Hit and Run Letter

[Civic3000]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 11 January 2026 at 15:58

[BlackTails]

Civic3000 said:

I have been advised to seek legal advice and to return the form confirming that I was the driver of the vehicle on the date in question. I am seeking guidance on how best to proceed.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Follow the advice you’ve been given.

[The Moose]

Are you saying you did hit the guy on foot (with your wing mirror)?

If so, I’d probably delete this thread and follow the advice you were given.

[Blue_star]

Id go back and finish him.

[LivLL]

All you can do right now is comply and identify who was driving, nothing more, nothing less.

After that I'd take legal advice especially if the Police want to take it further. Do not volunteer to give a statement to the Police, at least without a solicitors advice.

[GasEngineer]

Civic3000 said:

I have received a letter alleging that I was involved in a hit-and-run incident and requesting that I identify the driver of the vehicle within 28 days.

I do recall the incident in question. The individual involved was not in a vehicle. While I was driving, the person deliberately moved toward my car and attempted to make contact with it. They attempted to engage me in conversation, which I chose not to do. After checking that the road ahead was clear, I proceeded forward. At that point, the individual attempted to move in front of my vehicle but did not do so successfully.

There was no visible damage to my vehicle. My wing mirror had folded but remained intact and fully functional. Based on what I observed at the time, there appeared to be no damage to my vehicle or apparent injury to the individual.

I did not report the incident at the time, which I now recognise may have been an error in judgment. At the time, due to the minor nature of the incident and the absence of visible damage, I did not believe that a report or insurance claim would follow. I am now concerned that this may be an exaggerated or unfounded claim, although I understand there may have been witnesses.

I have been advised to seek legal advice and to return the form confirming that I was the driver of the vehicle on the date in question. I am seeking guidance on how best to proceed.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Are you absolutely certain that you did not hit the pedestrian?

It reads as if the "trying to engage in conversation" was them trying to tell you to stop as you had just hit them and moving in front of your vehicle to try to stop you when they thought you were just going to drive off.

Edited to add:

What was the road position / layout? Could it be that the pedestrian was expecting you to give way to them as you are now required to do, and made a point of stepping out when it looked like you were not going to stop?

Edited by GasEngineer on Sunday 11th January 07:14

[borcy]

I assume this was after some sort incident on the road, road rage, someone got cut up etc?

[fooman]

I take it they could only try to engage you in conversation because you had stopped. Why did you stop? Had you hit something?

[GasEngineer]

Civic3000 said:

To clear it up. A lorry infront had been blocking the main road. Once the light was green there was enough space to navigate around it which the two cars infront of me had done so. When I indicated to do so the light had turned red. That is when the pedestrian did approach my window. I seriously at the time seen no issue and was well in my right to indicate. Due to not wanting to engage once the light turned green. That s when I proceeded forward.

You didn't mention lights in your OP. Was the pedestrian waiting to cross?

[Alickadoo]

Civic3000 said:

To clear it up. A lorry infront had been blocking the main road. Once the light was green there was enough space to navigate around it which the two cars infront of me had done so. When I indicated to do so the light had turned red. That is when the pedestrian did approach my window. I seriously at the time seen no issue and was well in my right to indicate. Due to not wanting to engage once the light turned green. That s when I proceeded forward.

I have this funny feeling that you are only telling us part of the story.

[paul_c123]

Civic3000 said:

................. He proceeded to hit my mirror and try cling onto my car for a claim

Civic3000 said:

................. My wing mirror had folded but remained intact and fully functional. Based on what I observed at the time, there appeared to be no damage to my vehicle ...............

Whether you hit him or he hit you, there's definitely been contact. You've drip fed us info here, I'd advise get your story together in a more coherent way when you reply to the letter (you don't say if it was from insurance or police for an offence or investigation?)

[normalbloke]

Please tell me you ran over that cycling Mikey throbber? Which ‘hood did this happen in?

[Lo-Fi]

Very, umm, robotic language here.

[smokey mow]

Civic3000 said:

To clear it up. A lorry infront had been blocking the main road. Once the light was green there was enough space to navigate around it which the two cars infront of me had done so. When I indicated to do so the light had turned red. That is when the pedestrian did approach my window. I seriously at the time seen no issue and was well in my right to indicate. Due to not wanting to engage once the light turned green. That s when I proceeded forward.

When the lights turned to red did you stop on or continue to drive onto the crossing?

From what limited detail you’ve given us l, it reads like you were blocking the crossing and when the pedestrian came up to your car to tell you as such you drove off and hit them with your mirror.

[E-bmw]

The Moose said:

Are you saying you did hit the guy on foot (with your wing mirror)?

If so, I d probably delete this thread and follow the advice you were given.

This, and do it sooner rather than later, you are just digging yourself a deeper hole without telling the full story start-to-finish, and even if you do, you are still digging yourself a deeper hole.

Oh, and just to complete the job, change your username just in case.

[Monkeylegend]

OP's observation of what really happened might be open to question

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Ian Geary]

Lo-Fi said:

Very, umm, robotic language here.

Hardly.

With millions of motorists driving every day, there's all sorts of events that can happen.

I have met my fair share of idiots over the years.

The op is being cagey because some on PH have a tendency to obsess / troll over points not related to the main question, or do even more stupid stuff like pretent the post is an AI bot.


To the OP - two things

I. Dash cam
Ii. You will encounter idiots. Hey, you might even be one? Try not to get into a race to the bottom with them, because they will just drag you to their level, and beat you with experience.

What's done is done - sounds like you do the s172 and then you will probably be asked for a chat under caution, where you either:

I. Go no comment / freeman of the land
Ii. Prepare a statement saying to decided not to report criminal damage but didn't hit anyone and it was a non issue, there was no damage and you were driving carefully and assumed the other person was just having a bad day.

[carl_w]

Alickadoo said:

I have this funny feeling that you are only telling us part of the story.

And in a bizarre form of language. I assume the OP doesn't talk like this.

[bus_ter]

Trying to read between the lines it sounds like you hit a pedestrian with your wing mirror on a crossing and they managed to get your registration when you drove off and have reported you.
Is that factually accurate?

Going by your previous threads I'm surprised you have a license (caught 110mph in a 50). If this pedestrian has witnesses that collaborate a hit and run then I suspect your chances of keeping your licence after your latest debacle are very slim.

Good luck.

[Blue_star]

Was the guy you drove away from your girlfriends husband?