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Wing mirror broken

JReacher1
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A car has driven past my parked car on the street and taken out my wing mirror. The car didn’t stop and just drove off. I’ve got it on my house cctv. Is it worth reporting?
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  • Warwick_Hunt
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    Have your got the registration number?
  • JReacher1
    JReacher1 Posts: 4,663 Forumite
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    Yep. I’ve got it on camera.
  • eschaton
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    JReacher1 wrote: »
    Yep. I’ve got it on camera.


    Well why WOULDN'T you report it unless you like your car with a broken wing mirror?
  • adonis
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    eschaton wrote: »
    Well why WOULDN'T you report it unless you like your car with a broken wing mirror?

    Because he would have to tell his insurance company which will put the premiums up, probably more than the cost of the mirror.
  • Warwick_Hunt
    Warwick_Hunt Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    adonis wrote: »
    Because he would have to tell his insurance company which will put the premiums up, probably more than the cost of the mirror.

    He should be telling them regardless.
  • molerat
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    My mirror was taken out by a pheasant, as far as I am aware it did not suffer any serious injury as it flew off leaving me to pick up the pieces. Should I have reported it to my insurers or should I have just paid £40 for a used one off ebay, fixed it myself and kept shtum. No prizes for guessing my chosen option (as the pheasant was unlikely to report it) :p
  • eschaton
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    adonis wrote: »
    Because he would have to tell his insurance company which will put the premiums up, probably more than the cost of the mirror.

    Fair enough but the OP doesn't give many clues as to why they are asking the question.
  • Manxman_in_exile
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    edited 13 October 2017 at 11:17PM
    JReacher1 wrote: »
    A car has driven past my parked car on the street and taken out my wing mirror. The car didn’t stop and just drove off. I’ve got it on my house cctv. Is it worth reporting?


    I thought private CCTV could only cover your own property - for data protection reasons? (eg you cannot have CCTV covering a public road outside your house).


    EDIT: Are you permitted to have CCTV coverage of a public street outside your house?
  • sevenhills
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    Manxman_in_exile wrote: »
    EDIT: Are you permitted to have CCTV coverage of a public street outside your house?

    The thing is not to record on private property, anyone can take photos in public places.
  • debtdebt
    debtdebt Posts: 949 Forumite
    Manxman_in_exile wrote: »
    I thought private CCTV could only cover your own property - for data protection reasons? (eg you cannot have CCTV covering a public road outside your house).


    EDIT: Are you permitted to have CCTV coverage of a public street outside your house?

    I'm sure it's ok. How about dash cams?
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