Just ran in the back of me and then drove off!! Cheeky bastard! Sadly for him my girlfriend works for the councils parking team and not only wrote down his license but also phoned up and flagged the CCTV footage.
I cant believe he hit me to be honest. We were only going about 20/15 mph in traffic moving towards the lights and as I approached them they went red so I stopped. Bang! Clearly wasnt watching the road.
Doesnt appear to be any damage luckily but Im still pissed off that he didnt stop. Drove it to work and the car was slow, unresponsive and bumpy - so pretty sure its all ok! Poor little Rover - she isnt built for such things...
unlucky :(
but nice one on the details :-)
but keep the address bit quiet, its against the data protection act to do that and its a 20k fine iirc :o
Quote from: knightyunlucky :(
but nice one on the details :-)
but keep the address bit quiet, its against the data protection act to do that and its a 20k fine iirc :o
Good point - actually Ill amend that anyway because she only said she was going to do it and TBF I think she was just angry! Trying to be rational sucks! -)
I know its not the sensible thing to do or whatnot, but I think if someone rammed into the back of me and thought theyd drive off Id chase them down and get their reg. Absolute scum!
Quote from: RivkidJust ran in the back of me and then drove off!! Cheeky bastard! Sadly for him my girlfriend works for the councils parking team and not only wrote down his license but also phoned up and flagged the CCTV footage.
I cant believe he hit me to be honest. We were only going about 20/15 mph in traffic moving towards the lights and as I approached them they went red so I stopped. Bang! Clearly wasnt watching the road.
Doesnt appear to be any damage luckily but Im still pissed off that he didnt stop. Drove it to work and the car was slow, unresponsive and bumpy - so pretty sure its all ok! Poor little Rover - she isnt built for such things...
Happened to my mum the same way but it is nice he will get owned for bashing and running
Yep, get him done for leaving the scene of an accident. And start getting a sore neck in the next couple of days. Mind you, if he drove off, theres a good chance he isnt insured.
Get him done :) Doesnt deserve to drive a car if he aint willing to stop for things like this! Hate hit and runners!!
How did he drive off with the red lights still on? Or was there just 30 seconds of "He hit us. Is he getting out? Should I get out?..."
Quote from: zpyderHow did he drive off with the red lights still on? Or was there just 30 seconds of "He hit us. Is he getting out? Should I get out?..."
He might have reversed and turned around, shot down a little side street or any thing could have happened.
Id call the police and report the car for leaving the scene of an accident.
Quote from: RivkidJust ran in the back of me and then drove off!! Cheeky bastard! Sadly for him my girlfriend works for the councils parking team and not only wrote down his license but also phoned up and flagged the CCTV footage.
I cant believe he hit me to be honest. We were only going about 20/15 mph in traffic moving towards the lights and as I approached them they went red so I stopped. Bang! Clearly wasnt watching the road.
Doesnt appear to be any damage luckily but Im still pissed off that he didnt stop. Drove it to work and the car was slow, unresponsive and bumpy - so pretty sure its all ok! Poor little Rover - she isnt built for such things...
Complain to the police, the driver is possibly driving without insurance, licence, or may not own the vehicle at all.
Even if the car initially seems OK there may be damage that you are unaware of or cant see, plastic bumpers are notorious for deforming, damaging the underlying metal, and then returning to shape. The bumper may look perfect but underneath there might be a load of hidden damage.
Never give an opinion about it either if someone stays and exchanges details, thats for a mechanic to decide. Same with medical problems resulting from crashes.
Another idea is to carry a camera, even a disposable would do. Take pics of the car that hits you and the driver if you can. Then photograph any damage to your own vehicle.
Quote from: zpyderHow did he drive off with the red lights still on? Or was there just 30 seconds of "He hit us. Is he getting out? Should I get out?..."
Nah the red light didnt last long and we were right in the middle of a very busy road at rush hour - you couldnt just get out. I signalled to him to pull over left and he nodded then I changed my signal from right to left. I went forward and left into a side street and then instead of following me he cheesed it right over the bridge and out of town.
Ah that sucks.
Last summer a lady drove into the back of me whilst in bumper to bumper traffic. We werent going anywhere anytime soon so just got out there and then. She was quite nice and everything got sorted. Later on she told me a few weeks later some blokes did the same to her but she was too scared to get out to sort things out so left it :(
Quote from: RivkidQuote from: zpyderHow did he drive off with the red lights still on? Or was there just 30 seconds of "He hit us. Is he getting out? Should I get out?..."
Nah the red light didnt last long and we were right in the middle of a very busy road at rush hour - you couldnt just get out. I signalled to him to pull over left and he nodded then I changed my signal from right to left. I went forward and left into a side street and then instead of following me he cheesed it right over the bridge and out of town.
First bloody mistake there. It doesnt matter how busy it is, you get out, take his number and check immediately! :lol:
Quote from: SeriousFirst bloody mistake there. It doesnt matter how busy it is, you get out, take his number and check immediately! :lol:
No - you wouldnt. Not where the car was. Youd have had a bus in the face.
Quote from: RivkidDrove it to work and the car was slow, unresponsive and bumpy - so pretty sure its all ok! Poor little Rover
lol :D
Jaimz :rock:
was it by the welsh bridge and victoria quays? if so yea there is no chance he coulda got out and swapped details there
Quote from: RivkidQuote from: SeriousFirst bloody mistake there. It doesnt matter how busy it is, you get out, take his number and check immediately! :lol:
No - you wouldnt. Not where the car was. Youd have had a bus in the face.
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lol :D "what appears to have happened here..."
"I have a bus in my face"
"oh..."
Quote from: Eddwas it by the welsh bridge and victoria quays? if so yea there is no chance he coulda got out and swapped details there
yup thats exactly where it was.