Letter from police, need supporting evidence.
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I've been sent a letter from the BIB claiming my car was in a collision, the date in question is a Monday, I was at work and my car was on the drive.
It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
M666 EVO said:
I've been sent a letter from the BIB claiming my car was in a collision, the date in question is a Monday, I was at work and my car was on the drive.
It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
Google timeline might help (or similar for the Apple crowd) with showing whereabouts of your mobile phone. Otherwise they would need proof of you being in a collision. Sounds most likely to be a registration misread It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
Talk to them...
Photos of car, statement that car was parked at home, evidence that you were at address blah (work). Could be a misread, could be a cloned plate;
Loads here will complain about the police sending you a letter to inquire about allegations your vehicle was in a collision.
Others will complain if the police refuse to investigate allegations they make about another vehicle hitting them to the level they desire (using others loosely, as I am fairly sure a good chunk are the same people just looking for a reason to rant about policing).
A letter and you replying not me with photos showing your undamaged car and evidence that you (and if possible your car) weren't anywhere near where the collision occured so couldn't have been involved is a lot cheaper and easier for everyone (inc you) than sending police officers to visit you, probably in the early hours dragging you out of bed (need to catch you before you go to work) to look at the car and ask the same questions in person...
Photos of car, statement that car was parked at home, evidence that you were at address blah (work). Could be a misread, could be a cloned plate;
Loads here will complain about the police sending you a letter to inquire about allegations your vehicle was in a collision.
Others will complain if the police refuse to investigate allegations they make about another vehicle hitting them to the level they desire (using others loosely, as I am fairly sure a good chunk are the same people just looking for a reason to rant about policing).
A letter and you replying not me with photos showing your undamaged car and evidence that you (and if possible your car) weren't anywhere near where the collision occured so couldn't have been involved is a lot cheaper and easier for everyone (inc you) than sending police officers to visit you, probably in the early hours dragging you out of bed (need to catch you before you go to work) to look at the car and ask the same questions in person...
M666 EVO said:
I've been sent a letter from the BIB claiming my car was in a collision, the date in question is a Monday, I was at work and my car was on the drive.
It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
Just write back and say that you weren't involved in a collision. It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
M666 EVO said:
I've been sent a letter from the BIB claiming my car was in a collision, the date in question is a Monday, I was at work and my car was on the drive.
It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
1. file the letter in the bin.It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
2. carry on with your life.
If the police had evidence, you'd have known about it. They don't. It's a fishing exercise. It's what they do. Definitely do not engage with them and absolutely do not go down to the station to "help us with our enquiries". Their questioning is designed so that you end up incriminating yourself, which is exactly what they want so that they can charge or caution you and close the case without having to do any investigation work. See 1. and 2.
I got a similar letter once. I thought it was going to be a pain to prove my innocence. I called the contact on the letter and explained the car has never been within 200 miles of the location but i would struggle to prove it.
They said that they only had a partial registration and had just picked me as a best guess. I never heard anything more but I was a bit miffed that the letter implied I had a serious case to answer as opposed to something entirely speculative.
They said that they only had a partial registration and had just picked me as a best guess. I never heard anything more but I was a bit miffed that the letter implied I had a serious case to answer as opposed to something entirely speculative.
Vasco said:
Hedgedhog said:
Where was the collision and how far away is that from where you live?
Surely, all that is irrelevant. It doesn't really matter if it was 100 yards or 100 miles, the point is he is innocent anyway - unless they can prove otherwise.Their proof is a vehicle with a matching/similar registration.
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r3g said:
M666 EVO said:
I've been sent a letter from the BIB claiming my car was in a collision, the date in question is a Monday, I was at work and my car was on the drive.
It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
1. file the letter in the bin.It asks for supporting evidence but I don't have an in car camera.
No one else has access to the car so it was definitely on the drive. How can I prove this?
2. carry on with your life.
If the police had evidence, you'd have known about it. They don't. It's a fishing exercise. It's what they do. Definitely do not engage with them and absolutely do not go down to the station to "help us with our enquiries". Their questioning is designed so that you end up incriminating yourself, which is exactly what they want so that they can charge or caution you and close the case without having to do any investigation work. See 1. and 2.
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