Wing mirror hit & run - will Police care?
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Some, um, careless, chap has just knocked the wingmirror off the S4 and though he stopped up the road afterwards my wife had to get the baby out of the car before chasing him so he drove off. There were people around to see.
She has the model and partial plate, it is a new car. Will the police care if she calls it in?
Anyway I guess it's £200-£300 + fitting..........
She has the model and partial plate, it is a new car. Will the police care if she calls it in?
Anyway I guess it's £200-£300 + fitting..........
Sorry but "no" is the short answer.
Had a similar thing where an impatient a@*ehole wouldn't wait a second whilst I moved into a driveway to let him pass on a narrow lane - he scraped the wing of my M5 with his door mirror then raced off when I got out of the car to have a word. Told the Police the details, including his full no. plate and a description of the driver: They did nothing!
Had a similar thing where an impatient a@*ehole wouldn't wait a second whilst I moved into a driveway to let him pass on a narrow lane - he scraped the wing of my M5 with his door mirror then raced off when I got out of the car to have a word. Told the Police the details, including his full no. plate and a description of the driver: They did nothing!
Won't an insurance claim, or even a non-fault incident with no claim, end up costing you more in insurance the figures you mentioned?
I personally would be fuming, but I wouldn't claim on insurance, theirs or mine. Cash settlement sure, but anything else would just cost more than I would save by having the claim paid out.
Also, you don't even have a full plate number. I really don't think the police will be able to do much.
Where did it happen anyway ?
I personally would be fuming, but I wouldn't claim on insurance, theirs or mine. Cash settlement sure, but anything else would just cost more than I would save by having the claim paid out.
Also, you don't even have a full plate number. I really don't think the police will be able to do much.
Where did it happen anyway ?
Yes is the answer, provided you have a full plate and corroborating witness.
I had someone hit and run my car while it was parked on the street outside my house, and a neighbour noted their reg. I made a successful insurance claim from them, and the police followed up ('twas noted in the local rag too). He got a fine for failing to stop. Not massive, but the system worked in my case.
I had someone hit and run my car while it was parked on the street outside my house, and a neighbour noted their reg. I made a successful insurance claim from them, and the police followed up ('twas noted in the local rag too). He got a fine for failing to stop. Not massive, but the system worked in my case.
Yeah she should have got the plate down rather before she got out of the car but you don't always think straight. Oh and the van behind has yelling at her to get out of his way and a traffic warden started hassling her when she parked to phone the police!
It would have been nice to get him a AC10 code, but so be it. Will purchase pencil and notpad for glove compartment.
It would have been nice to get him a AC10 code, but so be it. Will purchase pencil and notpad for glove compartment.
Hitch78 said:
Monkeylegend said:
Surely if you reported it they would have to look into it.
No they wouldn't. They focus resource on activity which will get results. As any investigation into this is unlikely to result in a criminal charge they will 'qualify/screen it out' immediately. 
Definitely report it, the sooner the better.
Some scrote through a drinks can (full) at my Celica last year and the cars following saw the whole thing. I had a description of the car and a part of the numberplate but I failed to get details from the witnesses (who stopped). If I'd have just got their contact details we probably would have got a conviction.
The Police checked all the ANPR cameras on the surrounding roads for cars matching the description and were able to confirm the (Ford Galaxy) was on the road at the same time as me.
More frustrated with myself because the Police could have done so much more if I'd have paid more attention, unfortuantely when you're fuming because some knob-head has damaged your property you tend to just go into 'Hulk' mode and don't think about the consequences until later
Some scrote through a drinks can (full) at my Celica last year and the cars following saw the whole thing. I had a description of the car and a part of the numberplate but I failed to get details from the witnesses (who stopped). If I'd have just got their contact details we probably would have got a conviction.
The Police checked all the ANPR cameras on the surrounding roads for cars matching the description and were able to confirm the (Ford Galaxy) was on the road at the same time as me.
More frustrated with myself because the Police could have done so much more if I'd have paid more attention, unfortuantely when you're fuming because some knob-head has damaged your property you tend to just go into 'Hulk' mode and don't think about the consequences until later
A few months ago a young lad in a Corsa wiped the wing mirror off my wife's Merc outside the house and then crashed into a neighbours wall, my wife got a partial number plate only, we reported it on the day.
Some weeks passed and the police wrote to say they'd had no luck, I wrote to the inspector at the local station that it was jolly well not good enough and they should pull their socks up and get on with it.
Chap is in court in a few days time.
The one single reason in my mind that it is worth is to prevent some toerag from driving around thinking its acceptable to damage someonelse's property and not own up.
Some weeks passed and the police wrote to say they'd had no luck, I wrote to the inspector at the local station that it was jolly well not good enough and they should pull their socks up and get on with it.
Chap is in court in a few days time.
The one single reason in my mind that it is worth is to prevent some toerag from driving around thinking its acceptable to damage someonelse's property and not own up.
Monkeylegend said:
Hitch78 said:
Monkeylegend said:
Surely if you reported it they would have to look into it.
No they wouldn't. They focus resource on activity which will get results. As any investigation into this is unlikely to result in a criminal charge they will 'qualify/screen it out' immediately. 
ktards would have believed your first response! The police turneed up at midnight at our door saying they were investigating a clipped wing mirror. They had my husbands details saying that someone had reported him for allegedly clipping someone's wing mirror and leaving the scene - 'Hit and run'
They left after they got a copy of his MOT, he couldnt find his driver's licence.The following morning they called and want him to go into the police station.
How serious is this?
I am a bit suspicious of this, I cant believe the police would turn up at midnight for a wing mirror offence?
Are they that short staffed that they think it is ok to knock on someone's door at midnight when children are asleep?
They left after they got a copy of his MOT, he couldnt find his driver's licence.The following morning they called and want him to go into the police station.
How serious is this?
I am a bit suspicious of this, I cant believe the police would turn up at midnight for a wing mirror offence?
Are they that short staffed that they think it is ok to knock on someone's door at midnight when children are asleep?
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