Rtc police report contains inaccuracies, help please

topdaddy_2

matttye wrote: »

To make sure the investigation was done properly.

But 88 pounds! I would expect public servants paid by tax payers money to do their job correctly( looks like they have made a minor omission in this case).
That is a lot of money, considering the driver fessed up too.

AdrianC

matttye wrote: »

In addition, and something I have admittedly only just thought of, is that if statements were taken from the two witnesses on the bus, the evidence that they gave could be taken in a whole different light if the decision maker thought that they were passengers in the OP's vehicle rather than passengers on the bus.

Whatever evidence they would have given regarding the bus driver's culpability would have been trumped by the video and guilty plea. But, either way, the bus driver was found to be entirely to blame.

You appear to be hung up on the punishment the bus driver received. That, to the OP, is not directly relevant. The bus driver's culpability is - in that it affects the insurance payout. So long as the OP is receiving full and fair compensation for their injuries, they are due no more, no matter what else may have happened.

matttye

topdaddy wrote: »

But 88 pounds! I would expect public servants paid by tax payers money to do their job correctly( looks like they have made a minor omission in this case).
That is a lot of money, considering the driver fessed up too.

It's all relative, what's a lot to some isn't a lot to others.

Assuming that the OP isn't milking it, if you were seriously injured, had to have time off work, had to have physio and had PTSD, wouldn't you want to make sure the investigation into the collision was done properly?

I think people are assuming the OP is fine and just after compo.

matttye

AdrianC wrote: »

Whatever evidence they would have given regarding the bus driver's culpability would have been trumped by the video and guilty plea. But, either way, the bus driver was found to be entirely to blame.

You appear to be hung up on the punishment the bus driver received. That, to the OP, is not directly relevant. The bus driver's culpability is - in that it affects the insurance payout. So long as the OP is receiving full and fair compensation for their injuries, they are due no more, no matter what else may have happened.

No, what they are due is a fair and proper investigation by the police. I'm not hung up on anything. You're hung up on the fact that the bus driver admitted liability. He admitted liability but there could be aggravating factors which would make a difference to the outcome.

I'm not saying that, taking all evidence into account, that a course isn't the right outcome. I'm just saying that any decision should be based on actual rather than erroneous evidence. It's that simple.

This is not only for the op but also in the public interest.

Nodding_Donkey

matttye wrote: »

I think people are assuming the OP is fine and just after compo.

I don't know about other people but it certainly crossed my mind

topdaddy_2

matttye wrote: »

It's all relative, what's a lot to some isn't a lot to others.

Assuming that the OP isn't milking it, if you were seriously injured, had to have time off work, had to have physio and had PTSD, wouldn't you want to make sure the investigation into the collision was done properly?

I think people are assuming the OP is fine and just after compo.

Im not saying the op is after anything, i did think they said they had their payout. If it was me and I was aware that the bus driver had held their hands up and I got a payout( presumably after an investigation from dibble and/or insurance) then I would have all the answers I need.

the op neds to define what they hope(d) to achieve

Bantex_2

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

Look at it from the perspective of a nice, juicy, no win no fee compo claim

Would make no difference, bus driver has already admitted liability.

matttye

topdaddy wrote: »

Im not saying the op is after anything, i did think they said they had their payout. If it was me and I was aware that the bus driver had held their hands up and I got a payout( presumably after an investigation from dibble and/or insurance) then I would have all the answers I need.

the op neds to define what they hope(d) to achieve

Sometimes an apology isn't enough though.

If someone broke both your legs, would you be happy with an apology and payment for your loss of income due to time off work?

This is not so far removed from the OP's situation if she had to have time off work and had to have physio.

The investigation should ascertain exactly what happened. A momentary lapse of concentration is different to if the bus driver was driving around chatting away on his phone.

Who knows what the CCTV covered? Nobody knows. The fact that the police have put two material witnesses in a completely different vehicle could be a big deal.

Johno100

topdaddy wrote: »

the op needs to define what they hope(d) to achieve

That could be quite problematic on here if they are after revenge or enhanced compo.

Bantex_2

Johno100 wrote: »

That could be quite problematic on here if they are after revenge or enhanced compo.

Cannot see how it would affect the amount of compo though.