reporting accident to police but not insurance?

[AshWebster]

[Tierbirdy]

Plod have been informed, now to wait the next move. Not really sure what Im doing next.

[Rogerborg]

Did you get a crime number?

If you didn't, then Plod have not been informed in any meaningful sense.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Bozzy.]

[M.C]

[BTTD]

As above posts, use the MIB to get his insurance details (cost £4 when I did it a month ago) and contact his insurer directly.
Report to plod, although if they're anything like the slackers in Portsmouth they'll mutter something along the lines of no further action, civil matter mate, which is exactly what they did to my neighbour when I witnessed someone hit their parked car and drive off, I noted the registration, make, model, and a description of driver. Other neighbour also had full cctv coverage of it. Apparently there was nothing they could do.

Just seen the later posts, good work OP.

[grr666]

Wasn't another instance of the well known pensioners accelerator/brake conundrum was it? I have no idea why they
buy automatics, must be an arthritis thing. Lucky the old duffer didn't take out the front of a shop, a few pedestrians,
a wall and leave the car laying on its side revs jammed at 4000rpm as that's the usual level of destruction when they
"mistakenly press the wrong pedal".
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When I was insurance broking it never ceased to amaze me how many people (virtually all) would change their attitude upon finding out that their no claims discount would probably be affected. If at fault they would change the story so much it would require an army of investigators or witnesses to sort out. Hence what used to be called "knock for knock agreements". I have know it happen where 2 clients crashed into each other - both came into my office at the same time for claim forms and sat at opposite ends of the office in silence completing them, the accounts were so different it was ridiculous for us to try and guess which way a claim would go. That said this is before widespread cctv and mobile phones, dashcams etc did not exist. In summary it used to be "no witness - no chance of saving your bonus" I did see some crazy decisions by insurers though where the negotiating and back and forward meant they just settled knock for knock and dammed the consequences - fault claim and ncb deduction.

I do hope the op makes the claim direct but be aware that elderly drivers are the worst for accepting any blame.
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