witnessed someone reversing into someone elses car

[Road Pest]

Should have left my details I know but how would I find the owner of a car from their reg plate. I watched someone hit a car while reverse parking so was wondering if there is a way to find out who owned the damaged vehicle.

Thanks,

Pest

[davepoth]

The only thing you can do is give the details to the Police really.

[Road Pest]

Did that.

[KungFuPanda]

If you passed the reg number to the owner of the vehicle that was hit, their Insurers of their Solicitors can apply to the DVLA for details of the registered keeper.

[Cemesis]

A sneaky phone camera picture doesn't hurt either...

[Road Pest]

Cemesis said:

A sneaky phone camera picture doesn't hurt either...

Got a couple of photos too, think I might go back and leave my number if the car's still there.

[MX7]

I recently saw something similar. I took the drivers reg number, walked around until I found the owner of the car, spent half an hour filling in a police accident report a few days later, and didn't even get a 'Thank you'.

[Road Pest]

Car not there any longer so I guess that's that unless they go to the police.

[DickHerpes]

Road Pest said:

Should have left my details I know but how would I find the owner of a car from their reg plate. I watched someone hit a car while reverse parking so was wondering if there is a way to find out who owned the damaged vehicle.

Thanks,

Pest

Am I missing something here? Why not leave a note with your details saying you saw what happened and for the owner to get in touch with you?

[66comanche]

DickHerpes said:

Road Pest said:

Should have left my details I know but how would I find the owner of a car from their reg plate. I watched someone hit a car while reverse parking so was wondering if there is a way to find out who owned the damaged vehicle.

Thanks,

Pest

Am I missing something here? Why not leave a note with your details saying you saw what happened and for the owner to get in touch with you?

I agree, as long as the offender doesn't know you've seen them, do a circuit and come back and destroy the note.

If I was wearing my tinfoil hat, maybe OP wants to find the keeper of a car for other, more nefarious purposes

[Road Pest]

I did write a note but forgot to leave it, besides the owner of the other vehicle would have probably spotted it when she came out anyway. When I told her she'd just hit the other car she called me a lying little st... which was nice.

[StottyZr]

A couple of months back I saw a fat bh crash into the car next to her whilst trying to park. I pulled up next to her and told her she'd hit the car then drove off. She simply drove to the otherside of the car park!! I wrote a note with her reg saying I'd seen the bump and left it under the victims wiper.

Soon after it rained I never got a call

[Jasandjules]

DickHerpes said:

Am I missing something here? Why not leave a note with your details saying you saw what happened and for the owner to get in touch with you?

This.

[carreauchompeur]

I came across a FTS accident the other day, looked across from the junction to see a car parked at the side of the road with an older gent examining the rear, and then a stey Astra nearly taking him out as it went around him. Instinctively took the reg and identified myself to the gent, who was very grateful.

I don't think he bothered reporting it in the end because I've had no further contact. Bit of a shame really because chavscum need to learn a lesson that it's not alright to hit and run!