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Tue 29 Nov 2016 16:04
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - lilalfie

I know, before people shout. Got rear ended, in a state, didn't get vehicle registration number. Got mobile number/name that's all. Bloke said "of course I'll pay" and now of course he has recinded! I know!!! Is there anyway of me getting his address from his mobile number.

Has said he has blocked my number.

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Tue 29 Nov 2016 16:43
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - RT

Report it to the police, if you haven't already done so - give them the mobile number and leave it to them - but don't get your hopes up.

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Tue 29 Nov 2016 17:15
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - lilalfie

That's what I thought.

Did not ring the police as I took the bloke at his word. Bet he's now rubbing his hands thinking 'stupid/thick woman' When will I learn.

Thank you

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Tue 29 Nov 2016 17:54
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - gordonbennet

Just one of those things, your normal cold light of day thought processes reeling from the shock, and yes having a bump even a minor one shakes you a bit.

The small excuse for a man involved is a low life who lacks honour, he would probably make a good, sorry, successful and wealthy politician, just be thankful you arn't married to such a creature.

I doubt the old bill will prove to be of any use at all nor in the least interested, but happy to be proved wrong, if i am i'll send a tenner to the charity of your choice, actually scrap that i'll send twenty to the Salvation Army.

Hopefully you can find a little one man and his dog bodyshop, bereft of receptionists managers carpets etc, who will sort the damage for a fair price.

Edited by gordonbennet on 29/11/2016 at 17:57

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Tue 29 Nov 2016 19:11
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - Palcouk

Depends on the cost of repair as to whether its worth employing a proffesional to obtain the address.

You can your self look on social media

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Wed 30 Nov 2016 09:45
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - lilalfie

Thank you all. Have to chalk this one up to experience.

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Wed 30 Nov 2016 12:44
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - RichardW

Google the number, you never know it may be associated with a business or something.

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Wed 30 Nov 2016 16:17
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - Dwight Van Driver

May have blocked your number but doubful not local plod. (OR A FRIENDS|_

IF there is damage to your car there is an obligation to exchange certain details which he has not and therefore further obligation to report to police in 24 hrs. further offence for plod to investigate along with possible due care.

dvd

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Thu 1 Dec 2016 15:42
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - lilalfie

Hiya DVD, As aside, hope your your health is improving.

My Mum has rang the police and they have said I've got to ring and give them the details - this happened 17/10/16! What will happen now because I've not rang them to report it as he said he was going to pay for the damage.

I have also been told to contact my insurance and tell them too, what are they going to say and will I have to pay the excess.

I wish to goodness I'd not said anything at all!

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Thu 1 Dec 2016 16:37
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - concrete

I would not contact your insurance just yet. Firstly see what the police can do. They may come up trumps. Secondly, if the damage is minor then it may be worth thinking of doing a repair or patch up off your own bat. Depends on what you pay, the excess etc etc. If thw worst does come then insist it is logged as a 'no fault' claim. Think about it carefully. I hope you get a result with this. Cheers Concrete

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Fri 2 Dec 2016 15:52
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - Dwight Van Driver

lilalfie

b***** hard onbe hand typing but could have been wprse

google and inwardly digest section 170 Road Traffic Act 1988 which outlines action to be taken following accident. offence not to follow.

he was damaged presumsably, you were so you had to comply in 24 hrs. Report in person-held phone call does not comply.

This puts you inbetween the devil and deep blue sea. go back to Plod and see if they invoke the law- I would hope they would not chase the most innocent and help you to find the errant driver.

with all the alligators snapping at them no adays they may deem trivia and not resolve your problem.

dvd

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Sat 3 Dec 2016 11:01
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - Theophilus

... "google and inwardly digest section 170 Road Traffic Act 1988 which outlines action to be taken following accident. offence not to follow

he was damaged presumsably, you were so you had to comply in 24 hrs."

Hi DVD, as an interested observer of this posting (though with no personal axe to grind!) I've followed your advice and looked up Section 170 of the 1988 RTA.

To a non-legal, but I hope intelligent (!) mind - this seems to state that the requirement to report the accident to the police specified in subsection (5) relates to subsection (1a)

... in other words for those who don't have the time or inclinination to sift through the legal jargon; section 1a specifies instances where there has been personal injury to a person "other than the driver of that motor vehicle".

Subsection (1b) covers instances where there is damage to vehicles, animals or property and the driver causing the injury is required to give name & address, insurance details, etc. to "any person having reasonable grounds" to require them - or failing to do so to report the accident to the police.

If lilalie gave her details to the ... who rear-ended her, she would seem to have fulfilled her legal requirements and should not be regarded as having committed an offense.

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Sat 3 Dec 2016 15:20
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - Dwight Van Driver

>>>>>>If lilalie gave her details to the ... who rear-ended her, she would seem to have fulfilled her legal requirements and should not be regarded as having committed an offense.<<<<<<

Provided she gave the required details at the time then she has complied.

As no mention of injury insurance details not required.

dvd

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Sat 3 Dec 2016 17:02
Help/Advice. Hope, No Hope or Give Up - Theophilus

Thank you DVD,

So, for my own clarification (in case of future incidents!), there is no obligation to report an accident to the police unless personal / vehicle details are not exchanged, or unless there has been a physical injury to either party (or presumably any third party).

I suppose that begs the question of what is implied by "exchanged" ... if I give my details to the second party, but he / she declines to give reciprocal details, am I considered to have failed to "exchange" details?

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