Rear-end at 5:20pm on Parkes Way onramp 10 January. Did anyone see?

troll-sniffer said :

watto23 said :

I assume you have reported the incident to the police. Its an offence not to, plus if you report the details your insurance company will probably fix your car without costing you money.

As far as I know if there are no injuries in a prang there’s no requirement to report it, other than what your insurance company requires.

Think you will find that if there are no injuries then police do not need to attend the scene of the accident, however all accidents need to be reported to the coppers withing a day or so.

Thoroughly Smashed said :

What belonged to Maori?

I see what you did there. A grammar joke, making fun of Captain RAAF’s machine-gun approach to punctuation.

Every crash has to be reported. Do it online to save time at http://www.canberraconnect.act.gov.au/Services/a/australian-federal-police-crash-report which also confirms that you must, by law, report a crash.

Jethro said :

Because, by identifying them as Maoris, there is an implicit assumption that their being Maori was the causal factor that led to them not paying for the damages. That would be called racism.

Yes, but isn’t that your assumption? Does that make you the racist?

I read the thread above and didn’t think that their being Maori was a causal factor.

Captain RAAF said :

watto23 said :

Ahhh.. yes… the Maoris. It was clearly their being Maori that caused them to not pay for the repairs and it was therefore vitally important that you included this in your post. It would not have done to say “some people hit my car” and I am sure if the people in your story were white you would have written the story to say “some Anglos hit my car.”

Well it’s good enough for the Police and media to mention the demographic so why not here? A fact is a fact, they were Maori’s, who cares if it’s relevant or not, they were Maori’s!

Because, by identifying them as Maoris, there is an implicit assumption that their being Maori was the causal factor that led to them not paying for the damages. That would be called racism.

Captain RAAF said :

A fact is a fact, they were Maori’s, who cares if it’s relevant or not, they were Maori’s!

What belonged to Maori?

Jivrashia said :

Captain RAAF said :

if I was you, i’d lay in wait at the same spot and wait for her to come past .

cruise the streets and look for the car in question

Care to volunteer your time for such a brilliant idea?

No, I wouldn’t have been so stupid to let the other car drive off without getting ALL the details. Kale should consider it a good character building activity. Off ya go!

Captain RAAF said :

if I was you, i’d lay in wait at the same spot and wait for her to come past .

cruise the streets and look for the car in question

Care to volunteer your time for such a brilliant idea?

watto23 said :

Ahhh.. yes… the Maoris. It was clearly their being Maori that caused them to not pay for the repairs and it was therefore vitally important that you included this in your post. It would not have done to say “some people hit my car” and I am sure if the people in your story were white you would have written the story to say “some Anglos hit my car.”

Well it’s good enough for the Police and media to mention the demographic so why not here? A fact is a fact, they were Maori’s, who cares if it’s relevant or not, they were Maori’s!

troll-sniffer said :

watto23 said :

I assume you have reported the incident to the police. Its an offence not to, plus if you report the details your insurance company will probably fix your car without costing you money.

As far as I know if there are no injuries in a prang there’s no requirement to report it, other than what your insurance company requires.

If the number plate is even somewhat close to the real thing the copulators should be able to track down the correct vehicle/plate match.

It’s highly probably that you will just have to grit your teeth and wear this one, if the bimbo who rear-ended you is such a dishonest skank that she would drive off, then getting money out of her (probably)uninsured carcasse will be on a par with getting sensible policies out of Tony Abbott. Good luck to that. years ago i had a bunch of Maoris total my little Mini by not giving way, they admitted it, they told the cops thatey would pay for my car, they even gave me correct contact details. In the end though, despite all positive signs, they never paid a cent and made it obvious they knew that the amount I was claiming was less than the costs of recovery, and that was that.

Ahhh.. yes… the Maoris. It was clearly their being Maori that caused them to not pay for the repairs and it was therefore vitally important that you included this in your post. It would not have done to say “some people hit my car” and I am sure if the people in your story were white you would have written the story to say “some Anglos hit my car.”

liability said :

Not the case. Getting your car repaired by your insurance company won’t be an issue. What will be an issue is paying your excess.

Yes, the excess on a policy the OP doesn’t have should be quite tricky to pay. He has already said he only has 3rd party property insurance, hence his eagerness to identify his masked girl.

Either that, or this is a really poor attempt at Being Steve Tucker.

I was also under the impression motorists are required to report any crash to the Police if another vehicle was involved, regardless of injury.

Good luck finding the woman. Given that her car must be pretty banged up and you have given the police the details, it shouldn’t be too hard to find her. There are plenty of dishonest people out there. It was unfortunate that one of them hit you. Make sure you keep in contact with the police to see if they have found anything. Sometimes they get too busy to contact you.

Not the case. Getting your car repaired by your insurance company won’t be an issue. What will be an issue is paying your excess. Unless you are able to identify the driver of the other vehicle to the satisfaction of the insurance company you will most likely be up for your excess [normally around $300-$500, although this can vary greatly depending upon your policy, age, etc].

The normal procedure in these cases, where you have provided the rego number of the other vehicle, is that the insurance company will get a rego check done and will write to the other party with the intention of claiming the cost of your repairs from them. Insurance companies will usually make a few efforts to contact the other driver, but as a rule they don’t try too hard, so even if you did get the correct rego number you may well have to pay your own excess.

Rosencrantz said :

Given that you don’t know the other person’s details, the registration number, the make/model of their car or apparently even the colour, I predict a long and painful battle with your insurance company to get any of this paid out. Good luck.

watto23 said :

I assume you have reported the incident to the police. Its an offence not to, plus if you report the details your insurance company will probably fix your car without costing you money.

As far as I know if there are no injuries in a prang there’s no requirement to report it, other than what your insurance company requires.

If the number plate is even somewhat close to the real thing the copulators should be able to track down the correct vehicle/plate match.

It’s highly probably that you will just have to grit your teeth and wear this one, if the bimbo who rear-ended you is such a dishonest skank that she would drive off, then getting money out of her (probably)uninsured carcasse will be on a par with getting sensible policies out of Tony Abbott. Good luck to that. years ago i had a bunch of Maoris total my little Mini by not giving way, they admitted it, they told the cops thatey would pay for my car, they even gave me correct contact details. In the end though, despite all positive signs, they never paid a cent and made it obvious they knew that the amount I was claiming was less than the costs of recovery, and that was that.

Kale, Kale, Kale, (what kind of name is that btw?)

Silly girl/boy, anyway, if I was you, i’d lay in wait at the same spot and wait for her to come past and record her cars details, then report it to the insurance company and tell them ‘it just popped into my head, I’m sure it’s correct this time’.

If you think she lived nearby, cruise the streets and look for the car in question

Given that you don’t know the other person’s details, the registration number, the make/model of their car or apparently even the colour, I predict a long and painful battle with your insurance company to get any of this paid out. Good luck.

I doubt your insurance company is going to be too impressed that you don’t know the registration number of the car that hit you, the make and model, or indeed apparently even what colour it was.

Be prepared for a long and involved battle to have your claim paid…

Cheers, Enrique. Now you mention it, I think you’re right about the silver. Yeah, I’ve made the police report, and all that, but since I’m not 100% certain on the plate, I thought I’d check to see if anyone else saw anything more useful. As for insurance, I’ve only got 3rd party, so I really hope I got that plate right!

You can do crash reports online now (just in case you haven’t already).

What a bitch. Sorry Kale, I won’t say you’re stupid, just naive. Make sure you report it to the police ASAP so that your insurance company can do the repairs.

Just report it to police and make your insurance claim; Let them deal with chasing the offender. You’ll get your car fixed and you can just move on.

I assume you have reported the incident to the police. Its an offence not to, plus if you report the details your insurance company will probably fix your car without costing you money.

Hi Kale,

I was about 5 cars behind you (I arrived after the event) and saw you and the other lady you are talking about standing on the road together.

I thought something was a bit amiss when I saw her drive off and you pulled onto the side of the road. It looked like the rear section of your car was pretty smashed/cracked in.

Unfortunately I didn’t see her numberplate as I was too far back and there were a few other cars in the way. You say her car was white, but I think I recall it being silver? Sorry I’m not much more help than that.

Best of luck.

I think this is the type of thing the police specialise in. Just report it to them.
Good luck.