Clipped mirror of stationary vehicle, didn't stop - points?
Discussion
snorky782 said:
Veovis said:
The police can't tell me if I'm being prosecuted or not for another two weeks. At worst, I'm looking at failing to stop with an additional charge of driving without due care, which combined is a lot of points and a potential ban. I'm very concerned.
And there we go. 1. Any motoring solicitor will tell you that you do not face two charges for one offence
2. Any motoring solicitor will tell you, there is zero value in this being pursued.
You are worrying over nothing. Get yourself looked at and stop worrying about things that won't happen. The sky is not falling.
2) One of the police I spoke to said they like to prosecute for failing to stop (as is also stated on Thames Valley Police website) because it's "tasty"
Veovis said:
1) One of the police I spoke to said there may be a secondary charge
2) One of the police I spoke to said they like to prosecute for failing to stop (as is also stated on Thames Valley Police website) because it's "tasty"
Then I'll retire gracefully and leave you to your impending meltdown. 2) One of the police I spoke to said they like to prosecute for failing to stop (as is also stated on Thames Valley Police website) because it's "tasty"
PS - nothing will happen
I also think nothing will happen - if it does just state that having thought about it you may have been mistaken after all! They can prove nothing - it could have been broken before you went past and if it can't be proved you broke it then an accident never happened that you failed to report!
We should just ignore this thread - the OP has only ever posted on this thread - it's probably someone like Breadvan back having a laugh at the amateur lawyers trying to answer a stupid scenario about a minor wing clipping of a delivery van.
Next we'll be told that several flies and even a bee were also killed and their DNA is plastered all over the front grill and should he take his car down a back alley and torch it to destroy the evidence.
Next we'll be told that several flies and even a bee were also killed and their DNA is plastered all over the front grill and should he take his car down a back alley and torch it to destroy the evidence.
JonV8V said:
We should just ignore this thread - the OP has only ever posted on this thread - it's probably someone like Breadvan back having a laugh at the amateur lawyers trying to answer a stupid scenario about a minor wing clipping of a delivery van.
Next we'll be told that several flies and even a bee were also killed and their DNA is plastered all over the front grill and should he take his car down a back alley and torch it to destroy the evidence.
No idea who Breadvan is, no reports of fly or bee DNA (at least, not that they can definitively link to that incident). I am aware that statistically, it's unlikely that the other guy reported me (the one thing the person on the other end of 101 could tell me). I'm looking at worst case scenarios and potential likely scenarios because that's who I am.Next we'll be told that several flies and even a bee were also killed and their DNA is plastered all over the front grill and should he take his car down a back alley and torch it to destroy the evidence.
Through the various responses I've had, though, I have actually got an answer to the main question regarding points / penalties, along with lots of other useful information I wouldn't have known to look for myself. Thank you, everyone.
Veovis said:
The police can't tell me if I'm being prosecuted or not for another two weeks. At worst, I'm looking at failing to stop with an additional charge of driving without due care, which combined is a lot of points and a potential ban. I'm very concerned.
Holy Hell, you clipped somebodys mirror, it happens thousands of times a day! Nobody is going to be charged with anything. No delivery driver is going to go crying to the Police because someone clipped their mirror.How can you be charged with driving without due care?
If you worry this much about something god help you if something serious happens in your life. (no offence)
Nickyboy said:
Veovis said:
The police can't tell me if I'm being prosecuted or not for another two weeks. At worst, I'm looking at failing to stop with an additional charge of driving without due care, which combined is a lot of points and a potential ban. I'm very concerned.
Holy Hell, you clipped somebodys mirror, it happens thousands of times a day! Nobody is going to be charged with anything. No delivery driver is going to go crying to the Police because someone clipped their mirror.How can you be charged with driving without due care?
If you worry this much about something god help you if something serious happens in your life. (no offence)
No one's stated the exact reason for the due care charge (I've also seen it referenced on one of the motoring lawyer websites), but I think the reasoning is that for them to prosecute for failing to stop there has to have been an accident. Once they've determined there was definitely an accident, there can potentially then be a charge of driving without due care because something must have led to the accident. It's not a certain thing, and I'd hope that for a mirror ding it would be written off as a non-issue, but legally the option is open to them.
At the moment I'm reasonably relaxed about the whole thing - my most frustrated posts were made immediately after having dealt with the police. Their inability to provide any useful information on whether or not anything's going to happen is highly frustrating. Repeatedly being called an idiot in here has, surprisingly, helped a little
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