Witnessed an accident where driver didn't stop - what should I do?

luckyduck83

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

So! why is it so hard to attend a police station?
Why is it so hard to call your local police station?

Everyone on this forum has said I need to report it to the police who oversee the area - that is the Metropolitan Police. I don't live in that area so I'm guessing my local police won't care.

luckyduck83

Deanston wrote: »

If the police make it too hard no wonder the public give up.

Plus the fact that I'm 99% confident they won't be interested anyway.

DoaM

luckyduck83 wrote: »

Everyone on this forum has said I need to report it to the police who oversee the area - that is the Metropolitan Police. I don't live in that area so I'm guessing my local police won't care.

So why not just call them and remove any doubt?

luckyduck83

DoaM wrote: »

So why not just call them and remove any doubt?

Not wanting to get dragged into an argument that seem to be so prevalent on these forums, I'll consider calling my local police but in the meantime thank all on here for the info.

Deanston

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

The incident and fail to stop was never in question from the start.


Op mentioned mobile phone and this is what was being addressed by casseus, as for the purposes of the evidential stage, I know the evidential exists, so read it as that.


You focused on nit picking and left out 90% of casseus's post in ignorance and you chose to focus on this:
Which is technically right, police aim to write to RK's to start the proceedings to prosecute offences within 14 days of an offence, but have 6 months in which to bring a prosecution.


Please read beyond on what you wish to nit pick at Andy.

Source for that one please?

And don’t use the law requiring a NIP.

Norman_Castle

luckyduck83 wrote: »

I've spent 45mins of my day doing this and have got nowhere, so I give up.

Its 15p to call 101. You will spend less time talking to them than you have procrastinating on here.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Deanston wrote: »

Source for that one please?

And don’t use the law requiring a NIP.

Road traffic offenders act 1988 Part 1 Section1 S.(B)


https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/53/section/1

OhhEnnEmm

Only real option seems to be calling the police and informing them. I'm sure the victim will have gone to the police with it.

LadyDee

luckyduck83 wrote: »

Plus the fact that I'm 99% confident they won't be interested anyway.

Then why bother posting here in the first place? Let's just hope you are not the innocent party in an accident one day and somebody can't be bothered to come forward to help. Karma.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Deanston wrote: »

That's a requirement for a NIP so you've failed there son.

Umm its the requirement of warnings of prosecutions of offences not NIP requirements.

1Requirement of warning etc. of prosecutions for certain offences



(b)

within fourteen days of the commission of the offence a summons (or, in Scotland, a complaint) for the offence was served on him, or....






(c)within fourteen days of the commission of the offence a notice of the intended prosecution specifying the nature of the alleged offence and the time and place where it is alleged to have been committed, was—


(i)in the case of an offence under section 28 or 29 of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988 (cycling offences), served on him,


(ii)in the case of any other offence, served on him or on the person, if any, registered as the keeper of the vehicle at the time of the commission of the offence.


Subsection B is for summons, it's not related to a NIP part C deals with NIP's requirements.