To think it was not an overreaction to call the police?

I think you were right, to hurt a child (even in a miniscule way) , then deny it, refuse details & gob off ...I think you acted reasonably. It may make him think twice and prevent a more serious accident.

Why didn't you take of photo of his car and registration plate....You should have rang treble one. Treble 9 is for emergencies, life threatening emergencies. Some people do over react.....But then again l imagine if your child is hurt by another you react to the ,there and then. Hope your dad is doing okay

Exactly this.

You were right. The driver committed an offence and broke the law; they also refused to give you their details.

The driver of another parked car reversed into my dad pulling his door off and the skin of his hand (they call it degloving) and one of his fingers (which was reattached - as was the skin on his hand) - police came. The man did drive off but as there was footage the police caught up to him....but nothing has happened to the driver - very strange!

If you’d have rung the non emergency line somebody would have got back in contact with you a few days later, by which time it’s too late. You’re not going to be featured in the press release which lists the Top 10 stupidest reasons people rang 999, that’s for sure.

? A child was hit with a car and the driver attempted to leave the scene without apologising, or leaving his details? Are you serious? Ye sir have called the police in 999.

if he had apologised and given his details, then I’d have reported it to 111.

he was being abusive and evasive. The husband is the AH HERE!

No I don’t think you over reacted. He hit a child with his car and attempted to leave the scene? Without leaving his details. I’d have called the 9s too! Spin that situation.

if he has apologised and gave you his contact information before leaving; then I’d have reported to 111.

your husband sounds like an AH. I’d have tore him a new one.

You were right to phone.the call taker would not have sent officers if not appropriate

I think your reaction is perfectly understandable under the circumstances. When we’ve got an upset/injured child we don’t always think rationally. I agree that the non emergency police number would have been more appropriate however in the moment when he’s refusing to give his details I get why you dialled 999.
This is a recordable incident under the Road Traffic Act and by law he is required to give you his details.

I think you were right to call 999. Your daughter had an injury and he was displaying unreasonable behaviour.

A little, photo of his reg and a call to 111 for fleeing an accident was more appropriate BUT in the heat of the moment when they're shouting and your kid is hurt I totally understand

Interestingly enough I saw a figure that suggested that Road Traffic Collisions cost the UK over 2% of GDP

Clearly more enforcement and stigmatisation of bad driver behaviour could save us a lot of money

The law states that this is injury road traffic accident at which you must stop and provide your details to the other party and also report it as soon as possible and in any case within 24 hours if I remember correctly.
if the other driver fails to do so they commit offences for which they can be reported and summonsed.
please ensure you take photos of your daughters injuries if the police didn’t do that.

I am amazed that some people on this thread think it isn’t a police matter or indeed an emergency.

The radio dispatcher has deemed it is worthy of sending an officer and probably on a grade 2 to attend within an hour. The OP hasn’t said they turned up with blue lights on.

OP with my professional knowledge you have absolutely done the right thing

But the dispatcher disagreed

The car was stationary when her dd was at the side trying to get in

What an odd response.

I wouldn’t even have done that, given the injury not being serious. What have the police actually done?

Some of these responses are wild 😂

My other half is a police officer and I showed him this. He said unequivocally OP did the right thing in calling the police.

Amazing that some of you would take down the reg if someone injured your child?? I’d do that if they clipped my wing mirror, not my kid

I should have been clearer. OP's DD was injured. OP called the police. That's a bit confusing for a child, who would be likely to connect being hurt with an ambulance being called, not the police.

Nope. You still sound cruel and deranged, to be quite honest.

But this injury could have happened to an adult as well, it has nothing to do with the child's age. It's purely the driver's fault - he clearly didn't look where he was reversing. The other driver may have reversed at an angle as well, into the parking space the victim was standing in.

She didn’t ring for an ambulance so that’s totally irrelevant

Have the police been in touch with you to update you OP? I don't know what, if anything, he could be charged with - possibly he would have been given a caution? I hope your daughter is ok. I think you've been given a hard time on here, it most definitely is a police matter if your child is injured and he tried to leave the scene of an accident. It might have looked like just a scrape but she could have sustained a fracture without it being immediately obvious.

We were out today at a family event. We were parked up in the car park of the venue and were getting in our cars to travel home. There was a man parked next to us in the (relatively narrow) bays, window down, chatting to his girlfriend. He was there when we came out and approached our car.

You also say...
DD had actually got out of DH’s car (the other side of the man’s car) and was coming to get in mine.
There is no way this would have happened had I been in charge from the off as I would have made sure she was in the car before I started to get in. As it was, I was on the wrong side when it happened

I don't understand the above part.

But you were there, you say in a PP that your DD was getting into the car, opposite side to you in the back, at the same time as you were getting in, you were there, you were in charge of DD at the time.

Why didn't your DD just stay in your DH's car or if it was a narrow gap why not open the door for her and see her in.