Police say horrific Nottingham hit-and-run resulted in £150 fine

bsknight wrote:

Richard1982 wrote:

 I had a similar incident where I was struck from behind by (in my case by a HGV). Although I had no camera, another driver made a note of the vehicle details. I was told by the police that it was impossible to trace the driver as the vehicle belonged to a haulage company and so many different drivers used it. 

 

I simply do not believe that the haulage company doesn't keep track of who is driving which of their vehicles at any given time. If that is true, they must trust their staff imensely.

I don't know how tachographs work, but wouldn't they reveal who was driving which wagon?

Mark By wrote:

So that's it the perfect murder - just hire a car via a string of leasing companies, run someone over, then the CPS say they can't prosecute as they can't identify you.

There is so much wrong with this blatant case of "misconduct in public office", I don't where to start but I'll give it a try:

1) From the article I assume that the vehicle was returned in a damaged state which the returning driver had to sign for, and that had to be the same driver who signed for the car in the first place.

2) CCTV cameras covering the road will show the route of the vehicle

3) Other CCTV cameras will probably show the driver getting in or out of the vehicle, e.g. at a petrol station or a shop. if the route of the vehicle was known then footage from the cameras operated by the local council can be used - these should be identifiable from the local authority's web-site.

How much of 2) and 3) did the police check?

Also what evidence came form whoever at the leasing company took the car back from these scumbags?

Finally,  what about any legal responsibility that the hiring companies have to ensure that their vehicles aren't used for criminal purposes?

 

 

 

 

 

how much of 2 and 3 exists?

mikem22 wrote:

 

So neither of these drivers had mobile phones that could have been tracked for the date / time of the accident? 

What if they were in the car together?

kenyond wrote:

If you all want to lodge a complaint with the force you can use this email,

psd [at] nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk

Even if its just an email to tell them that you feel due diligance hasnt been done to find the driver of the vehicle.

Its cant be hard to work out which of the 3 people it was, ask each of them where they were and can any one confirm it.

If you want to do it old school via snail mail heres the address,

Professional Standards Directorate, Police Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8PP 

I've emailed a polite request asking for more information about the investigation. Would encourage others to do likewise.

kitsunegari wrote:

In cases like this, it should be assumed that the person eligible to drive the car is liable, and prosecuted accordingly.

From the other reports, two people were eligible, and there's not enough evidence to show which one was driving. There's an argument that they both should be liable for failing to say who was driving, but I don't think you can reasonably say they both should be proseuted for the driving offence when only one person was driving.

kitsunegari wrote:

In cases like this, it should be assumed that the person eligible to drive the car is liable, and prosecuted accordingly.

It is a horrible indication of the times that this level of crime gets away with a £150 fine.

Apparently there were two people eligible.