Bump in Car park

Rewind_Bo

This only happened last night. Rang the insurance company this morning and they didnt say anything about having to get in touch with the police. Just that they would log it all to prove that i recorded the incident and didnt just drive. Obviously i dont want my mum to get into trouble over this but shouldnt her insurance people have told her this.

tigs78

To put your mind at rest, why don't you ring your local non-emergency number for the Police. Explain the circumstances to the operator and see what they say, you don't have to give your name.

Your Mum won't be in trouble if she does report it as this is a very minor incident, but to be on the safe side she needs to report it to the Police to cover herself more than anything.

tigs78

This is from http://www.collisionreporting.gov.uk/reporting.asp

If you look at the wording of 1b) it says 'where damage is caused' . Your Mum said there was no damage but for an example a minor bump on the boot area might mean the boot doesn't open. Don't let this worry you or your Mum, it's really not a big deal

170: Duties in case of accident
Duty of driver to stop, report accident and give information or documents.
(1) This section applies in a case where, owing to the presence of a Mechanically Propelled Vehicle on a road or other public place, an accident occurs by which -
(a) personal injury is caused to a person other than the driver of that vehicle, or
(b) damage is caused -
(i) to a vehicle other than that mechanically propelled vehicle or a trailer drawn by that mechanically propelled vehicle, or
(ii) to an animal other than an animal in or on that mechanically propelled vehicle or a trailer drawn by that mechanically propelled vehicle, or
(iii) to any other property constructed on, fixed to, growing in or otherwise forming part of the land on which the road in question is situated or land adjacent to such land.
(2) The driver of the mechanically propelled vehicle must stop and, if required to do so by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address and also the name and address of the owner and the identification marks of the vehicle.
(3) If for any reason the driver of the mechanically propelled vehicle does not give his name and address under subsection (2) above, he must report the accident.
(4) A person who fails to comply with subsection (2) or (3) above is guilty of an offence.
(5) If, in a case where this section applies by virtue of subsection (1)(a) above, the driver of the vehicle does not at the time of the accident produce such a certificate of insurance or security, or other evidence, as is mentioned in section 165(2)(a) of this Act -
(a) to a constable, or
(b) to some person who, having reasonable grounds for so doing, has required him to produce it,
the driver must report the accident and produce such a certificate or other evidence.
This subsection does not apply to the driver of an invalid carriage.
(6) To comply with a duty under this section to report an accident or to produce such a certificate of insurance or security, or other evidence, as is mentioned in section 165(2)(a) of this Act, the driver -
(a) must do so at a police station or to a constable, and
(b) must do so as soon as is reasonably practicable and, in any case, within twenty-four hours of the occurrence of the accident.
(7) A person who fails to comply with a duty under subsection (5) above is guilty of an offence, but he shall not be convicted by reason only of a failure to produce a certificate or other evidence if, within seven days after the occurrence of the accident, the certificate or other evidence is produced at a police station that was specified by him at the time when the accident was reported.
(8) In this section "animal" means horse, cattle, !!!, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog.
© Crown Copyright 1988

Rewind_Bo

Thanks for all the responses. She rang the police (just to be double sure as insurance people dont look like they are doing anything) and spoke to a nice woman who went through everything with her, took her details and said they would be in touch.

Hopefully nothing is up with the other persons car and they never get in touch.

Thanks again - you've helped us through something completely new to us, hope i havent asked too many dumb questions.

DavidHM

170: Duties in case of accident

Duty of driver to stop, report accident and give information or documents.

(1) This section applies in a case where, owing to the presence of a Mechanically Propelled Vehicle on a road or other public place, an accident occurs by which -

(a) personal injury is caused to a person other than the driver of that vehicle, or

(b) damage is caused -

If there is no damage to a third party then there is no offence of failing to stop.