To be shocked at what’s just happened on the school run

[Molyka88]

So today after picking DCs up from school/nursery a car that was parked up close behind my car put their car into accelerate instead of reverse and ended up pinning me between my rear bumper and their front bumper whilst I was putting bags etc in the boot.

Mum in question did not realise one of my legs was taking the brunt of this until I was shouting to tell her to reverse.
She did apologise at the time, but didn’t get out of the car to ask if I was ok or anything like that!

I’ve got home now and my knee already is swollen and starting to bruise.. I’m also thinking this could have been a much worse accident if this was DS stood in between the car.

Fortunately a parent came over to check if I was ok and he did catch the incident on his dash cam.
So would you put this down as an unfortunate accident or do anything about it? I’m not even sure who or if I would report it too.

How awful to have this happen to you. I most certainly would ask the person who may have footage on their dash cam to send it to you. Hope the knee is ok.

@hedgehogger1

Don't bother contacting school. They would not be allowed to give out contact details. GDPR

Of course OP should contact the school. Obviously they can't give contact details as they don't know who the parent is anyway. But they can absolutely send out a parent letter about driving safely. If this had happened to a child, it could have been fatal.

Sounds like she shouldn't be behind the wheel! If I were you I'd report it to school and I'd also have a word with her myself if you know who she is: ask her if she knew what she'd done?? Sounds like she was oblivious.

In the situation the OP must report it to her insurer and should contact the police and the school.

The insurance is a must because (almost certainly) her policy will state that she has to report anything that could lead to a claim, even if it doesn't. Insurers need this information because people involved in accidents are more likely to be involved in them in future, therefore the premium may need adjusting accordingly. Whether or not the car is damaged, a personal injury could result in a claim on her insurance, if the offending driver cannot be made to pay.

The police need to know because by not stopping and giving her details after causing damage or an injury, the driver has committed an offence. At the very least the police will want to get her side of the story.

The school need to know because incidents like this need to be logged. Schools have a duty of care to pupils and parents, whether on school property or outside. Reporting of incidents is essential if they are to adopt policies which will hopefully prevent ones in future.

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius

give your name and address, the vehicle owner's name and address and your vehicle's registration number to anyone with reasonable grounds for asking for those details.

Could she argue that she wasn't asked any of those questions and assumed the OP was ok?

@Jubaju

She was close enough to your car to pin you against your bumper and she didn’t notice she’d done it- you’d only be about 6ft -max in front of her windscreen. Wow she really was paying no attention or was drunk. That’s awful.

I hope you are ok x

Or short like me and can’t see the front of the vehicle to see where it ends. I have sensors all over mine

I've been thinking about this overnight and it's worrying to see OP is still not back. I hope it's because she's busy getting stuff sorted and hasn't had time to update.

OP

Definitely report to the police she has left the scene of an accident without leaving details and that is a serious issue

@Molyka88, hope you're ok and not in too much pain.

[quote chocorabbit]@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius

give your name and address, the vehicle owner's name and address and your vehicle's registration number to anyone with reasonable grounds for asking for those details.

Could she argue that she wasn't asked any of those questions and assumed the OP was ok?[/quote]

But she posted more than that -

It clearly states from her police authored except that if you don't give details when asked? You then have to go to a police station and report it and declare etc.

So if she drives off just because she "wasn't asked" for the details?

Ok fine. But then.. she has to declare it to the police. Which I am willing to bet she won't.

Hence why I think &

Sorry continued

The OP needs to contact the police because the driver won't despise it being her lawful responsibility to.

Too many people think they can crash into anyone and then drive off without owning up. It's evident on some of the "she said sorry didn't she?" nonsense on this thread

@Ginuwine

Sorry continued

The OP needs to contact the police because the driver won't despise it being her lawful responsibility to.

Too many people think they can crash into anyone and then drive off without owning up. It's evident on some of the "she said sorry didn't she?" nonsense on this thread

Agree.

The school have nothing to do with it. They wouldn't know who it was and it didn't even happen on school grounds. Report it to the police.

That's shocking! I hope you're ok today?

Report as everyone else has said. They might insist on a driving course which it sounds like she urgently needs.

@chocorabbit - the part you quoted says ”give your name and address, the vehicle owner's name and address and your vehicle's registration number to anyone with reasonable grounds for asking for those details.” - it doesn’t say anything about the person actually asking for the details - it says you have to give your details to anyone with reasonable grounds for asking - I think that the difference is clear.

Just before the section you quoted, it said ‘you must stop’ - which the woman did not do - she drove away.

You're going to want to put in a personal injury claim on her insurance, surely? The NHS being what it is, you're unlikely to get any/sufficient physiotherapy if necessary unless you (or her insurance) pay privately. There's nothing to be gained by not putting in a claim because once your insurance knows your own premium is likely to increase regardless that it wasn't your fault. You might also need taxis if you can't drive due to your injury, another loss to be claimed for on her insurance. There's no reason for you to be out of pocket for lost wages if you're off sick due to this either.

I would absolutely do something about it

You do not need to report this to your insurer.

You are classes as a pedestrian in this case and there is no way in earth she can blame you or pursue your insurer.

Your premium will go up if you do but they won't be interested anyway.

Sorry for the late Update!
So I’ve been and had my knee checked over, my local MIU sent me up to the main hospital as they had no X-ray facility.
The X-ray shown no breakages of the kneecap fortunately. Bruising and swelling should go down with some rest. I’m so glad it is not any more serious, I’m still in a pain but this is to be expected.
I have also reported this to the police, a log was filled in over the phone and I need to attend the station tomorrow to fill in a NCRF form.
The operative on the phone said I was absolutely right to report and that details should have been exchanged at the time.
I have the dashcam footage now too after speaking with the other parent who witnessed the incident yesterday.

Thanks again for all your advice, I feel much better this afternoon.

I've just read the thread and what a horrendous thing to have happen to you. I hope your knee feels better soon and that the police speak with this dangerous idiot.

I'm so glad it's not more serious, Molyka, and that you're feeling better this afternoon

Good update, glad nothing is broken. And well done for reporting to the police. As an extra, and just in case, I’d say it’s worth taking photos of your knee with the bruising/swelling

So glad nothing is broken, OP!

I hope the bruising and swelling goes quickly and your knee is fine afterwards.

Glad you got the dash cam footage too.

So pleased with your update OP.