Car parked, girl drove by smashed wing mirror and her own
Got licence plate number, but don't want to involve police, is there a way to trace owner ?
thanks
Being the school teacher type, I've improved on the grammar a bit. - PU
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you can get the name of the registered keeper by sending the number plate to dvlc i think they charge, i paid about £3.00 to get the numptys address who hit my car bout 20 years ago i wasnt in it at the time but a bystander took his number, why don't you want the police involved? she failed to stop after an accident even though nobody was hurt , i would be more determined to sort it out just for the fact the ignorant so and so didn't stop , at least if she had stopped you could have probably come to some sort of settlement for repair
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If you don't involve the police she'll have it fixed by the time you get in contact with her and she can then just deny it all.
If you report it and manage to get the police to investigate then they might go round and see her damaged wing mirror, it should scare her and look good for the insurance claim if required, she'd probably just caught up if she's half decent.
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im asking for someone else---no police----just want to keep it simple---no hassles
thanx guys
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I'd be dismayed if the DVLA will give you the RK's address - let's face it, you could have made the whole thing up for all sorts of dodgy reasons.
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Why?
What have you got to hide?
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Waste of time informing the police anyway. I had mr white van man undertake me in a line of traffic (mounting the kerb I may add) and smashed my door mirror with the side of his van then drove off. I followed him and when he stopped he just denied everything, even though I pointed out to him the gouge down the side of the van. I reported him to the police, to which they cautioned me regarding the incident ! I got a letter a few weeks later informing me they were not going to take action against either driver ! I replaced the mirror glass myself for less than £10 so it wasn't economically viable to pursue it any further but now I know why there are so many idiots driving around when the police aren't interested.
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Something similar happened to my dad's car a few years ago (scratched bumper by another car which in turn just drove off). Informed insurance company and made it clear to them that he wasn't claiming against his own policy, but the other car who drove off. Gave insurance Co. all the details and they did all the detective work and eventually made them cough up for the damage.
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im asking for someone else---no police----just want to keep it simple---no hassles
You are not well. DODGY. Other sites may suit you best.
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I'm pretty sure the DVLA won't just give you someone's address if you give them the numberplate. It's just not reasonable to expect them to do that.
They don't know you or your reasons for wanting the information.
Chris
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Even if you could/did get the name and address of the other driver the cost of doing so might well end up being a case of throwing good money after bad. In similar circumstances I personally would just get the damage repaired and put it down to experience. Life's too short to prolong the agony over minor mishaps.
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smilingvulture,
No insurance?........worse?
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Your friend seen a car he really wants to steal and needs the address it's stored at overnight? ;)
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Or, to be more generous, has seen a girl he really fancies and wants to ask her out!
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Or to be more generous has seen a girl he really fancies and wants to ask her out!
That should be an easy one to approach,
"Seen you driving around, so thought I'd find out your name and address from your number plate and I've come round to your house to ask you out....."
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Yes - OK, Vulture is a long standing member.....
Can we get back to answering his question ?
I would suggest going to your nearest LVLO and ask, you can get the details if you persuade them its for a proper reason.
suggest you start there.
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Unless your friend is not fully legally on the road, I cannot see how reporting this to the police is more hassle than chasing up the registration number and subsequently the name/address of the keeper, then chasing them.
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I cannot see how reporting this to the police is more hassle
My policy is to not bring myself to the attention of the police unless it's absolutely vitally necessary. For example, in this instance they might just decide to investigate whether the parked car was committing an offence ~ obstruction or whatever. It's best not to get involved with the police at all.
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"I'm pretty sure the DVLA won't just give you someone's address if you give them
the numberplate. It's just not reasonable to expect them to do that."
Chris
take it from me they do , but like i said earlier they charge a fee for the info... I've done it !!!
Repeated quote and post separated in a painstaking operation to make it readable - PU
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It is a police matter.
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My advice would to to report it to the police, and also to your insurer.
The police won't do anything excepyt give you an incident number, which you will need for the insruance.
Don't bother chasingthe other driver yourself - that's what insurance comapnies are for.
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take it from me they do but like i said earlier they charge a fee for the info... I've done it !!!
Not saying your wrong and the DVLA didn't do it, but with all due respect that was 20 years ago........
Say Person A cuts up Person B. Person B is the sort of person to take this personally so gets the asks the DVLA for the address of Person A and goes round to his house with a baseball bat and you get the idea.
I'd just be amazed if they'd just give you the address no matter what story you come out with.
In reply to the OP, the police won't do anything (it's your word against theirs) so just put it down to experience and have it repaired.
Chris
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I've just been informed by a knowledgeable friend that in London (and my guess is also in other large cities) neither car owner stops or even bats an eyelid when door mirrors clash.
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smilingvulture - report it to the police and watch them shrug and go back to their tea. Unless someone's hurt they'll not want to know. Tell your insurance and they'll say it's 'knock for knock' and hike up your premium next time. Get a replacement glass from Halfords or a whole new assembly out the scrappys and get on with life - as my old Dad used to say - 'it's one of the joys of motoring....'
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DVLA absolutley will give you the registered keeper and their address from reg number, they will do this for anyone claiming a valid reason, and this is the technique used by many a parking company to pursue parking charges
Of course you will not be able to prove the registered keeper was driving
It is a police matter, and as much as they wont be interested, and will try and discourage you from reporting, I would go ahead and report
Society is all a bit screwed at the moment, how did we get to this?
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if I've read this correctly:
www.dvla.gov.uk/foi/relinfo.aspx
you'll see the DVLA don't give out details to just anyone who asks willy nilly (showing my age again) - but then as my car sits in my driveway all night it could be construed that the information is in the public domain anyway.
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I'll hold my hands up and admit that I'm wrong. I think that the link above says that they will give you the information,
Regulation 27 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 requires the Agency to release information from its vehicle register to.........anybody who demonstrates ?reasonable cause? to have the information made available to them.
Circumstances in which information has previously been released,
Minor hit and run incidents ? to help trace keepers of vehicles involved in minor hit and run incidents not warranting a full police investigation.Circumstances could include incidents of personal injury or damage to property
In this age of data protection I am suprised :-)
Chris
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In this age of data protection I am suprised :-)
It is an outrage.....
- sex fiend sees girl driving car & fancies his chances,
- thuggish man gets involved in road rage and wants to 'pan the lights out' of driver
- car thief likes the look of a car and wants to steal it
- burglar who specialises in distracting the elderly, sees old biddy driving car
spin a yarn to the DVLA, pay your money...and you're up and running... easy work
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Well yes Milky in a mere 27 posts later it all goes around full circle. See he was right.
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