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It can also lead to a delay in things.

What will happen is his insurance will pay for the repairs and claim back via either the person involved or the motor insurance bureau.

If anyone was injured in the accident it is an offence to leave the scene.
Also if anytone was hurt you MUST report it to the police.

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whip-lash almost impossible to prove/disprove - and you can erm suddenly experience it coming on after the event - perhaps after reading a thread like this.

about 18 years ago I called the police after someone smashed into the back of my car and drove off - I only had witnesses to the sound no actual witnesses to identify the car. the police came out and took my details and required to see my licence and insurance which I didnt have on me so I had to take them to the cop shop within 7 days.

so I think you're brother should have insisted that the police come out perhaps even saying he is scared because he thinks there might be a breach of the peace as he is currently undergoing therapy for anger management!

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What bothers me is these people are allowed to drive about on there merry way until they kill a child

then they go to court all sorrowfull and get a 12mnth ban and a £400 fine
because its a motoring offence not criminal
take the bumber of the car and knock somebody dead and you will do 10 years in jail :mad:

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His Insurance can give the go ahead fo repairs to be done, he might lose his no claims for a few months but he'll get it back when it's all sorted.

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Further thoughts for anyone who comes across an untaxed vehicle on a public highway.

If you can give or e-mail details of Make, model, colour, reg and location to your local council they can have an abandoned vehicle removed. They do have to make attempts to contact the owner to ask for removal (and it doesn't matter if the vehicle has a SORN declaration either if it is on the public highway) and if the vehicle is seen being driven they will pass the info on to the police (who hopefully will stop them and impound the vehicle).

If you don't want to contact anyone directly try your local councillor who should be happy to do so on your behalf. (Did one myself this morning (tax had run out in 2000)).:Yikes:

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2000!! They have been very lucky not to get caught so far!

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OMG,

I have to pay around £800 a year in order to have insurance for my car.
Then you get these stupid individuals who refuse to pay.

Drive, get caught have a £150 pound fine or pay £800 pounds a year hmmmmmm

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I know what you mean Ryan it just doesn't make sense does it

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Until they whack into another vehicle seriously injuring someone, and there vehicle is disabled or they are, then they have court costs, and likely a lawsuit being placed at them, also a lifetime or long term ban on the test they wish they took, all for refusing to pay £800 per year.

Oh and possible the look on a father/mothers face after he/she uninsured and unlicensed sprayed there daugher/son on the road., and having there faced and the persons they hit embedded on there eyelids for rest of there life.

I think I will stick to paying my stupidly high insurance makes me think twice before driving nuts.

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What are you paying insurance on?

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Figure of speech to clarify the points of many people who are young/old and pay insurance and of being young and insurance costs being high it being a deterant to drive like a moron.

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Since when has a 17+ year old been bothered about driving like a knob cause his/her insurance is a grand?