Letter from Police - Failure to stop RTA - want to know driver details

BEBELUCA2017

How can you remember the incident with the pedestrian but not remember who was driving at the time?

user1977

BEBELUCA2017 said:

How can you remember the incident with the pedestrian but not remember who was driving at the time?

As I was trying to clarify earlier, it doesn’t seem clear whether the police are referring to that incident (the OP does say they were driving at that time).

photome

sheramber said:

paul2foel said:

News to me.....

All I can think of is a few weeks ago, in a traffic queue to pull out of a junction, some teen on their phone walked right in front of the car, I had to slam on brakes, they banged the car and walked off shouting at me. Hardly a RTA because the car made no contact. I'm wondering if that teen has gone home. made more of it than it was, and parents reported it?

Worried now because the penalties for failing to report an accident are quite severe aren't they? Seems a bit off though - surely anyone can claim they were in an accident and report this?

In the first instance, should I reply with driver details? (Not 100% sure which one of us it was). Should I contact the police myself to see what its all about? (Thinking if I sit back doesn't that look like I'm guilty)

Ultimately, what can I expect to happen?

Can you be sure the cat didn’t make contact and that is why he banged on the car?

Did I miss the mention of a cat

HedgehogRulez

Was the cat dead or alive when you hit it?

LightFlare

photome said:

sheramber said:

paul2foel said:

News to me.....

All I can think of is a few weeks ago, in a traffic queue to pull out of a junction, some teen on their phone walked right in front of the car, I had to slam on brakes, they banged the car and walked off shouting at me. Hardly a RTA because the car made no contact. I'm wondering if that teen has gone home. made more of it than it was, and parents reported it?

Worried now because the penalties for failing to report an accident are quite severe aren't they? Seems a bit off though - surely anyone can claim they were in an accident and report this?

In the first instance, should I reply with driver details? (Not 100% sure which one of us it was). Should I contact the police myself to see what its all about? (Thinking if I sit back doesn't that look like I'm guilty)

Ultimately, what can I expect to happen?

Can you be sure the cat didn’t make contact and that is why he banged on the car?

Did I miss the mention of a cat

Thought the same - but am assuming cat = car (typo)

To the OP - any advice will be strongly based upon exactly what this letter you have received is - can you elaborate or even post a redacted picture of it ?

Car_54

Keep_pedalling said:

You say letter, is this a notice of intended prosecution (NIP)? 

If it is then failing to name the driver will land you with a fine, 6 points on your licence, and a massive hike in your insurance premiums. 

The OP needs to reply, whether it is a NIP or not.. If it is a request under s172 of the Road Traffic Act, the penalty for not responding is severe.

He says "I had to slam on brakes" but goes on to say "Not 100% sure which one of us it was ...". The latter seems unlikely.

Mildly_Miffed

paul2foel said:

News to me.....

All I can think of is a few weeks ago, in a traffic queue to pull out of a junction, some teen on their phone walked right in front of the car, I had to slam on brakes, they banged the car and walked off shouting at me. Hardly a RTA because the car made no contact. I'm wondering if that teen has gone home. made more of it than it was, and parents reported it?

Worried now because the penalties for failing to report an accident are quite severe aren't they? Seems a bit off though - surely anyone can claim they were in an accident and report this?

In the first instance, should I reply with driver details? (Not 100% sure which one of us it was). Should I contact the police myself to see what its all about? (Thinking if I sit back doesn't that look like I'm guilty)

Ultimately, what can I expect to happen?

Does the letter give the time and date of the alleged incident, together with the location?

I presume it does, given it will be asking who was driving... You surely can tie that to who would be likely to have been driving then/there...

You know who was driving in this presumed incident - so does that tie with time and date?

Given it was "a few weeks ago", I presume the car is not registered in your name at your address - it's registered to employer or financier?

vacheron

BEBELUCA2017 said:

How can you remember the incident with the pedestrian but not remember who was driving at the time?

paul2foel said:

....some teen on their phone walked right in front of the car, I had to slam on brakes....

paul2foel said:

In the first instance, should I reply with driver details? (Not 100% sure which one of us it was).

Some text so MSE will let me post.

paul2foel

Keep_pedalling said:

You say letter, is this a notice of intended prosecution (NIP)? 

If it is then failing to name the driver will land you with a fine, 6 points on your licence, and a massive hike in your insurance premiums. 

S172 not a NIP

paul2foel

sheramber said:

paul2foel said:

News to me.....

All I can think of is a few weeks ago, in a traffic queue to pull out of a junction, some teen on their phone walked right in front of the car, I had to slam on brakes, they banged the car and walked off shouting at me. Hardly a RTA because the car made no contact. I'm wondering if that teen has gone home. made more of it than it was, and parents reported it?

Worried now because the penalties for failing to report an accident are quite severe aren't they? Seems a bit off though - surely anyone can claim they were in an accident and report this?

In the first instance, should I reply with driver details? (Not 100% sure which one of us it was). Should I contact the police myself to see what its all about? (Thinking if I sit back doesn't that look like I'm guilty)

Ultimately, what can I expect to happen?

Can you be sure the cat didn’t make contact and that is why he banged on the car?

Well to the best of my knowledge