so your DL with tick all the boxes for them! When I had a collision a few years ago and the other driver drove away I failed to inform the police and it went 50/50, most frustrating time of my life!
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Post by LJG on Aug 6, 2015 16:19:25 GMT
someone hit my car when parked up on Monday and drove off, fortunately a bus drive has left me a note saying he saw the man who done it and took his reg no, he said he will be my witness if I make a claim. As others have said, report it on 101 (as a 'failing to stop') or if you can find a local police station that's open, do it in person. Call your insurer (with or without the crime number, you can supply that later). Get in contact with the bus driver as your insurer will want their full details. Good luck (because as a personal gripe, the last person who hit me and failed to stop had to be chased down by me in a witness' car and physically restrained until the police arrived at which point they didn't even bother to prosecute for 'failing to stop'). I can only imagine they might have been a tad more interested in your entering into a car chase followed by an assault on a person.
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Post by Staffordshire Gas on Aug 6, 2015 16:27:16 GMT
Law states that if you haven't exchanged details you must report it within 24 hours.Offender has committed 3 offences.Due Care,Fail to stop,Fail to report.Will however probably end up with your insurance dealing with it but you may be asked why you didn't report it to the Police,so go for it.nothing to lose and take your documents. Inconvenient to say the least but your insurers too may ask if you reported it?
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Post by Lwggas on Aug 6, 2015 16:32:51 GMT
Thanks everyone, contacted insurers should all be sorted soon hopefully!
Big high 5 to the bus driver for leaving me a note to contact him about the details of the vehicle that hit my car, good to know there are some decent people about!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2015 21:04:08 GMT
Thanks everyone, contacted insurers should all be sorted soon hopefully! Big high 5 to the bus driver for leaving me a note to contact him about the details of the vehicle that hit my car, good to know there are some decent people about! I have worked in insurance for the last 7 years lwggas,and for your peace of mind he will not be getting any insurance soon, if he gets convicted of leaving the scene of an accident. Quite possibly worse rated than a dr10 (drink drive ) glad you are getting it sorted.utg
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Post by supergas on Aug 6, 2015 23:58:56 GMT
As others have said, report it on 101 (as a 'failing to stop') or if you can find a local police station that's open, do it in person. Call your insurer (with or without the crime number, you can supply that later). Get in contact with the bus driver as your insurer will want their full details. Good luck (because as a personal gripe, the last person who hit me and failed to stop had to be chased down by me in a witness' car and physically restrained until the police arrived at which point they didn't even bother to prosecute for 'failing to stop'). I can only imagine they might have been a tad more interested in your entering into a car chase followed by an assault on a person. Why? I had by this point parked my damaged van safely on the side of the road, he had paused on his side of the road and a witness had also stopped and was asking if I was ok. The guilty (and later found to be drunk) driver then drove off and we followed him in the witnesses car (easy as his bumper was rubbing against the ground). He tried to park in a residential street and run off, I clambered back out and we sat on him until the police arrived.
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Post by LJG on Aug 7, 2015 7:27:58 GMT
I can only imagine they might have been a tad more interested in your entering into a car chase followed by an assault on a person. Why? I had by this point parked my damaged van safely on the side of the road, he had paused on his side of the road and a witness had also stopped and was asking if I was ok. The guilty (and later found to be drunk) driver then drove off and we followed him in the witnesses car (easy as his bumper was rubbing against the ground). He tried to park in a residential street and run off, I clambered back out and we sat on him until the police arrived. Police are somewhat preoccupied with reasonable force and unlawful restraint.
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Post by supergas on Aug 7, 2015 12:21:57 GMT
Why? I had by this point parked my damaged van safely on the side of the road, he had paused on his side of the road and a witness had also stopped and was asking if I was ok. The guilty (and later found to be drunk) driver then drove off and we followed him in the witnesses car (easy as his bumper was rubbing against the ground). He tried to park in a residential street and run off, I clambered back out and we sat on him until the police arrived. Police are somewhat preoccupied with reasonable force and unlawful restraint. Right, so I shouldn't have chased/stopped and restrained a drunk driver who had caused an accident and then fled the scene? Never mind that the first thing he did when I caught up to him was assault me by pushing me into a hedge (which I somehow typed and then deleted in my original post). I assume the police would be happier spending hours and hours trying to trace a vague description (no numberplate) of a white Connect van with damage to the front right wing rather than turning up to arrest the (later found to be) guilty man who I had 'located' for them...?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 12:28:31 GMT
Dear oh dear.....You chased an innocent man....No, you chased a man after you were the Judge and Jury, and in your mind you had convicted him without trial, which is even worse. You took the law into your own hands! Is it any wonder the full force of Plod and their laws will be dumped upon you ! By pushing you into the hedge, he was defending himself from this mad man who was chasing him.
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Post by supergas on Aug 7, 2015 14:16:05 GMT
Dear oh dear.....You chased an innocent man....No, you chased a man after you were the Judge and Jury, and in your mind you had convicted him without trial, which is even worse. You took the law into your own hands! Is it any wonder the full force of Plod and their laws will be dumped upon you ! By pushing you into the hedge, he was defending himself from this mad man who was chasing him. Leaving the scene of an accident is a criminal offence (last time I checked). I only found out two weeks later he was drink-driving. .. Let me put it another way (in case I'm not explaining it right so far)...someone walking the opposite way on the pavement punches you hard in the face. They then run off. (If you feel safe and are able to) why would you not try and follow them so the police can catch up later?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 17:11:36 GMT
Lols at peeps having strong opinions on an incident they weren't at. Some strong defence lawyer wannabes in here
You carry on supergas, s3 criminal law act 1967 is your friend and always will be
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