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AIBU?

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To think we shouldn’t still be waiting for the police?

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Shoeshow · 29/12/2019 18:53

4.45am this morning a car crashed through my front fence, hitting both our cars (parked on the road) in the process. The driver got out and ran away. We called the Police who said they would be out to us in an hour.

While waiting for them to arrive, at 6.30am, the driver/friend of the driver came back to try and get their car - we go outside and they run away again, locking their car as they do so. (Relevant as probably means it’s not stolen)

Police arrive around 10, have a look at the scene but are then called out to a more urgent job so leave. They were here a total of around 3 minutes, didn’t take any details and told us to go to the police station to complete a statement form, which we have done.

That’s it. Nothing else since.

The car is still in our front garden, smashed fence and car debris is all over the pavement and our car insurance won’t start the ball rolling until they know details of the other driver / if it is a stolen vehicle etc.

AIBU to think the car should have been recovered by now? We are worried they are going to try and come back to get their car in the night - and the only way they would succeed is by causing more damage to our fence and the cars (as they are blocking it in)

What are we suppose to do?

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fairlyplump · 31/12/2019 17:14

as a police dispatcher, I understand why this is not a priority, it not a hit and run, its a non stop road traffic collision, its property not people, not ideal to be left so long, but forces are so overstretched that type of thing takes a low priority I am sorry to say

Shoeshow · 01/01/2020 15:45

@Rainbow hope your DS is OK - knife crime is out of hand at the moment.

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Shoeshow · 01/01/2020 15:47

Multiple Police have advised me it is classed as a hit and run. Not that the terminology really matters, but that’s why I am referring to is as that.

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