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Title: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Skippernick on 02 October 2012, 06:32:18 pm
Riding on Sunday i have a reason to report a car for dangerous driving.
Who do i contact, the constabulary in which the incident happened or my local police or 101 or is there another way.
Many thanks
Nick
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: caretaker on 02 October 2012, 06:42:38 pm
to be honest, its your word against his. and if the cops dont like bikers, they will take the car drivers view. i'd suggest leaving this one and get a helmet cam.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Skippernick on 03 October 2012, 07:36:16 am
mmmm i hate the voice of reason.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Lawrence on 03 October 2012, 08:21:07 am
to be honest, its your word against his.
Not if other people have reported it already.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Skippernick on 03 October 2012, 01:15:41 pm
true but what he did to me there was no one around. they would have to report there own incident.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: AdieR on 03 October 2012, 04:27:44 pm
To be honest, I don't think you'd get very far. Even if you film it and report it, the chances of anything being done are pencil slim because there isn't the resources (manpower) to deal with it anyway (unless s/he actually has / causes an accident).
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Fazerider on 03 October 2012, 04:42:40 pm
Just have a moan about it on here.
Works for me. :lol
Title: Who do I complain too?
Post by: MEM62 on 03 October 2012, 05:10:07 pm
Your local force, sorry Police Service, would be a logical starting place.  However, unless you have independant witnesses or the incident was caught on camera, then you might as well forget it. 
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: pitternator on 03 October 2012, 06:00:05 pm
I agree...a couple of yrs back a van smashed into my transit mirror while he overtook stationary traffic on other side of road, totally his fault ...I had a witness too...guess what police said ?
 
yup...claim on insurance...they aint interested !!
 
they R tnucs...
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Wookee on 04 October 2012, 08:39:35 pm
If it was in the Met Police area then you can report it here (http://www.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/)....
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Robbie8666 on 15 October 2012, 12:52:49 pm
surely it depends on the seriousness of the incident that took place? better to report it at the time though!

once had a bloke get out of his car & threaten me with a shotgun ( on a public road) so I went straight to the feds and reported it.
 
but anything less than that dont think they would've been bothered!
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: james43 on 15 October 2012, 03:05:24 pm
C'mon then I'll ask What did he/she do !!!!! ;)
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Skippernick on 15 October 2012, 04:38:41 pm
It sounds silly but it happened so quickly he was doing about a ton.
National speed limit road, he overtook on double white lines in a dip with a blind summit about 50 meters away with a right turn which i fortunately wasn't turning into.
Funny thing was i caught up with him about 5 miles later i was doing the speed limit and no more, as he was about to overtake 2 cars in one go with oncoming traffic who flashed him. He then got caught at some red lights so i informed him the error of his ways, which fell on deaf ears of course.
I haven't actually done anything about it.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: sadlonelygit on 15 October 2012, 05:53:55 pm
you report it to your local dibble who just might have a record of similar antics re: his driving and might just start checking him over on a more regular basis.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: xlewisbdx on 15 October 2012, 06:20:56 pm
I have a Drift HD helmet cam, film ever ride I ever do. If anything happens on there that is serious I go straight to the police.
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: sadlonelygit on 15 October 2012, 07:09:28 pm
I have a Drift HD helmet cam, film ever ride I ever do. If anything happens on there that is serious I go straight to the police.

if i did that i'd have to do some serious editing!
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: locksmith on 19 October 2012, 12:21:29 pm
I have a Drift HD helmet cam, film ever ride I ever do. If anything happens on there that is serious I go straight to the police.

if i did that i'd have to do some serious editing!

 :lol
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Streetbudgie on 19 October 2012, 12:59:51 pm
Complain to the DVLA that someone has parked a vehicle illegally on your land, then you pay your £2.50 and get the registered keeper's address and you can pop round and 'complain' in person  :evil
Title: Re: Who do I complain too?
Post by: Skippernick on 19 October 2012, 07:52:41 pm
Complain to the DVLA that someone has parked a vehicle illegally on your land, then you pay your £2.50 and get the registered keeper's address and you can pop round and 'complain' in person  :evil


oh nice idea