beatle

Left a friends house with wife and baby yesterday and had just strapped baby into seat when a car ( Volvo estate ) drove by and hit the door ... luckily the baby was in his seat so i took most of the impact ,the c**t in the volvo didnt bother stopping and im left with a nice dent in the door. i managed to get his reg number but didnt really want to start a high speed chase with baby in car..
I just wandered how i stand im going to the police station to report it this evening ... can they do anything

thecirsch

Get down there straight away with the peice of paper with the other cars details on it, cause if (and I know it's a BIG if) and when it goes to court, this can be used as evidence. Ie, it was written down at the time of the offence.

Glad to hear you and the kiddie were all okay,

Best of luck,

Ed

TonyBurns

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Dont wash your car as there may be paint from his car in the dent.
But as stated, get to the police station right away!

Tony

medders

As advised get yourself to the police station pronto.
A witness to the incident would be nice as well.....

cheers

Paul

[Edited by medders - 3/17/2003 12:32:01 PM]

MelTypeR

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AFAIK it is an offence not to stop after a motor accident.
Get down to the old bill and report him straight away.


Mel.

thecirsch

Yep, thats right,and if somone (other then the driver of the offending vehicle) is injured, they can now be arrested for it..

tweenierob

Most definately report it to the police..
But.. IIRC if the door was open onto the road you may get in trouble yourself...
Just making sure you look at both sides...

It can be quite a harsh punishment driving away from an accident, lets hope they catch em!!!!!

Rob

Paulo P

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Beatle

As said above report it. What's the worst that could happen? Hopefully his paint will still be on your car so that the police could get a match. You just have to hope that the car is registered. Sadly these days it may not be [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Good luck with it and keep us posted please.

Paul

beatle

I was wandering if the fact that the door was open to the roadside would go against me ..... realistically are the police going to chease this guy or am i just going to be losing some of my no claims bonus

beatle

BTW ...my car and his are both silver so no paint match

beatle

BTW ...my his car was silver so no paint match ...

Dunk

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Report it now ! If he does subsequently report it & you don't, it could be you being prosecuted for failing to report it !!!!!

D

suba

you should report it ASAP coz the driver might be drunk!

thecirsch

Beatle,

I take it that the door already open?? The only offence that I can think off when it comes to open doors, is opening causing a danger to other road users. If it was already open, say perhaps because you were strapping the baby in, I can't see there being a problem.

beatle

yeah , i was in the door at the time but i was wandering are the old bill really going to pursue this

GuyM

Good advice on the collecting of evidence/witnesses etc.
From past experience it could take about 6 months before anything happens, then the local constabulary will pay him a visit with 6 points.
PS Hows your neck????????????
Get yourself to casualty with the missus.
Good to hear littlun is OK

Mr Gee

Report it to the Old Bill and get that BUM off the road

thecirsch

Report it,

The only thing it's going to cost U to start with is 30 minutes of your time. They may even give you a form to fill in at home.

Also, if they get a full admission from the other driver, it's HIS insurance that will pay out, not YOURS!!

beatle

GUYM.....errrr funny you should say that my neck has really been playing up since yesterday , and the stress of the whole thing is making me seriously consider taking the next 6 months of work

Leslie

If your door was already open as he was approaching then you cannot be blamed. Its only if you open your door into his car as he reaches you. He is certainly in the wrong for not stopping after the accident and I reckon you have all the facts in your favour. I would certainly report it to the police as soon as you can, you should certainly be able to get your door repaired at his expense.

Les

Brun

Report it ASAP.
My mate at work has a drink driving conviction and a failure to report. According to him the failure to report is the one which makes his life hard when it come to renewal time.