Report to police?
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Slow.Patrol

Original Poster:

4,323 posts

37 months

Monday 23rd February
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The local village scally has got a car about two weeks ago.

It has an MOT, but no tax and no insurance. The MOT runs out in a couple of weeks.

He is driving it around the village in a nobbish way. Thing is, he lives near me and I'm pretty sure he has only just turned 17, so he probably hasn't got a licence.

Do I report him to the police (driving recklessly) or just mind my own business.


Kwackersaki

1,630 posts

251 months

Monday 23rd February
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Report the little toss pot.

Richard-390a0

3,261 posts

114 months

Monday 23rd February
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I'd have no issues with reporting either. These are the sort of scumbags who usually cause an accident with life changing injuries or worse for someone else whilst they seem to up & run without any issues as seen so many times on the various Police camera programmes.

trails

6,479 posts

172 months

Monday 23rd February
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Report.

I wonder how long until the snitches get stitches barbwire gargling tough guys arrive.

Pica-Pica

16,039 posts

107 months

Monday 23rd February
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Report.

the-norseman

15,075 posts

194 months

Monday 23rd February
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100% report it

Decky_Q

1,955 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd February
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+1 for report, exactly the kind of person to kill someone or themselves.

LunarOne

6,863 posts

160 months

Monday 23rd February
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I don't understand why you're even asking? Unless there was a way he'd know it was you and you think he might retaliate, then absolutely report him. Personally I couldn't care less about no tax, but no insurance is unforgiveable. He needs to be taken off the road.

geeks

11,122 posts

162 months

Monday 23rd February
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What's it got to do with you? Nosey nob!







Just kidding, report that bellend!

Alex Z

1,970 posts

99 months

Monday 23rd February
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I’d love to see someone making a reasoned argument not to report him.

alscar

8,089 posts

236 months

Monday 23rd February
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Another vote for reporting.
Should he do something silly and you hadn’t at least tried to do something ?

Jamescrs

5,886 posts

88 months

Monday 23rd February
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Notify DVLA as well about no road tax. They like to go around an area and sweep up a number of cars at once when they get a few reports

Mad Maximus

905 posts

26 months

Monday 23rd February
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Report.

a_dreamer

2,414 posts

60 months

Monday 23rd February
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Better to report now and it turn out it's all above board than something happen and you wish you had

Landlubber

167 posts

72 months

Monday 23rd February
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Report.

Red9zero

10,401 posts

80 months

Tuesday 24th February
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Definately report him, with as much info as possible.

Gary29

4,875 posts

122 months

Tuesday 24th February
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Report.

Can't think of a logical argument not to.

He'll probably have the car confiscated, get off scott free and buy another shed and carry on as if nothing has happened a few days later, but you can always repeat the cycle.

Triumph Man

9,441 posts

191 months

Tuesday 24th February
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Report. I reported someone once because I saw they had a 3-series E36 saloon on an X plate (because I'm a massive car bore I realised that no E36 saloons were registered on an X plate - latest at an absolute push were on a T plate)- turns out they were fraudulently using the plate from a newer car to avoid paying tax/insurance on the BMW

If anyone says I was being a dick I'm sure you, like me, pay enough to keep our cars legal that someone deliberately flouting the rules should be called out on it.

LosingGrip

8,638 posts

182 months

Tuesday 24th February
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PH makes me laugh. Ive seen similar posts saying keep out of it etc.

This time its report report report.

(Im in the report camp all day long).

Hughesie

12,714 posts

305 months

Tuesday 24th February
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Snitches get stitches, but worth it in this case...