Someone drove into my rear and drove off.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

i would suggest going back to the area and looking at shops or councill cctv sites, then going to the police and asking them to view those in connection with this hit and run. ask the bus company witch bus was on that rout that day, and ask them to review the footage of the bus on that rout on that day at that road if there is anything of interest to contact you or the investigating officer.

paul2468

I was in distance of the road cctv cameras..the police said all the info would be passed onto traffic and they would search the footage in the next few days...I have a feeling that the driver was..1 uninsured..or 2 had been drinking..why else would you drive off at speed...what ever way you look at it it seems that i will be making a claim on my own insurance....The police did say sometimes that if a driver had been drinking they would hide for a couple of hours...then go to the police station ( sober ) stating that they had gone into shock....They said the driver would get less for leaving the scene of an accident than drink driving...we will see how this ends up.

Sgt_Pepper_2

If you can identify the car you could at worst go through the mib.

brat

Tilt wrote: »

OP states he was 'giving way to a bus' which suggests in fact he was stationary or moving very slowly. No way could a car hitting the OP's car at 50 mph be able to continue afterwards. In fact, I would be extremely surprised that the OP escaped with just bruising and whip lash following such an impact.

I've explained quite simply how this could have happened without insisting that the OP is lying. He may soon clarify whether he was moving or whether the speed was possibly less than 50. But there's little point in you taking issue when he's still posting and capable of clarifying the fact.

Tilt

brat wrote: »

I've explained quite simply how this could have happened without insisting that the OP is lying. He may soon clarify whether he was moving or whether the speed was possibly less than 50. But there's little point in you taking issue when he's still posting and capable of clarifying the fact.

Haven't seen anyone 'insisting' that the OP is lying. As for the OP clarifying the situation, keep up and read post #9.

brat

paul2468 wrote: »

The police did say sometimes that if a driver had been drinking they would hide for a couple of hours...then go to the police station ( sober ) stating that they had gone into shock....They said the driver would get less for leaving the scene of an accident than drink driving...we will see how this ends up.

This is often unfortunately the case. In the recent past, the courts have been able to punish offenders more seriously for the offence of failing to stop/report, although the maximum advised disqualification for the offence is 12 months, and 6 months max imprisonment.

For me, anyone who clearly flees a scene should be assumed to have committed the offence of failure to provide a breath sample, and should be punished to the (aggravated) standard for that offence.

brat

Tilt wrote: »

Haven't seen anyone 'insisting' that the OP is lying. As for the OP clarifying the situation, keep up and read post #9.

My bad. Hadn't refreshed the thread from last night, which is why I didn't see the OP's post. Clarified now though.

Sgt_Pepper_2

brat wrote: »

This is often unfortunately the case. In the recent past, the courts have been able to punish offenders more seriously for the offence of failing to stop/report, although the maximum advised disqualification for the offence is 12 months, and 6 months max imprisonment.

For me, anyone who clearly flees a scene should be assumed to have committed the offence of failure to provide a breath sample, and should be punished to the (aggravated) standard for that offence.

How can you fail to provide a breath test when you haven't been required to take one?

Sgt_Pepper_2

ukjoel wrote: »

Act fast - Think smart.

Many busses have several cctv cameras.
I think a fair few have sat tagging showing how far they are away from the next stop etc.
If you gave way and he then hit you and drove past you and presuming the speeds, the bus as well.

Therefore if you know where you were and at what time the crash happened you should be able to narrow down the bus.

This may well give you rear camera footage of the crash, and front camera footage of the car and its plate.

Not sure how long they keep the footage for so would act fast.

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

i would suggest going back to the area and looking at shops or councill cctv sites, then going to the police and asking them to view those in connection with this hit and run. ask the bus company witch bus was on that rout that day, and ask them to review the footage of the bus on that rout on that day at that road if there is anything of interest to contact you or the investigating officer.

Paul, get onto this today.

Do your own work and chase up the police, don't leave them to it cause it may get forgotten.

brat

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

brat wrote: »

For me, anyone who clearly flees a scene should be assumed to have committed the offence of failure to provide a breath sample, and should be punished to the (aggravated) standard for that offence.

How can you fail to provide a breath test when you haven't been required to take one?

This is what I would like to see, not what is available at the moment under current legislation or sentencing provision. We should not have legislation in place where walking away from a crash cannot be punished more severely than hanging around (if drunk).