Fandango said:
The RAC site is unreliable for details, it once claimed I drove a Mazda (It was a Honda!)
Try the OFFICAL DVLA site
Some Pr**k hit my Mercedes 300CE 24V
The RAC site is unreliable for details, it once claimed I drove a Mazda (It was a Honda!)
Try the OFFICAL DVLA site
An incredibly reckless and stupid thing to do. A very smart way to get the situation to escalate and descend into violence.Mercedes cozy said:
As other people have said - do the simple things like get a number plate and details of any witnesses.
To be honest I would hardly imagine the Police are going to get involved over a £20 bit of damage. Claiming on his insurance or yours will cost far more than £20..... that cost has to be met somewhere.... and that is yet another reason for insurance costs rising.
Suck it up, put it down to a bad experience and move on with your life. The way you are putting things i can see violence occuring should you ever meet this character again, you have no witnesses to the original incident and if you do have a coming together phsyically the other chap would get away with claiming an unprovoked attack by you.
Move on with your life.
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even if it doesn't get violent (which it most probably would), the moment you touch/attempt to remove his (or her) keys it becomes a lot more serious. Attempted theft, hijacking, assualt all spring to mind and I'm sure the Police will be very interested then.
I think you've over estimated the costs as well, the W124 chrome grille strips are only about £1.50 each (£11 for a set of 7) and a new pair of plates cost us £14 from the dealer so if you are lucky you'll get away with less than a tenner.
HTH
Andy
I think you've over estimated the costs as well, the W124 chrome grille strips are only about £1.50 each (£11 for a set of 7) and a new pair of plates cost us £14 from the dealer so if you are lucky you'll get away with less than a tenner.
HTH
Andy
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KillerHERTZ said:
I think the RAC site is just about better than nothing.
The DVLA requires the right make of vehicle otherwise it sometimes draws a blank. You pays your money and takes your choice (not pay your money literally)It must be a very sad thing if the Police are not interested in a hit and run accident simply because of cost! Wher do they draw the line? £50, £100??
It is quite possible the offender has no insurance etc, but I totally agree about the less than correct attitude shown by the innocent victim.
Chip???? California Highway Patrol!
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Guys, your right. I'm just going get it fixed for £20 and cut my loses.
I'm lucky in the sence its only £20.
And I need to change my attitude towards crabbing the key idea as that too is a criminal offence.
The thing is I'm not really bothered about the £20 and putting my time to fix the problem, but its the pain that its caised me.
I have tried to be as carefully as I can but I can't control the other drivers who want to hit into me.
This time round I'll have to learn my lesson.
All I can say is I hope this kind of thing doesn't happen to any of you guys. BE CAREFULL
I'm lucky in the sence its only £20.
And I need to change my attitude towards crabbing the key idea as that too is a criminal offence.
The thing is I'm not really bothered about the £20 and putting my time to fix the problem, but its the pain that its caised me.
I have tried to be as carefully as I can but I can't control the other drivers who want to hit into me.
This time round I'll have to learn my lesson.
All I can say is I hope this kind of thing doesn't happen to any of you guys. BE CAREFULL
When a similar incident happened to my sister a number of years ago ( a driver reversing out of a space hit her car ) she just left her car across the space , blocking him in until the police arrived as the other person refused to give details .
Obviously you do have to use a degree of 'common sense' and 'size up' the other person , but if they have damaged property or you have reason to suspect they are , for example , drunk in charge of a motor vehicle then any citizen is legally entitled to perform a 'citizen's arrest' and detain someone until the police arrive - this could include confiscating car keys or blocking the escape of a vehicle .
The above is all well and good if done at the time and place of an incident , but it would be an entirely different matter if you tried it at the roadside having recognised 'the guy who hit your car a couple of weeks earlier' ; you would have a difficult burden of proof to meet .
Obviously you do have to use a degree of 'common sense' and 'size up' the other person , but if they have damaged property or you have reason to suspect they are , for example , drunk in charge of a motor vehicle then any citizen is legally entitled to perform a 'citizen's arrest' and detain someone until the police arrive - this could include confiscating car keys or blocking the escape of a vehicle .
The above is all well and good if done at the time and place of an incident , but it would be an entirely different matter if you tried it at the roadside having recognised 'the guy who hit your car a couple of weeks earlier' ; you would have a difficult burden of proof to meet .
andy_k said:
The market rate is now £25 for a set of Stealer number plates. If your're lucky then for around £20 (plus postage/packaging) a set of plates can be had on line but they are off course advertised as "show plates" to by pass the legislations of having to produce the relevant documentation.
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Flash said:
I wasn't just picking prices out of the ether
We've bought two pairs in the last month, one with the GB marking and one without both from the same dealers priced at £13.75 per pair.Andy
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andy_k said:I wasn't just picking prices out of the ether
Andy
Ah... but you bought yours from a dealers
Flash bought his from a 'stealers' It would appear that dealerships are the better option??
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I'm still baffled by the 'chips' stuff.
licence plates were free from my stealership, I've had a set made up for both MBs I've owned. Imagine paying for them!glojo said:Ah... but you bought yours from a dealers
It would appear that dealerships are the better option??
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Fandango said:Sorry to hear about your problem. Hope you get it sorted cheaply.
On a different note: as my mothertongue is German I had never heard the word 'chip' in this context meaning 'made off surrepticiously'. I even looked in the dictionary but no mention of it in the context you're using it. Is it some local slang?
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Karl
The word chip is a local slang which I use.
Chip means go
Chipped means gone
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Stupid word if you ask me!
Even if you had got the registration I doubt anything would have happened. You'd need witnesses for a start. I was forced off of the road once - got the details and witnesses before he drove off - the Police wrote to the guy's mum as it was her car but basically she didn't reply - that was it - they weren't interested - I gave all the details to the insurance company as they wanted to try and recoup money themselves.
Even if you had got the registration I doubt anything would have happened. You'd need witnesses for a start. I was forced off of the road once - got the details and witnesses before he drove off - the Police wrote to the guy's mum as it was her car but basically she didn't reply - that was it - they weren't interested - I gave all the details to the insurance company as they wanted to try and recoup money themselves.
