Should I report this?

[moose]

I'd report it to their employers.

 

[oryx]

I'd report it to their employers.

Yes, definitely - if you find out the minibus belongs to, say a charity, health authority or council, tell them.

 

[Looby]

Yes, definitely - if you find out the minibus belongs to, say a charity, health authority or council, tell them.

How would I find out? I've only got the reg number, I don't even know the make of the vehicle.

 

[oryx]

How would I find out? I've only got the reg number, I don't even know the make of the vehicle.

I was thinking if the police told you - don't know if they would though.

 

[May Kasahara]

Just wanted to say I'm glad you reported it sparklefish, these guys sound like absolute cunts. And I'm glad you're ok.

 

[Looby]

I was thinking if the police told you - don't know if they would though.

They wouldn't be allowed to.

Ta May.

 

[detective-boy]

Could the company be traced through DVLA?

In the circumstances, you would have no lawful reason to seek the details of the registered keeper. If there had been a collision or an actual assault then there would, provided you needed them in connection with civil court proceedings for damages (though they may decline to provide them, other than to the police or a solicitor, neither of which would be strictly necessary).

 

[detective-boy]

They wouldn't be allowed to.

Correct. There may be circumstances in which they would, but it is unlikely.

 

[soulman]

I agree, I'll update if I hear anything.

Cheers.

 

[chainsaw cat]

Incidents such as this and the one in the original post have never been reactively investigated to any great extent. Driving allegations (careless or even dangerous driving) are not recordable crimes and there has never been any effective way of recording them and using that as the basis for an investigation. Most forces used to take details (some still do) but how much, if anything, they did varied widely and I have never known many make it to court (not least because of the usual absence of any independent evidence one way or the other).

They are investigated if they are witnessed by police, or if police are called (to a collision or a disturbance as a result), but reactive investigation has long since fallen off the bottom of the list of the things the polce have sufficient resources to deal with - we live in a world where even residential burglaries rarely get any reactive investigation).

(Note: I am not saying this is right. I am not saying this is as it should be. I am not defending this situation, or the police service. I am simply explaining what the situation is.)

I was very impressed with my local force (and how often can you type that?) when I reported someone.

I had to leap out of the way of a rather nice merc which blasted across the Pelican I was on with Chainsaw Kitten and his pushchair. It was one of those moments when you don't quite remember what happened - I was on the pavement thinking 'how the FUCK did I magic 40 kg of baby and pram through the air like that?'. The dozy bint driving the merc slowed down AFTER the red light she jumped, so I got the number.

I rang the cops and told them what had happened and got a very non commital response. A day later, there's a PC at my doorstep apologising that they can't charge her due to lack of evidence but saying that he'd spent a good 45 mins in her front room making her well aware of her failings and conveying a grovelling apology from her.

Quite good policing I thought.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

We saw someone stealing aluminum from the demolition of Norman's old house. We called the cops. Some cops came to our house, and some more stopped the van and trailer about a mile away.

 

[Velouria]

We saw someone stealing aluminum from the demolition of Norman's old house. We called the cops. Some cops came to our house, and some more stopped the van and trailer about a mile away.

But that's because in your country, they didn't have to spend seven minutes filling in a form for the details of every person they spoke to in an official capacity, a couple of hours booking in the crims at the cop shop, and several more hours preparing a case file to send to the Cown Prosecution Service

I recommend the book 'Wasting Police Time' by PC David Copperfield if you want to see what's fucked up with British policing ...

 

[detective-boy]

I recommend the book 'Wasting Police Time' by PC David Copperfield if you want to see what's fucked up with British policing ...

In fact you could ask him ... it could well be him who pops round to investigate the next grand theft aluminium ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/6948201.stm