I couldn't even get them to come to the scene, told by the 999 and 101 operators that they would only come to the scene if I needed an ambulance and as I was A) only walking wounded and B) knocked off about 100m from A&E, getting an ambulance seemed a bit of a waste of a valuable asset. Was told to go to A&E and the police would see me there, whilst at A&E had a phone call from police to say they were to busy and I would have to go to the police station during working hours to make a statement.
Unfortunately it would appear that if you want Lincolnshire police to attend you either need to be injured enough to need an ambulance or as I would seriously consider doing next time, mention that you think the driver may have been drinking (suspect that would get a different response).
In London the Police won't turn up for:
An illegal cab driver
Blind in one eye
Driving an un-insured vehicle
Whilst drunk (debatable as to whether he was over the limit)
In a bus lane
who did a hit and run on a cyclist
Was stopped by a legal cabbie who blocked the road
and 10+ witnesses.
As the cyclist was 'only' walking wounded (me) and I had the driver car keys, the Police asked me to give back the keys and make a report during work hours.
Nothing was ever followed up, I wonder if they would have bothered if he had run down a bus queue of kids ?
I appreciate the Police are understaffed, but at what point do people then deal with the issue themselves?
Go to the local gang lord, give him £100 and tell him you want a selected person in hospital for X number of weeks ?
It looks to me like 'Justice Direct' could be a quite profitable businesses model .......... mmmm I wonder ....... ?
