injured in a head on collision after police chase.. legal advice please!

Tiddlywinks

So, the police were chasing a stolen vehicle and that stolen vehicle hit you?

Why is the IPCC not involved as this is a clear case for their investigation and it is normal protocol to call them in immediately.

http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/en/Pages/default.aspx

I find it hard to believe that no-one from the police side is liaising with you on this. How did they leave it?

rob_sri

please dont think I am anti police or anything.. quite the opposite..

i believe the officers though should have abandoned the chase in the conditions or persued from the other side.. icy dark wrong way down a dual carriageway round a blind corner.. its asking for trouble

a traffic inspector has made contact with me and advised me that he has contacted the IPCC who will be involved and will contact me soon.

TrickyWicky

rob_sri wrote: »

i believe the officers though should have abandoned the chase in the conditions or persued from the other side..

Yeah but then the criminal does a u-turn and goes the right way and the police are stuffed. What would you have them do?

Glad to hear you survived though, it could have been a lot worse.

Sgt_Pepper_2

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Yeah but then the criminal does a u-turn and goes the right way and the police are stuffed. What would you have them do?

Glad to hear you survived though, it could have been a lot worse.

Whether you agree or not the op is correct.

DUTR

rob_sri wrote: »

Traffic officers were chasing an someone in a stolen hire car wrong way down a dual carriage way early hours of the morning..
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i dont know where to start or who to contact.. there has already been one company claiming they can get up to £4000 pounds for personal injury within 8 weeks.. this almost seems a little low compared to some of the poxy whiplash claims i have heard about but then i dont know what to expect or who to trust..

i am usually a big hater of this culture of suing people and personal injury claims.. but due to the nature of this i dont have a problem at all! one of the scariest and traumatic experiences of my life and I will certainly think twice before getting behind the wheel again..my car was my pride and joy but that night we were lucky to get away with our lives

any advice or suggestions would be greatly received..

thank you all in advance

Your insurance company would be a good place to start, and remember the longer you take to recover, the longer the wait for payout

harveybobbles

I think with the correct guidance and the right legal help you could be looking at 5 figures here.

I'd be letting your insurance company know but dont submit a claim.

Contact the hire company whose car it was as they will have full cover for every eventuality.

But as for claiming damages you will be better off using a Solicitor who specialise in RTA's.

I had a good outcome last year when someone ran into the back at me. Even at low ish speed.

rob_sri

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Yeah but then the criminal does a u-turn and goes the right way and the police are stuffed. What would you have them do?

Glad to hear you survived though, it could have been a lot worse.

when you say stuffed.. if they have a registration that they can trace via ANPR cameras located all round birmingham city centre and a registration which they can find out a potential address for a potential suspect is it completely necessary to stop them there and then if it is putting peoples lives at risk.. for example in the same situation if the person doesnt stop because they have a tiny amount of cannabis on them and the resulting accident had ended up killing all 3 people involved.. are 3 lives worth a cannabis caution and some driving offences...?

like I said.. i am not anti.. and when i say quite the opposite.. i know from a professional point of view that they were in the wrong ..

still.. the 3rd party is my main focus.. but what im saying is im willing to persue all avenues in this case .. i have got my insurance company involved and they have put me in contact with injury lawyers.. is it best to use these or find my own solicitor?

basically my question is what amount should i look for and how shall i persue it?

I have never been in this situation before and never hope to be again!!!

Sgt_Pepper_2

rob_sri wrote: »

when you say stuffed.. if they have a registration that they can trace via ANPR cameras located all round birmingham city centre and a registration which they can find out a potential address for a potential suspect is it completely necessary to stop them there and then if it is putting peoples lives at risk.. for example in the same situation if the person doesnt stop because they have a tiny amount of cannabis on them and the resulting accident had ended up killing all 3 people involved.. are 3 lives worth a cannabis caution and some driving offences...?

like I said.. i am not anti.. and when i say quite the opposite.. i know from a professional point of view that they were in the wrong ..

still.. the 3rd party is my main focus.. but what im saying is im willing to persue all avenues in this case .. i have got my insurance company involved and they have put me in contact with injury lawyers.. is it best to use these or find my own solicitor?

basically my question is what amount should i look for and how shall i persue it?
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I have never been in this situation before and never hope to be again!!!

ANPR won't help with the address of the driver of a stolen car.

dacouch

The company telling you they can get compensation within 8 weeks are telling you lies.

It's more likely to be about a year which if you think about it is obvious as they have to allow your injuries to get better and then monitor to see if there are any long term effects.

I suggest you avoid the liars.

rob_sri

I know that I was giving an example to other lines of enquiry for a vehicle that's failing to stop other than a dangerous persuit.. Even then an arrest for tomv or twoc is hardly worth the smash.. Risk to life.. That vehicle can still be traced using anpr as it drives around the city and may be able to be stopped in a safer location..

Anyway this is going off topic ..! Lol!