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Hit and Run
My girlfriend returned to her car this afternoon to find a scrap of paper with the words "Your car was hit by this car R74 EAC They wouldn't stop!" stuck under the wiper blade! Now the damage is pretty minimal but there is damage. We called the police and have to report it in person and show all our documentation etc before they can persue the matter. Have any of you had this happen to you and is it worth chasing it up?
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Worth chasing up as it is illegal to leave the scene of an accident, to layers this can be anything and should be used against them if there are problems and also shows you have carried out your best for the insurance company. As to what happens, and what the police will do is anyones guess.
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Did the person who left the note give their details? You'll get alot further with this independant witness.
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Worth chasing up as it is illegal to leave the scene of an accident, to layers this can be anything and should be used against them if there are problems and also shows you have carried out your best for the insurance company. As to what happens, and what the police will do is anyones guess.
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I thought it was unlawful to leave the scene of an accident leaving injured parties or danger to others.
All others should be reported within 24 hours if not able to contact the owner of the vehicle.
In theory if the driver stops tonight and reports it, as you will too, the reports should tally up on the PNC and voila.
In the meantime, report it to your insurers and let the person get a nice letter
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Happened to me years ago. Car bumped me when parked & was witnessed by a bouncer of a pub. Reported to Police & a few days later they advised me that they would not pursue despite having a witness & their number plate Police = ***** in my book ...
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Thanks for your thoughts guys. Much appreciated.
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Have to be careful here. It's possible the driver of the car that hit you came over and put that note on with someone else's reg just so it looked like they were leaving their details before driving off.
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We thought exactly the same thing. A mate of mine once found a note on his car after being pranged in a car park reading "I am writing this note as I am being wactched. They will think I'm leaving my details but I am not. Unlucky!" I pi$$ed my pants when he told me but It's just another case of incompetant drivers.
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We thought exactly the same thing. A mate of mine once found a note on his car after being pranged in a car park reading "I am writing this note as I am being wactched. They will think I'm leaving my details but I am not. Unlucky!" I pi$$ed my pants when he told me but It's just another case of incompetant drivers.
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