Failure to stop

[Apache]

Is there any point in my going in to the police station and filling out the paperwork for this?
I was driving through my village tonight at 30mph as always, couple of cars parked on the other side of the road,I draw alongside the first one when a car coming the other way decides he is not going to give way and tries to run me off the road, smacking my mirror and leaving some of his paint on it. I stop he doesn't will any (remaining) BiB confrim if anything will be done please? I have the number, make and colour of his car.

Thanks guys

[bongomania]

If you provide the info to the local station they will probably send him an NIP - not with the intention of prosecuting but just to put the wind up him and get him to provide his details to you. NIP will then be dropped.

Worth it if you want your mirror fixed.

[Apache]

Provide details to me, now that could get interesting

[Apache]

Well, for anyone who is interested, we reported it and the nice enquiry officer let a few indiscretions pass, his tax has been out of date for over 3 months.
That kinda f**ks up any insurance claim, ironic isn't it? if he had been law abiding he'd be stumped, by being a scrote he gets away with it.
Next decision is he lives in a 'pikey' area of town and I do not want to get involved with that kinda hassle so, do I let it go through the system and hope he isn't insured which means him going to court or do I drop it and grass him up to the DVLA?

[dragstar]

dont let it drop.

find out where he lives and burn it. ok thats a bit harsh. come on apache, you must know of a few mates who will help?

e.g.

my car got kebab'd (well documented) and the police werent helping, neither was the hall manager who really couldnt give a crap. so me and a mate followed him home, and dumped all his wheelie bin on the car.

we "nicked" dog-poo and left a little present on his front door. he just stares and swears at me under his breath now, but it was well worth it.

go and kick his wing mirror off.

thats it...hes made the list


>> Edited by dragstar on Tuesday 21st October 22:19

[bongomania]

Do something about it - he could cause another accident and get away with it.

[dick dastardly]

When some tit reversed into my car in the pub car park I took the details from a witness to the local nick and two officers went round there to deal with him pronto

The next night I was in the pub and the guy came over to me all apologetic and pushing money in my face to get it sorted. Is worth persuing these things if only to teach them a lesson

[Pete Cros]

Apache said:

Is there any point in my going in to the police station and filling out the paperwork for this? I was driving through my village tonight at 30mph as always, couple of cars parked on the other side of the road,I draw alongside the first one when a car coming the other way decides he is not going to give way and tries to run me off the road, smacking my mirror and leaving some of his paint on it. I stop he doesn't will any (remaining) BiB confrim if anything will be done please? I have the number, make and colour of his car. Thanks guys

Exactly the same happened to me, I do mean exactly, I asked this formum for suggestions about reporting, the answer was report it.

But, police will only act if reported within 24 hours.

What I did was, as the other driver didn't stop, I went back to the location at the same time next day, sure enough same time he came round the corner, got his reg number.

Went to police station with my typed up statement, all in logial order. I had to queue behind another person reporting the same type of incident, but he didn't have any number or info to hand over. Anyway, police took a fresh statement, my typed statement, and the original bit of paper that I had written his reg number on. They then used the 'computer' to look up the car and owner details, this confirmed the owner was local'ish to the place of the incident, so it looked good from my point of view. They then looked at the damage to my car. From this point on, they delt with my insurance company. My insurance company then took over my side of it car has been repaired. As the incident was recent, I haven't got any notification of the outcome, as yet.