Data Protection Act Help!!!!

Robisere

What a lot of nonsensical, irrelevant debate has come from a simple question by the OP!

OP, you will not succeed in any DPA action. There is no case to answer.

You may have felt harrassed and even fearful at the driver banging on your door, but the reason for his actions may be simple.

He may have wished to apologise, and even offer to pay for the damage himself, rather than suffer any condemnation from his employers.

Just another example of the occasional frustration that we humans sometimes suffer. Forget it, move on with your life, it's too short.

Neil1975_2

I’m a great believe in gathering as much information as possible and am glad several people have commented on this post as is gives different perspectives on the issue.
I can confirm that after speaking to my solicitor he has taken instruction to proceed for compensation based on not only the drivers actions in reversing out of a blind junction and causing me to have to swerve to avoid a serious collision, but also based on the company breaching the dpa by giving my details to the driver when the matter should have immediately been passed over to their insurers.
Steve-L… I broached the issue of how much it would cost to proceed as I did not wish to run up a legal bill pursuing this, however my solicitor (who is a partner in his company) has agreed to pursue the matter on a no win no fee agreement as he appears extremely confident of the outcome.
I will keep you all updated on events

JQ.

Neil1975 wrote: »

I’m a great believe in gathering as much information as possible and am glad several people have commented on this post as is gives different perspectives on the issue.
I can confirm that after speaking to my solicitor he has taken instruction to proceed for compensation based on not only the drivers actions in reversing out of a blind junction and causing me to have to swerve to avoid a serious collision, but also based on the company breaching the dpa by giving my details to the driver when the matter should have immediately been passed over to their insurers.
Steve-L… I broached the issue of how much it would cost to proceed as I did not wish to run up a legal bill pursuing this, however my solicitor (who is a partner in his company) has agreed to pursue the matter on a no win no fee agreement as he appears extremely confident of the outcome.
I will keep you all updated on events

OMG, someone knocked on your door and you're taking legal action, pathetic. :eek:

I take it the whiplash has been crippling since the accident and you'll be putting a full claim for that too.

Neil1975_2

:rotfl:

JQ. wrote: »

OMG, someone knocked on your door and you're taking legal action, pathetic. :eek:

I take it the whiplash has been crippling since the accident and you'll be putting a full claim for that too.

Ahhh… another educated comment from someone who clearly can’t be a***d reading the full thread…

I won’t be going for the whiplash claim as that didn’t happen, but I will be going for compo for the stress the whole matter has caused. If that shocks you into saying things like ‘OMG’ and makes you feel the need to dismiss something you clearly don’t understand with words like ‘pathetic’, please feel free to click that button on your mouse and go read something else

Tiddlywinks

Neil1975 wrote: »

I’m a great believe in gathering as much information as possible and am glad several people have commented on this post as is gives different perspectives on the issue.
I can confirm that after speaking to my solicitor he has taken instruction to proceed for compensation based on not only the drivers actions in reversing out of a blind junction and causing me to have to swerve to avoid a serious collision, but also based on the company breaching the dpa by giving my details to the driver when the matter should have immediately been passed over to their insurers.
Steve-L… I broached the issue of how much it would cost to proceed as I did not wish to run up a legal bill pursuing this, however my solicitor (who is a partner in his company) has agreed to pursue the matter on a no win no fee agreement as he appears extremely confident of the outcome.
I will keep you all updated on events

Could you name that solicitor so that we can avoid instructing him in the future?

In order to get compensation, you have to prove loss or damage and quantify it.

What loss or damage have you suffered?

Sounds like a bit of face-saving Jackanory here...

happybiker

Please forgive me, but there is one thing puzzling me after reading through this thread several times.

You drove a car into a hedge. I can find no mention of independent witnesses to this incident. Were there any?

maninthestreet

Has anyone spared a thought for the hedge????

Gavin83

What do you actually want as an outcome?

If you take this to court from a DPA standpoint you won't get anywhere. If you take this to court from a harrassment standpoint you won't get anywhere. He'll just say he came round to apologise. You can't prove otherwise as you didn't answer the door, you and your neighbour can say he 'seemed' aggressive but this will never hold up in court.

You can try and get more out of the company if you wish but anything will be goodwill. If it goes to court you won't be awarded a penny.

I'm glad to hear they paid out for the main damage though.

photome

pulliptears wrote: »

And that is what it boils down to, compo. It's not distressing to have someone knock on your door. You didn't answer, you had no dialogue with the driver so really you have no idea whether he was angry or not other than the say so of a neighbour. If you find someone knocking on your door quite hard distressing I sugest you never have a parcel delivered by my local postie.
As for allowing them to deal with it without escalating, you admit yourself you wanted it done this way to avoid your friends premiums going up so you contradict yourself a little there.



Why do you think you deserve compensating? The car is fixed, you are not out of pocket. Your scenario is full of if's, but none of those 'if's' happened.

Move on and forget it.

All of the above.

I find it hard to understand whta the OP is after and for what. If this incident really upset him he must lead a sheltered life

EDIT

only just read the post about instructing a solicitor...OMG. and yes I have read the whole thread. No wonder premiums are going up all the time with spurious claims like this, I hope it doesnt succeed.

You have no idea why the driver was reversing where he was, he may have had no choice, and you have no idea why he knocked on your door or how he found your address

Chopper_Read

Neil1975 wrote: »

I’m a great believe in gathering as much information as possible and am glad several people have commented on this post as is gives different perspectives on the issue.
I can confirm that after speaking to my solicitor he has taken instruction to proceed for compensation based on not only the drivers actions in reversing out of a blind junction and causing me to have to swerve to avoid a serious collision, but also based on the company breaching the dpa by giving my details to the driver when the matter should have immediately been passed over to their insurers.
Steve-L… I broached the issue of how much it would cost to proceed as I did not wish to run up a legal bill pursuing this, however my solicitor (who is a partner in his company) has agreed to pursue the matter on a no win no fee agreement as he appears extremely confident of the outcome.
I will keep you all updated on events

Isn't the driver entitled to have your details under the road traffic act?