Hit and run(to me) insurance consequences

Tothepoint.

Car_54 wrote: »

Do you mean the government website is wrong?

I shall have to sit down.

Anyway, are you suggesting that the person answering the 101 call is qualified to know the difference?

Sit down then.

Failing to stop is a criminal offence, the same as speeding

Neither of which are a recordable crime.

missile

After second time my car was damaged whilst parked, I decided to get a dash cam with parking mode. Hopefully if it happens again I shall be able to identify the perp.

3 times in 18 months! Can you park your vehicle somewhere safer?

Strider590

OP, before you go further you need to be careful that your car wasn't parked somewhere illegal or where it was more likely to get hit.

It's perfectly possible that it was fine, but I see so many cars double parked illegally, parked half a meter from the kerb, too close to a junction or even around the outside of a blind bend when there's ice on the road.

Some people don't seem to know the law and this could get a whole lot worse for you IF (and only IF) someone determines you shouldn't have been parked where you were.

shaun_from_Africa

Tothepoint. wrote: »

You do realise that only recordable crimes are given a crime number?

And as recordable crimes are ones for which a prison term can be imposed if found guilty, something that is possible for failing to stop and report an accident, it is a recordable crime.

Tothepoint.

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

And as recordable crimes are ones for which a prison term can be imposed if found guilty, something that is possible for failing to stop and report an accident, it is a recordable crime.

It's not in the sense the OP is talking about.

There's is no need to record the crime and give it a crime number.

Car_54

Tothepoint. wrote: »

It's not in the sense the OP is talking about.

There's is no need to record the crime and give it a crime number.

Can you quote a source for this theory of yours?

Recordable crimes are defined in the The National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000, and include, as shaun from Africa has said, those punishable by imprisonment.

In the context of the OP's incident, why do you imagine that a police officer, on being informed of such an imprisonable crime, should not record it with a view to investigation?

shaun_from_Africa

Tothepoint. wrote: »

It's not in the sense the OP is talking about.

There's is no need to record the crime and give it a crime number.

Of course there is a need.
A crime has been committed, a crime for which the offender could be sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Do you honestly think that the police are not going to record this and issue a crime number?

Tothepoint.

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Of course there is a need.
A crime has been committed, a crime for which the offender could be sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Do you honestly think that the police are not going to record this and issue a crime number?

I don't think, I know they won't give fail to stop after an accident a crime number.

Tothepoint.

Car_54 wrote: »

Can you quote a source for this theory of yours?

Recordable crimes are defined in the The National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000, and include, as shaun from Africa has said, those punishable by imprisonment.

In the context of the OP's incident, why do you imagine that a police officer, on being informed of such an imprisonable crime, should not record it with a view to investigation?

It will be recorded on a collision report not a crime report.

You can get sent to prison for drink drive, there's no crime report or crime number for that either.

Car_54

Tothepoint. wrote: »

It will be recorded on a collision report not a crime report.

You can get sent to prison for drink drive, there's no crime report or crime number for that either.

You still haven't given us anything to support what you're saying, apart from "I know". You have the entire internet at your disposal: surely you can find something?

Meanwhile, the gov.uk website tells us "You have the right to contact the police and be kept informed about the investigation if you’ve been the victim of a crime.

You must be given a crime reference number and contact details for the police officer dealing with your case when you report the crime"