DWDC, Driving w/o insurance, leaving the scene of an accident

Tell him to buy a pushbike!

[Ch00]

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Likewise, I believe him that when saw this he realised how bad the damage to the other vehicle could have been and went back to leave a note (with the intention of settling outside insurance), which is admirable.

He had no insurance that would have been his only way out.

Ch00

Originally Posted by Ch00

He had no insurance that would have been his only way out.

Ch00

It's the going back when he realised the extent of the damage that I considered admirable; not the settling outside insurance!

Madness: He's a keen cyclist anyway; looks like that's how he'll be getting to work from now on.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

It's the going back when he realised the extent of the damage that I considered admirable; not the settling outside insurance!

Madness: He's a keen cyclist anyway; looks like that's how he'll be getting to work from now on.

If he can sit down on a cycle seat after his trip to prison......

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

It's the going back when he realised the extent of the damage that I considered admirable; not the settling outside insurance!

that sounds more like trying to get out of trouble more than doing the admirable thing.

If he truely cared about doing the right thing he wouldnt have driven off.

I wouldn't be surprised if the ole' boy had his license revoked for a few months anyways so getting insurance in the short term isn't really going to make much of a difference..

I suggest you pm ED asap and ask his advice, ( he's a solicitor in case you didn't know).

Daryl.

Just deny it was him and that the van couldn't have been there as it had no insurance and that would be illegal.

He wasn't there, the person must be mistaken...

Joke, maybe, maybe not. We had someone claim we hit their car. Letter from insurance company and everything.

We we're like, yeah come and see the car then, its brand new, theres no damage, we live about 6 hours away from claimed accident, but sure, yeah, it was us.....

Nothing more was heard

Seriously doubt he'll get jail time for that. Plenty of points/ban and fine though!

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by muffles

Seriously doubt he'll get jail time for that. Plenty of points/ban and fine though!

That will depend mostly on whether "an example" is needed or not.

Personally I think he should, especially if its a mentioned in sentencing guidelines - it would be guaranteed to be on the front pages of the tabloids.

However in hindsight it wouldn't prompt the chavs to go get insurance - it would just have them go on about the in-justice.

Also on the other hand, no-one got hurt, so fine him, make him pay for the repairs and ban him for a couple of years is probably more relevant.