6 inches is not giving me room ffs!!

[GrasB]

It's always worth reporting these types of things. Not many occasions I've reported things but every time I've felt it's been important to have what happened properly recorded. If you get a visit you can make it clear you just want the incident recorded it can be useful for the police in the future to give a history of incidents occurring.

 

[Matthames]

?

It is a system of reporting bad driving that Sussex Police use, similar to the one that the Met use for reporting bad driving in London.

 

[Vikeonabike]

Does anybody have the police statement template, want to get it typed up and submitted to my nearest station.

An incident like this has seriously got me thinking about getting a helmet cam.

Statement template

Get the Head cam....it's regarded as best evidence.

 

[magnatom]

Statement template

Get the Head cam....it's regarded as best evidence.

Is it Vike? When I initially went to the police with my tanker incident the police were reluctant to take it forward saying that I really needed a witness.

Funnily enough when they actually bothered to look properly at my video (on youtube) they changed their tune. I'm not sure if it was because the incident was so bad, or that they sawy how much interest there was in it!!

 

[Crankarm]

Is it Vike? When I initially went to the police with my tanker incident the police were reluctant to take it forward saying that I really needed a witness.

Funnily enough when they actually bothered to look properly at my video (on youtube) they changed their tune. I'm not sure if it was because the incident was so bad, or that they sawy how much interest there was in it!!

If one has only a witness but no headcam the police response is you really need video evidence.

If one has headcam footage the police response is you really need witnesses as well.

Conclusion (sorry Vike) but most police want to get out of having to investigate the matter. I read that for a minor cycling incident the police have the equivalent of £60 to spend, serious RTA involving a cyclist £240. Not a lot of money is it, so is it any wonder the police don't seem interested?

 

[downfader]

If one has only a witness but no headcam the police response is you really need video evidence.

If one has headcam footage the police response is you really need witnesses as well.

Conclusion (sorry Vike) but most police want to get out of having to investigate the matter. I read that for a minor cycling incident the police have the equivalent of £60 to spend, serious RTA involving a cyclist £240. Not a lot of money is it, so is it any wonder the police don't seem interested?

Charge the oik who started it. Call it a fine

 

[Jmetz]

What in particular was disorganised about his pubic area

 

[Vikeonabike]

Conclusion (sorry Vike) but most police want to get out of having to investigate the matter.

Unfortunately, probably true!

 

[Matthames]

Just got an email back from the Police, unfortunately they couldn't get a match with the reg number. This maybe a couple of things I guess.

1) (Most Likely) I was badly shaken up by what had happened that I didn't record his reg plate properly, I didn't want to make it obvious as to what I was doing as it may of made the situation worse. A helmet cam would of helped, I have noticed they are doing Muvi clones on ebuyer for £25 so I better get my card out.

2) (Least Likely, but still possible) Could of been false plates he had on.

 

[Dan B]

Just got an email back from the Police, unfortunately they couldn't get a match with the reg number. This maybe a couple of things I guess.

1) (Most Likely) I was badly shaken up by what had happened that I didn't record his reg plate properly

2) (About as likely) the nice policeman is trying to fob you off

If you recognised the car make/model you could plug your best guesses at reg number into https://www.mycarcheck.com/ and see what comes back with the right answer.