Notice of intended prosecution

[PatriciaH]

I have had a letter re the question title
The incident happened on an Asda carpark.
I was backing out of a space and had got the car out two thirds of the car legnth
Another car backed out and i felt the other cars pressure on the back/ side of my car
I stopped and blew my horn at the other driver and he stopped
We both got out and looked at both the cars
i got back in and drove forward again to inspect my car
Scraped marks were on my car
The other drivers car had the same
no paintwork was missing on any of the cars- i had a witness and she said it was the other drivers fault. what can i do now?

[MustafaTickl]

You have missed the point. I have set it out accurately in my second post. The NIP does not relate to the bump - that is a civil matter which will be settled by the insurance company if Patricia has comprehensive insurance or if only 3rd party by a CCJ if Patricia fails to pay the claimant direct. From her various statements I think that Patricia would be most unwise to argue the claim. The NIP relates to the Failure to Report an Accident. The CPS have only to authorize the Police to make a Statement to the Court for this to succeed. The Police do not have to interview you or attend anywhere - you first know about it when a brown envelope pops through the door. It is an easy matter to successfully prosecute and is known as a "strict liability" matter - if you did not report a bump there is no defence. Around here (Kensington) a first offence brings a fine of �400 + �100 costs + the points I have referred to in my 2nd post. The Court take not reporting (ie not assisting the Police as everyone is required to) very seriously and regard it as a crime "against the fabric of society".

[PatriciaH]

And as there were no injuries , No damage to vehicles ... I am not worrying, The policeman i spoke to yesterday put my mind at rest- if i have to pay its only money and not the end of the frikin world!

[MustafaTickl]

Your opponent has gone to the Police Station to report the matter and - essentially - create and use a URN (see my previous post). He is very obviously going to make a claim for damage to his vehicle (also see my previous post). I suspect that you will be astonished by the amount of his claim. From your statements not only have you not created a defence but you have queered your pitch (see also my previous post). On top you have the costs of not reporting to pay (see also my previous post).

[PatriciaH]

Mr Tickle, if you are trying to frighten me ...forget it - il just wait and see what happens now ok?

[MustafaTickl]

I am not in the least bit trying to frighten you, Patricia. But you seem to think that by ignoring the rules you can make light of playing bumping cars with somebody else's vehicle in an ASDA car park. You cannot, and I think that by the time you have received all of the bills, all of the prosecutions, the loss of your no-claims bonus, the increase in your insurance premium and all of the driving licence points your eyes will water considerably.

[didgery]

in answer to mustafatiki I believe you do not have to report an accident to police if there is no one injured as long as you report details to your insurers and exchange details with other driver and on a private car park it is worth checking with insurers regarding any claim for damages sustained

[MustafaTickl]

Wrong.