Criminal Damage Investigation - Need your help!

[steveindenmark]

The police officer can ask to see but has no right to sieze anything from a complainant.

 

[Smokin Joe]

This is assuming the guy actually had a dashcam and wasn't just bullcrapping to try and scare the OP.

 

[Goggs]

This is assuming the guy actually had a dashcam and wasn't just bullcrapping to try and scare the OP.

Indeed. If he was the type of man to have a dashcam it's highly unlikely he'd also be the type of man to go around intimidating someone. I wish I'd been there.

 

[fossyant]

What is shocking is that a driver has gone to the police complained about a cyclist hitting his van. Instead of them questioning his passing distance, instead they want to investigate the "damage" to the vehicle from a close pass.

Is there anybody below cyclists in this pecking order?

Nope there isn't.

 

[Drago]

Keith Vaz has dropped below us in the rankings and looks set to stay there for the forseeable. Aside from that Hitler, Lucifer, and Gary Glitter all seem much more popular than we do.

 

[Goggs]

Gary Glitter had some redeeming features. Musically, obviously.

 

[fossyant]

I hope this backfires, really do.

 

[russ.will]

We shall see. I will await the invitation from NC and fully intend to push the dangerous driving issue. From my personal point of view, I just want it to go away; but if this one turns into a fight, I'm not turning the other cheek this time, metaphorically speaking.

Thanks for all of the input and any shares of the post my accomplice put on the Tour de Broads FB page, would be appreciated.

Russell

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Meet someone who decides to "Teach you a lesson" by driving into you and you might. You are too vulnerable on a bike to go mixing it with the driver of a ton of metal.

How many people have been KSI'd by someone deliberately driving into them in the last 10 years I wonder?

 

[ufkacbln]

I would be telling them the truth, you slapped his van to make him aware of your presence on the road and he got out and was aggressive with you. I don't see how a front facing dash cam could tell any other story if you slapped the side of his van.

Be careful what you say to the police, they will take the path of least resistance.

I read this as the van coming in close and you ended yourself off of the side of the van....... a perfectly valid reaction.

If that sounded like a "slap" then that is the driver's problem

 

[steveindenmark]

Anything new on this?

 

[Bonus]

It's a sad world we live in when some nutjob has nothing better to do with his days than try to harm cyclists (or anyone else for that matter).

If the same happened to me I would want to lay whatever the most serious charge is applicable under the circumstances? Assault? Attempted bodily harm?

 

[Goggs]

You sure about that? Lots of videos out there on YouTube etc. from dashcams in vehicles being operated by prize daffodils.

"Highly unlikely" is not definitive but yes, as sure as I can be.

 

[russ.will]

Anything new on this?

Nothing so far.

Russell

 

[russ.will]

And then today, invited in on the 3rd Oct. I asked for the duty solicitor to be present.

Russell