Front wheel arch damage

[greencode]

Hi Greencode,
Sorry to hear of your predicament. You should report the incident at your local police station, then you have complied with your side of the Road Traffic Act, which states it should be reported as soon as practicable after the incident or in any case within 24hrs. At least that way if you should get the index number of the offending vehicle the police can help you get the registered owners details. Are there any houses with CCTV in the area that may have captured footage of the collision or dash cams?
Hope you get it sorted. Chas.

Thanks. I wanted to get a bit of evidence together before reporting to the police as it doesn't really matter than I didn't report within 24 hours as my car was parked. Even if it does matter than I can't do anything about the length of time I've left it.

Anyway, through the power of the Nextdoor App I now have photos of the car, including the person involved and clear tyre tracks in the snow leading into my car and where he then parked! Also, have an eyewitness who actually chased him down the road. Looks like I'll have to claim on my insurance but with all of the evidence I have he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[chas.s]

Hi Greencode,
I appreciate that your car was parked & unattended when it was hit and that you are the innocent party. However, my advice would be to report it ASAP to comply with the legislation. The police can then serve a form on the registered owner of the offending vehicle requesting details of the driver at the specific time. I believe this will make your claim against THEIR insurance easier to cover the costs of your repair etc.
Good luck. Chas.

[greencode]

Hi Greencode,
I appreciate that your car was parked & unattended when it was hit and that you are the innocent party. However, my advice would be to report it ASAP to comply with the legislation. The police can then serve a form on the registered owner of the offending vehicle requesting details of the driver at the specific time. I believe this will make your claim against THEIR insurance easier to cover the costs of your repair etc.
Good luck. Chas.

Thanks, yep I reported it to the police this morning.

[Lordie]

Are there any houses with CCTV in the area that may have captured footage of the collision or dash cams?

I was going to say this too. Loads of people have CCTV on their houses nowadays and someone might've been able to get a numberplate maybe?

[barrym381]

Sorry to hear about your car but it needs a new wing don’t let anyone try repair it