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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 13 December 2015, 00:01:43
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Wonder if I could ask what the police can do, or what powers they have in a situation like this.
We were sat on our sofa, just about an hour or so ago. We then heard a massive crash and bang, looked in the back garden to see a car in there! The b@started then reversed out and drove off :o >:(
We are in a town, he must having been going stupid speed to crash through a metal fence, our wooden fence and take out some concrete posts.
Luckily his number plate came off! So have a full details of it, we gave it to the police who said they would make a call on the registered driver. But in a situation like this, can they prove who was driving? There would be damage to the car. :-\
I googled the reg and actually found an advert for it's sale some time ago.
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Leaving the scene of an accident having caused third party damage and or injury.
Failing to report such an incident. Although they have seven days before offending iirc...
Plus anything else... DUI/Careless/Dangerous etc...
What do AskMid/Dvla vehicle check say?
Not a good way to spend an evening though... :o
Fences are repairable, glad that was it though, could be alot worse :-\
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Could have been a lot worse. Little MissT's bedroom looks onto the garden, she slept through it all!
Tax is due on said car soon, other than that got basic details. Plus photos from its sale some time ago.
Think his mate cruised by earlier, in a similar car. Bet he was looking for the number plate ::)
All safe though, as you say fence can be repaired.
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Sounds scary! :o Glad the Tunnie family is OK! :y
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I'd hang onto the number plate and pass the details on to your house insurance, especially if you have legal cover. Let them chase him, as the Police may or may not bother.
Obviously press the Police to act too, though.
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The legal cover bit is on any insurance policy... Often misunderstood that Legal a Cover is Legal Cover. You don't need it on every policy ;)
Glad all are ok and the only casualty is a fence (that, IIRCC, you were planning to replace?)
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I'm guessing that car will be coming to a breakers yard near you today or tomorrow or will be reported as stolen, you should be able to claim off the owners insurance regardless for some new garden features etc. Glad all are well !
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Somehow, I can't see tunnie putting up fences on Xmas morning ;D
Joking aside, glad all is well, in the scheme of things, it could have been very serious.
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Could pay for the new fence :y
Glad everyone is ok :)
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Somehow, I can't see tunnie putting up fences on Xmas morning ;D
Joking aside, glad all is well, in the scheme of things, it could have been very serious.
Course not, that's what friends are for :)
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Thanks all for the lovely comments :y :y :y
Sods law it was the good fence, the proper one, not the one made of A4 paper. That's the other side of our house!
Had a note through the door from local copper, asking for our contact details as they wanted to pass on drivers insurance details. So looks like they have caught him/her and they have fezzed up! - Not sure why they just did not knock on the door though, guess it was during the night. :-\
Just spoken to very helpful people on 101, officer will be calling us tonight to provide us with details of the driver so we can use our insurance. As the 'ARB' looks to be complete, I won't need to fill out an accident form at the station.
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Good news. Sounds like it should be straightforward and there's one chav who'll hopefully be driving more carefully in future.
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Thanks all for the lovely comments :y :y :y
Sods law it was the good fence, the proper one, not the one made of A4 paper. That's the other side of our house!
Had a note through the door from local copper, asking for our contact details as they wanted to pass on drivers insurance details. So looks like they have caught him/her and they have fezzed up! - Not sure why they just did not knock on the door though, guess it was during the night. :-\
Just spoken to very helpful people on 101, officer will be calling us tonight to provide us with details of the driver so we can use our insurance. As the 'ARB' looks to be complete, I won't need to fill out an accident form at the station.
Maybe needed a couple of hours to sober up.
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Thanks all for the lovely comments :y :y :y
Sods law it was the good fence, the proper one, not the one made of A4 paper. That's the other side of our house!
Had a note through the door from local copper, asking for our contact details as they wanted to pass on drivers insurance details. So looks like they have caught him/her and they have fezzed up! - Not sure why they just did not knock on the door though, guess it was during the night. :-\
Just spoken to very helpful people on 101, officer will be calling us tonight to provide us with details of the driver so we can use our insurance. As the 'ARB' looks to be complete, I won't need to fill out an accident form at the station.
Maybe needed a couple of hours to sober up.
Yeah 'cos those Coppers are buggers for getting lashed up on their night shifts! :D ;D
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Thanks all for the lovely comments :y :y :y
Sods law it was the good fence, the proper one, not the one made of A4 paper. That's the other side of our house!
Had a note through the door from local copper, asking for our contact details as they wanted to pass on drivers insurance details. So looks like they have caught him/her and they have fezzed up! - Not sure why they just did not knock on the door though, guess it was during the night. :-\
Just spoken to very helpful people on 101, officer will be calling us tonight to provide us with details of the driver so we can use our insurance. As the 'ARB' looks to be complete, I won't need to fill out an accident form at the station.
Maybe needed a couple of hours to sober up.
Yeah 'cos those Coppers are buggers for getting lashed up on their night shifts! :D ;D
Have I got the wrong end of the stick....again? ;D
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Thanks all for the lovely comments :y :y :y
Sods law it was the good fence, the proper one, not the one made of A4 paper. That's the other side of our house!
Had a note through the door from local copper, asking for our contact details as they wanted to pass on drivers insurance details. So looks like they have caught him/her and they have fezzed up! - Not sure why they just did not knock on the door though, guess it was during the night. :-\
Just spoken to very helpful people on 101, officer will be calling us tonight to provide us with details of the driver so we can use our insurance. As the 'ARB' looks to be complete, I won't need to fill out an accident form at the station.
Maybe needed a couple of hours to sober up.
Yeah 'cos those Coppers are buggers for getting lashed up on their night shifts! :D ;D
Have I got the wrong end of the stick....again? ;D
Yes banana brains! :P ;D
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I'll lay odds on the driver being P1$$ED >:( >:( >:( >:(
However, unless caught at the time there ain't much we could do. As far as reporting it - you have 24 hours to report an accident before classed as FTS. :-\
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The said as the ARB was complete, I may not need to report it at the station, as it was already done?
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Ah, sounds like a decent result then :y
As others said, probably a little too full of xmas cheer.
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Ah, sounds like a decent result then :y
As others said, probably a little too full of xmas cheer.
A polite way of saying 'arseholed' :)
Glad you are okay. Mr Tunnie.
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Ah, sounds like a decent result then :y
As others said, probably a little too full of xmas cheer.
A polite way of saying 'arseholed' :)
Glad you are okay. Mr Tunnie.
Yup.
I, probably like many others, do not know/realise/easily get carried away/etc what would push me into an inability to drive safely. So I choose to keep to soft drinks if I'm driving.
I do sometimes worry about the next day when I've had a sherbert or 2 the night before.
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Ah, sounds like a decent result then :y
As others said, probably a little too full of xmas cheer.
A polite way of saying 'arseholed' :)
Glad you are okay. Mr Tunnie.
Yup.
I, probably like many others, do not know/realise/easily get carried away/etc what would push me into an inability to drive safely. So I choose to keep to soft drinks if I'm driving.
I do sometimes worry about the next day when I've had a sherbert or 2 the night before.
Whats one of them :-\
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Glad it looks like it will all turn out OK , just pleased none of your loved ones were hurt because of one bad driver.
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Ah, sounds like a decent result then :y
As others said, probably a little too full of xmas cheer.
A polite way of saying 'arseholed' :)
Glad you are okay. Mr Tunnie.
Yup.
I, probably like many others, do not know/realise/easily get carried away/etc what would push me into an inability to drive safely. So I choose to keep to soft drinks if I'm driving.
I do sometimes worry about the next day when I've had a sherbert or 2 the night before.
Whats one of them :-\
A southern saying for a beverage with an alcoholic content.
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Thought you were snorting ;D ;D ;D
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Thought you were snorting ;D ;D ;D
Through the licqourish straw in a Sherbert fountain? ;D
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Thought you were snorting ;D ;D ;D
Through the licqourish straw in a Sherbert fountain? ;D
Good hiding place for more illicit substances. :)
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Well full credit to Surrey Police, just phoned me and supplied all the details. I've always been impressed with my dealings with them and Surrey Heath Council.
They have provided the drivers name, contact number and full insurance details. Apparently he was a local Indian lad, living at home. Police called at his parents, who then called him. His story is that his 'tyre blew' - This is not something myself, the Police Officers or the witness will agree with ::)
He panicked and drove off to the Co-Op is his version, bought some ciggys ???
He handed himself into the Police Station, passed breath test, no issues there. He also said he wants to avoid insurance, as he know's 'local trade people' ::)
But as the officer said, this is my call not his. I allowed police to supply the lad with my contact email, I've told them he needs to supply in writing his version of events and why/how not to use insurance.
I want the little sh!t to grovel and explain his actions. Anyone could have been hurt, he just drove off. >:(
I plan to still use insurance, should teach him a lesson.
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Now that boils my piss somewhat. He has admitted to the 'accident' and THEN admitted to driving a car on a public highway to a shop for a pack of fags with a blown out tyre.
Truth or 'dangle berries', by his own (stupid) admission, that's dangerous driving right there!
Fair play to the little shit for blowing negative though (assuming he was the driver).
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Annnnnnd, don't blame me, blame Google.
First image result for the search 'Typical Indian Fence' gives you;
(http://previews.123rf.com/images/mcmorabad/mcmorabad1110/mcmorabad111000003/10839857-Huts-and-the-surrounding-bamboo-fence-in-a-typical-In-Indian-village-Stock-Photo.jpg)
Noice! :D :D :D
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Why are you claiming, or even considering contacting your insurer, you have the details of the guilty party so just contact there insurers.
Glad no injuries Mr tunnie :y
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Why are you claiming, or even considering contacting your insurer, you have the details of the guilty party so just contact there insurers.
Glad no injuries Mr tunnie :y
My house insurance is up for renew in Jan, this will be a good test to get it sorted fast. If they want to keep me that is.
Besides my insurance will just bill his? I'm with Zurich. He is with some random company I've never heard of. :)
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What's the test Tunnie? See if they put your premium up next year? ::) ;D
Go after his company! :y
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See how quick they are to deal with it, I have no leverage with this other company. They could easily drag their feet, there is no interest for them to resolve it quickly.
I will contact them though, for options. See what they say.
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I've just changed my home insurer, got the quote through on renewal from Lloyds & wanted £381!!! :o :o :o rang them up after doing the internet & they said 'oh I'll see what we can do as you're a valued customer' They knocked £20 off!!!! >:(
When I told them we've not had any claims in the 5 or so years we've been with them (no claims at all before them) they just said 'well insurance at the moment is very unpredictable it can go up and down a lot' Then I told em that on the website their price was £121 they said 'that's for new customers' They wouldn't budge any further so I told em where they could stick it!!! >:( >:(
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I pay £11 a month :y
Zurich, Insuring a 4 Bed Detached. Garage garden etc covered. :)
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What's the test Tunnie? See if they put your premium up next year? ::) ;D
Go after his company! :y
Seconded :y
Worst case he doesn't actually have insurance and you need to claim off yours anyway,
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I think that our Lord Opti is the forum expert for this sort of thing. ;)
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Just goes to show how everything can go so horribly wrong very quickly indeed and without any specific rhyme nor reason.Glad everyone was ok :y
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Annnnnnd, don't blame me, blame Google.
First image result for the search 'Typical Indian Fence' gives you;
(http://previews.123rf.com/images/mcmorabad/mcmorabad1110/mcmorabad111000003/10839857-Huts-and-the-surrounding-bamboo-fence-in-a-typical-In-Indian-village-Stock-Photo.jpg)
Noice! :D :D :D
I actually quite like that, can imagine it with shorter tops and with some jasmin weaving in and out of it. More for decorative/zoning inside the garden rather than securing the borders but I for one like that style. *scratches chin about buying some bamboo.....
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So Zurich said it would count as a claim for me, even though they have all details of other insurance.
Waiting for a call back from other insurance, see what they say. Anyone had any dealings with Convea Insurance?
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So Zurich said it would count as a claim for me, even though they have all details of other insurance.
Waiting for a call back from other insurance, see what they say. Anyone had any dealings with Convea Insurance?
Convea or Covea? If the latter then they're big. Do a lot of trade work, including mine! As the insured party they were very slow, glacial actually (but trade policies generally are and require you to do the legwork), but I am led to believe they were quick in dealing with the third party when one of my lads had a bump.
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Sorry yes Covea..
https://www.coveainsurance.co.uk (https://www.coveainsurance.co.uk)
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Sorry yes Covea..
https://www.coveainsurance.co.uk (https://www.coveainsurance.co.uk)
As above then... Used to be MMA if you want to search. They don't get great reviews ::)
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You'll have to have patience I'm afraid, Tunnie. You'll have to do the insurance claim dance, quotes and negotiations, until you think you're getting a reasonable deal. They're in no hurry, their fence hasn't been knocked down.
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You'll have to have patience I'm afraid, Tunnie. You'll have to do the insurance claim dance, quotes and negotiations, until you think you're getting a reasonable deal. They're in no hurry, their fence hasn't been knocked down.
Indeed, they said it can take 2 weeks for someone to come out and look at it. >:(
I need to arrange quotes too, take time out of my day to organise for people to come visit and quote and send the details and photos to insurance. So I should really charge for my time! ::)
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You'll have to have patience I'm afraid, Tunnie. You'll have to do the insurance claim dance, quotes and negotiations, until you think you're getting a reasonable deal. They're in no hurry, their fence hasn't been knocked down.
Indeed, they said it can take 2 weeks for someone to come out and look at it. >:(
I need to arrange quotes too, take time out of my day to organise for people to come visit and quote and send the details and photos to insurance. So I should really charge for my time! ::)
It's worth pointing out that their client has left your garden insecure and that you have a child ;)
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I believe that you can charge for your time, I recall a recent case where this precedence was set. Buggered if I can find it though :-\
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So bringing this up again.... insurance fun and games.
Contractors are struggling to source a replacement concrete post, along with steel chain-link fence, apparently no one does 8ft steel chain link any more? :-\
Although I can see some on eBay... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-FT-PVC-Chain-Link-Fencing-12-5Mtr-2400mm-c-w-Line-Wires-/261733225160?hash=item3cf08412c8:m:mAV6L74PZH5OHhsYDbU7YYQ (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-FT-PVC-Chain-Link-Fencing-12-5Mtr-2400mm-c-w-Line-Wires-/261733225160?hash=item3cf08412c8:m:mAV6L74PZH5OHhsYDbU7YYQ)
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So bringing this up again.... insurance fun and games.
Contractors are struggling to source a replacement concrete post, along with steel chain-link fence, apparently no one does 8ft steel chain link any more? :-\
Although I can see some on eBay... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-FT-PVC-Chain-Link-Fencing-12-5Mtr-2400mm-c-w-Line-Wires-/261733225160?hash=item3cf08412c8:m:mAV6L74PZH5OHhsYDbU7YYQ (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-FT-PVC-Chain-Link-Fencing-12-5Mtr-2400mm-c-w-Line-Wires-/261733225160?hash=item3cf08412c8:m:mAV6L74PZH5OHhsYDbU7YYQ)
That's plastic, not steel ;)
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So bringing this up again.... insurance fun and games.
Contractors are struggling to source a replacement concrete post, along with steel chain-link fence, apparently no one does 8ft steel chain link any more? :-\
Although I can see some on eBay... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-FT-PVC-Chain-Link-Fencing-12-5Mtr-2400mm-c-w-Line-Wires-/261733225160?hash=item3cf08412c8:m:mAV6L74PZH5OHhsYDbU7YYQ (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-FT-PVC-Chain-Link-Fencing-12-5Mtr-2400mm-c-w-Line-Wires-/261733225160?hash=item3cf08412c8:m:mAV6L74PZH5OHhsYDbU7YYQ)
That's plastic, not steel ;)
Well I wondered that, but it stated a diameter of wire inside. The old metal fence, is covered in plastic/PVC.
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Perhaps I'm wrong then :-\
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Perhaps I'm wrong then :-\
No! Surely not :o
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Perhaps I'm wrong then :-\
No! Surely not :o
Ok... I'm not :P :P ::) ::)