Sorry forgot to mention I have also reported to Police, it could have been much worse could have been a pedestrian or child. There were only about 3 cars parked and at least 80 spaces free I always try and park out of the way.
I hope the Police prosecute as she as committed 2 crimes, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without due care and attention

So what if you are in a station car park and you hit someone in the morning - are you expected to wait until they come home from work or can you 'leave the scene'. AFAIK you only have to remain at the scene if there is a person injured. They could say 'I left my number on your screen' and you’d have to prove they didn’t. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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So what if you are in a station car park and you hit someone in the morning - are you expected to wait until they come home from work or can you 'leave the scene'. AFAIK you only have to remain at the scene if there is a person injured. They could say 'I left my number on your screen' and you’d have to prove they didn’t.

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As the shop admits to having CCTV but will not disclose it to you, I’d definitely get the local Plod involved......evidence of a hit and run is a juicy one for them. Regards

David

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Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

If a driver is involved in a collision be it injury or damage only they are required to stop and to remain at the scene for a reasonable amount of time in which to exchange details or to speak to Police. If Police are not present they are required to report it. In Steve’s case the driver should call Police and leave his details or leave them with staff at the car park. As for a note under the wiper we’ve all seen them. In my experience failing to stop, failing to remain and failing to report are all offences for which a driver may be prosecuted. Whether the local Police will do so remains to be seen.

Richard Willetts wrote:

Yes full accident caught on CCTV I have been told, but I was not allowed to see it.

I got the redg number from a witness who handed me a piece of paper with redg number on as I was inside a shop but they would not be a witness and did not wish to get involved.

I have got my insurance company involved now so they should track the owner down but if they drove off from a busy car park I am worried if they will admit to the accident and damage she had caused

Boxbrownie wrote:

As the shop admits to having CCTV but will not disclose it to you, I’d definitely get the local Plod involved......evidence of a hit and run is a juicy one for them.

Steve, that's just pathetic on plods behalf but it's getting more and more the way of things, I was told that our local force actually have to pick and choose which cases they are going to follow.

Hope there's a good outcome to OP case. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Richard Willetts wrote:

Sorry forgot to mention I have also reported to Police, it could have been much worse could have been a pedestrian or child. There were only about 3 cars parked and at least 80 spaces free I always try and park out of the way.
I hope the Police prosecute as she as committed 2 crimes, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without due care and attention

On Thursday I went as normal to take my Son`s Jack Russell out for his walk as they both work.

On my return due to the MOTO GP at Silverstone I returned home over the back roads through 2 very quite villages.As I was approaching the 1st village I caught up with a Silver Range Rover,I could not believe it, it was the lady who had smashed into my car, she had black paint and a smashed rear lenses.

I watched her drive into her drive then asked a lady walking along the road her name she said its Mrs xxx xxxx
When I got home I went on BT Phone Book and guess what got the number and address.

I rang her and asked her if she had reversed into my car on xx day she said I was not in Txxxxxx on that day I said who said it was Txxxxxx.

I then said I will ask you again I asked the same question and added the accident was recorded on CCTV, she then said yes it was me, result and I was very lucky

Far and indeed out nice one.

I wonder if the police would be that interested as it was in a private car park?

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A fair bit of misinformation in this thread. The various UK Road Traffic Acts, Orders and Regulations define a range of legal obligations and requirements relating to driving but the different provisions are place limited and specify whether they apply to "Roads" or alternatively to "Roads and other public places". Hence cops can legally deal with for example drink drive type motoring offences in "public places" but the provisions relating to accidents and the duties to stop or report etc refer to "Roads". So parking lot jousting is generally not police business unless there happen to be other substantive criminal or Road Traffic Act offences committed which are not place limited.