Accident information - Obtaining the other parties details !
Discussion
On wednesday I was involved in an accident with a car (I was on the bike) and ended up on the floor with several injuries. The police and ambulance were in attendance and both were fantastic with their usual arrays of funny stories to keep me entertained. Police took statements and details from an independent witness (following behind the other party), the other party and me. Essentially looks like 100% liability attributed against the other party.
BUT
I didn't take any of the other parties details as I was a little 'distracted' with my injuries. Now my insurer and my solicitors have only got the CAD number and the reporting officers details. Using these they can request the appropriate information through the Traffic Command Unit PO Box but it may take some time. Is there any way that I can fast track this information as until such time as the insurers admit liability Ive been told I can't definitively receive redress for costs accrued for physio etc.
Now, I'm inclined to just go ahead and get physio as -
i) if the fault is 100% the other party then I get my costs covered anyway.
ii) if for some very strange reason the fault was mine then I don't really care about the costs as my shoulder is rather dear to me !
Comments appreciated ?
Ian
BUT
I didn't take any of the other parties details as I was a little 'distracted' with my injuries. Now my insurer and my solicitors have only got the CAD number and the reporting officers details. Using these they can request the appropriate information through the Traffic Command Unit PO Box but it may take some time. Is there any way that I can fast track this information as until such time as the insurers admit liability Ive been told I can't definitively receive redress for costs accrued for physio etc.
Now, I'm inclined to just go ahead and get physio as -
i) if the fault is 100% the other party then I get my costs covered anyway.
ii) if for some very strange reason the fault was mine then I don't really care about the costs as my shoulder is rather dear to me !
Comments appreciated ?
Ian
OK. I've got the following..
Reporting Officer - PCxxx Surname
Station - NetA ? TAJ ?
Difficult to decipher unfortunately. I have his number and surname but I really can't work out what the stations is. It was on the A406 near the A13 and I ended up in Newham Hospital. I'm assuming he was traffic police as he and his colleague also rode bikes as required for their job.
Reporting Officer - PCxxx Surname
Station - NetA ? TAJ ?
Difficult to decipher unfortunately. I have his number and surname but I really can't work out what the stations is. It was on the A406 near the A13 and I ended up in Newham Hospital. I'm assuming he was traffic police as he and his colleague also rode bikes as required for their job.
Call in at your local Plodshop and ask to speak to Uniformed Supervision.
Explain your predicament and they may well trace the officer concerned so that you can see if he will release the other parties details etc. I always made sure the other party had these.
Insurance Companies can obtain for payment a full Accident Abstract but only after proceedings if any have been completed.
dvd
Explain your predicament and they may well trace the officer concerned so that you can see if he will release the other parties details etc. I always made sure the other party had these.
Insurance Companies can obtain for payment a full Accident Abstract but only after proceedings if any have been completed.
dvd
snarfy said:
OK. I've got the following..
Reporting Officer - PCxxx Surname
Station - NetA ? TAJ ?
Difficult to decipher unfortunately. I have his number and surname but I really can't work out what the stations is. It was on the A406 near the A13 and I ended up in Newham Hospital. I'm assuming he was traffic police as he and his colleague also rode bikes as required for their job.
Phone the non-emergency number for the force covering that patch and ask to speak to him. Where I work they look at if you're on duty and if so, send a message to our airwave handset asking us to call you back. If not, an email requesting the same.Reporting Officer - PCxxx Surname
Station - NetA ? TAJ ?
Difficult to decipher unfortunately. I have his number and surname but I really can't work out what the stations is. It was on the A406 near the A13 and I ended up in Newham Hospital. I'm assuming he was traffic police as he and his colleague also rode bikes as required for their job.
I certainly wouldn't have a problem giving you the other party's name, address and reg. as it's the information required under Section 170 RTA. I will also give phone no. and insurance details if the other party has given me permission to do so.
Thanks very much all. I'll start phoning round the different London stations. As I'm guessing he's trafpol could he be from any of the London stations or could he be most likely to respond to calls around his 'own patch' ?
DVD, I live near cambridge so are you saying I call them and get them to trace his details or call a London based station near Newham ?
DVD, I live near cambridge so are you saying I call them and get them to trace his details or call a London based station near Newham ?
Either. You may get a helpful Plod that will check the area from Police Almanac and come up with local Met Station to that.
I think this may still apply. Or phone New Scotland Yard and ask to speak to the Back Hall Inspector who will point you to the area office of the RTA. Used to use him a lot in the old days - a mine of info on Met for us out in the sticks.
dvd
I think this may still apply. Or phone New Scotland Yard and ask to speak to the Back Hall Inspector who will point you to the area office of the RTA. Used to use him a lot in the old days - a mine of info on Met for us out in the sticks.
dvd
Edited by Dwight VanDriver on Friday 1st February 18:20
snarfy said:
Thanks very much all. I'll start phoning round the different London stations. As I'm guessing he's trafpol could he be from any of the London stations or could he be most likely to respond to calls around his 'own patch' ?
DVD, I live near cambridge so are you saying I call them and get them to trace his details or call a London based station near Newham ?
Met switchboard, should be able to figure it out for you: 020 7230 1212. Give them the warrant no. and surname of the officer dealing and they should be able tell you where they work out of.DVD, I live near cambridge so are you saying I call them and get them to trace his details or call a London based station near Newham ?
snarfy said:
Now, I'm inclined to just go ahead and get physio as -
i) if the fault is 100% the other party then I get my costs covered anyway.
ii) if for some very strange reason the fault was mine then I don't really care about the costs as my shoulder is rather dear to me !
Comments appreciated ?
Ian
i) if the fault is 100% the other party then I get my costs covered anyway.
ii) if for some very strange reason the fault was mine then I don't really care about the costs as my shoulder is rather dear to me !
Comments appreciated ?
Ian
IME the other side will delay as much as possible, even if they've admitted liability. If you can afford to then get a physio and claim it back later.Gents, your fantastic. Thanks very much for the information.
Incidentally if either of you know of him (trafpol being a tight nit bunch), his surname is Grant and about 2 years ago he was squished under the wheels of an artic on the motorway when a car knocked him of his bike. Apparently very very lucky to be alive.
He was excellent. He called into the A&E with details of where my bike had been recovered to and to ask how I was !
Incidentally if either of you know of him (trafpol being a tight nit bunch), his surname is Grant and about 2 years ago he was squished under the wheels of an artic on the motorway when a car knocked him of his bike. Apparently very very lucky to be alive.
He was excellent. He called into the A&E with details of where my bike had been recovered to and to ask how I was !
My daughter was rear-ended at a roundabout, leaving the M6.
She had the registration number, description and mobile number of the female driver who wouldn't provide more information at the time.
She passed the info on to her insurers, who confirmed the woman was insured and they are now writing to her accordingly.
- so your insurers should easily be able to process all this too.
She had the registration number, description and mobile number of the female driver who wouldn't provide more information at the time.
She passed the info on to her insurers, who confirmed the woman was insured and they are now writing to her accordingly.
- so your insurers should easily be able to process all this too.
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