Failing to stop after an accident

Janesy B said:
Ah right, my bad.

I can't undertand why the old folks didn't call the law? I would have dialed 999 right away if that happened to me.
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999 is the wrong place for that kind of call, it's not an emergency by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Torch [P4];13900129 said:
who else do you call when you've been hit by a car? (ie nearly run over) granted it wasnt serious but if knocked to the ground thats the first call id make
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The police station via 118 500.
 
Sorry I should have been clearer.

As I understand it my gf’s mum was driving and her dad was a passenger. The other car had a women driving with a male passenger. They did not go straight to the police station yesterday because the Dad is a Dr and needed to get back to work however they planned to go either last night or today. I have not spoken to them since so I don’t really know more.

Oh and I forgot to say another drive witnessed everything and gave his contact information.

I just wanted to know if the drive would get what was coming to her or if the police would not bother following it up.
 
Torch [P4];13900129 said:
who else do you call when you've been hit by a car? (ie nearly run over) granted it wasnt serious but if knocked to the ground thats the first call id make
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0300 1231212 for non emergency calls, put it in your phone if it's too hard to remember.

Although I guess in NE Scotland things might be a bit quieter so I can understand why the mentality is different there when it comes to 999 calls for emergencies only, you'll probably get the same response anyway. :)
 
i had this a few years back, was shaken up but didn't get the reg.

the guy was pulling a horse box so i just when to the nearest stable asked about him, they knew who it was so I went round with the boys, he paid up....
 
Wicksta said:
0300 1231212 for non emergency calls, put it in your phone if it's too hard to remember.

Although I guess in NE Scotland things might be a bit quieter so I can understand why the mentality is different there when it comes to 999 calls for emergencies only, you'll probably get the same response anyway. :)
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999 calls can be for crimes in progress and are generally used if an immediate response is required. Since a crime was in progress, 999 would have been fine to use IMO. The "non-emergency" number i thought was used to report anti-social behaviour and other crimes of a non time critical nature.
 
It has to be reported in person to a Police station within 24 hours where it would be logge in an accident book.

Calling 999 is extreme and not sure what they could do with the info unless they were actually following the car. It would fall under a road related offence under the road traffic act and not as such a crime in progress like a burglary.
 
Shimmyhill said:
Calling 999 is extreme and not sure what they could do with the info unless they were actually following the car. It would fall under a road related offence under the road traffic act and not as such a crime in progress like a burglary.
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They could look for the car to find the driver? I would have no problem dialling 999 if somebody did that to me. :)

If he had just hit the car and drove away then yeah, 999 is extreme, however she also tried to run somebody over. That is much more serious and could potentialy have killed somebody!
 
they will take it pretty seriously, a friend of mine has just come off an 18 month ban for failing to stop for a fairly minor incident.
 
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