Advice! Someone crashed into my parked car

arcon5

If you have the registration number then put in a request to dvla for the details of the registered keeper - then pay them a visit, if they are guilty you'll know straight away and pursue it further. Costs about a fiver

sinbad182

arcon5 wrote: »

If you have the registration number then put in a request to dvla for the details of the registered keeper - then pay them a visit, if they are guilty you'll know straight away and pursue it further. Costs about a fiver

I'm pretty sure the DVLA dont give out driver details to anyone who asks.

Aretnap

sinbad182 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure the DVLA dont give out driver details to anyone who asks.

https://www.gov.uk/request-information-from-dvla

You can also get details of the other party's insurance company, inclusing contact details of their claims department, from here for a token fee.

http://www.askmid.com/askmidenquiry.aspx

sinbad182

I should have elaborated - If the OP gives the DVLA the reason stated above for wanting the address (that the other guys insurance policy denied responsibility so he wants to go round and ask him personally 'to see if he's lying') then he will not be given the details.

They dont just hand out peoples details to they can be confronted by members of the public.

Of course the OP could lie about the reason he wants the details, but we wouldnt advocate that, would we?

Aretnap

I agree Arcon's suggestion wasn't ideal. But there's no need for confronting. If the OP wants to make a claim against the other driver for his lost excess, he'll need the other driver's name and address. This is just information which the driver should have provided at the time anyway, and the OP can quite legitimately request the keeper's name and address in order to pursue his claim.

While I wouldn't recommend a personal visit, a suitable "official"-looking letter to the other driver threatening court action if the excess is not forthcoming would not be a bad idea. Many people are quite happy to lie to their insurance companies, but get a bit more nervous at the thought of having to repeat their lies in court.

Richard53

sinbad182 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure the DVLA dont give out driver details to anyone who asks.

It's form V888. I am trying to get details of the current owner of a bike I used to own, just for fun, and I have sent the form off, but I am not hopeful of success. However, there is a part of the form specifically for details of a vehicle you have been in an accident with. I expect they regard requesting the details of a vehicle for that reason quite legitimate. As long as you don't write in the 'what I am going to do with this information' box "I intend to go round his house and beat the cost of the repair out of him", you should be OK.

Tilt

Aretnap wrote: »

I agree Arcon's suggestion wasn't ideal. But there's no need for confronting. If the OP wants to make a claim against the other driver for his lost excess, he'll need the other driver's name and address. This is just information which the driver should have provided at the time anyway, and the OP can quite legitimately request the keeper's name and address in order to pursue his claim.

While I wouldn't recommend a personal visit, a suitable "official"-looking letter to the other driver threatening court action if the excess is not forthcoming would not be a bad idea. Many people are quite happy to lie to their insurance companies, but get a bit more nervous at the thought of having to repeat their lies in court.

+1 to this and precisely what I suggested earlier.

AdrianC

Aretnap wrote: »

I agree Arcon's suggestion wasn't ideal. But there's no need for confronting. If the OP wants to make a claim against the other driver for his lost excess, he'll need the other driver's name and address.

But this has been done already.

The proper channel is through his insurer. The OP's already spoken to his insurer. His insurer have already contacted the other vehicle's insurer, who have contacted the registered keeper, who has denied all involvement...

Aretnap

The OP's claim is against the other driver - he's the one who (allegedly) caused the damage. He's perfectly entitled to make his claim against the other driver directly. For his excess at least, which is nothing to do with his own insurer.

Stoke

To be fair, my friend recovered her excess after an accident almost 12 months later.