Caught someone on video hitting my ute... - Page 5

fmc351 · 14-10-2010, 09:57 PM

Damn that was quick, awesome result, props to the boys in blue. I would love to be a fly on the wall in his house tonight.

I see a future for this doohickey of yours. Thought about incorporating WiFi so it sends the data to your phone? Even if they stole it, you still get the evidence.

**fordomatic** · 14-10-2010, 10:02 PM

good to hear mate, that's awesome news
i bet the driver would be wondering how the hell you found out

Ozzyiceman · 14-10-2010, 10:26 PM

Magnificent result - Now that he has admitted guilt if you spot his truck again you should slip a piece of paper under his wiper with the youtube link to your video. It's only fair, don't you think that he get's the chance to see and read what people think of his low act.

Pearly · 14-10-2010, 10:21 PM

Don't know if the driver will get charged. I forgot to ask. Really happy with the officer that helped me out. He was young, came out to look at the car and take some photos and complimented me on the ute. He told me he would have the report written up by tonight.

I definitely would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when they got that call.

I do have wifi on the laptop, so might have to do a live feed to the web at some stage!

Jason[98.EL] · 15-10-2010, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Pearly

Don't know if the driver will get charged. I forgot to ask. Really happy with the officer that helped me out. He was young, came out to look at the car and take some photos and complimented me on the ute. He told me he would have the report written up by tonight.!

I dare say he will be as he left the scene of an accident ..

so glad that he admitted it and you can get him to pay for repairs ect

Jason

Mz Revvv Head · 14-10-2010, 11:18 PM

That was so very lucky Pearly it was still recording ...
You had a second pair of eyes, when you didn't even know it, gotta luv that ;)
What a weapon to have left in your car ...

So glad you were on to it quick enough ...

It's the worse thing with having a lovely car & having to find a place to park it :|
They just don't care & have NO honesty at all :|

I can't belive how easy you said it would have been to reversed out,
but yet it took 3 times

?!?!?
It is very clear, this car has to be un-roadworthy also ?

You have gone about it the right way & may justice be done at the end of the day

MexicanBatman · 14-10-2010, 11:28 PM

Really good to hear that it's accepted liability!

ieatsports_cars · 14-10-2010, 11:36 PM

well my brothers EB got damaged from the across the road neighbours she owned up to it , she is going to pay for the damage which is nice and then yesterday same neighbour left the territory unattened ( i think that is how you spell it ) any way she had the car out in drive no hand break on and the territory rolled back over the road and over the gutter and into the front fence which is just great !

3vXT · 15-10-2010, 12:13 AM

I bet this is just some clever scam to sell these in-car cameras. Come on, you know the guy or something? right?

seduced_xr · 15-10-2010, 03:08 AM

hahahaha owned!

saam · 15-10-2010, 03:39 AM

Classic episodes here.... good reading

ends well

ryanstev · 15-10-2010, 08:50 AM

I'm glad to hear everything worked out, the question now is, are you going to buy a bigger SD card so you can record for longer?

TZENU · 15-10-2010, 08:59 AM

Glad to see it sorted Warren!

MOTORE · 15-10-2010, 09:36 AM

That's great news that the SOB got caught. They should have done the right thing and left a note in the first place and owned up right away. If they'd done that they'd be in less hot water now.

Good to see your not out of pocket any money although I'm sure it cost you time dealing with this.

Great outcome!

Fled74 · 15-10-2010, 10:14 AM

That's an excellent result! Great to see that justice does get served sometimes.

Pearly · 15-10-2010, 06:55 PM

I rang the insurance company today, gave them all the details I had and they will retrieve the police report. They gave me my claim no. and told me to go see the panel beater next week.

I will keep updating on how I go.

buggo · 15-10-2010, 10:47 PM

Glad to hear everything worked out smoothly and quickly. Without the camera, this thread would have been completly different.
Hope for your sake that the damage gets repaired to a high quality without any hassles.
Also, I'm guessing you won't ever get to see who the person was, just let em go? If it was my car, well, lets just say headlights aren't cheap.

Alby1 · 16-10-2010, 09:22 AM

Awesome result, was curious before you mentioned about a live feed via wifi, does this mean if someone stole your car you could have footage of them driving your car safely at home on a hard drive some where? Would be a great thing to be able to turn on when at or in a dodgy/suspicious area and you have to leave your car

Al

Pearly · 16-10-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Alby1

Awesome result, was curious before you mentioned about a live feed via wifi, does this mean if someone stole your car you could have footage of them driving your car safely at home on a hard drive some where? Would be a great thing to be able to turn on when at or in a dodgy/suspicious area and you have to leave your car

Al

Yeh pretty much. I could set up a camera to take a picture every few seconds, or minutes and sent it to my server online. Then all I have to do is log in from any computer and look at them. Don't see me doing that any time soon though, I would need to seriously conceal the camera in a location where it can still get a clear shot of the driver. CBF'd doing that right now.

Jesmol · 16-10-2010, 09:27 AM

Is it just me , or does it look liek the triton is owned by a serial touch parker. Its gots small low impact damage on both ends and every corner.

**Full Noise** · 16-10-2010, 03:18 PM

I’m glad that there’s been a good outcome from this.

I have cameras around my house and run two portable HD cams in the truck, and in my car. Once you’ve had these things, it’s hard to live without them.

Danny · 16-10-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

Did you actually park in a spot or behind someone? Looks to me like you parked on no-mans land and this dude did not see you in his mirrors because his car is high yours is a ute which would be much lower than his canopy. Considering he had to go backwards and forwards a few times, I'd say you did not leave enough room. No excuse for driving off but I think you may need to take some responsibility for this. If you parked in a legitimate spot then ignore what I wrote.

Hello Mr Buzz Killington!

Now can you sit us all down with some Sardines and Condensed milk and tell us the tale of how cornmeal came to be?

SVR73 · 17-10-2010, 08:39 AM

Sorry to see it happen. The driver who hit you is bloody useless at it and should take the bus from now on. We really do have some totally hopeless drivers in this fine country of ours

**Cav** · 17-10-2010, 08:23 PM

Well a bloke hit my wife's Mondeo in Macdonald's car park when my son in law was sitting in it.

The other driver took off.

My SIL took down the rego and gave details to the Police.

Police go to see other bloke who denies it was him.

Police view CCTV footage which shows vehicle of similar description at that time reversing but does not show the actual hit. CCTV footage does not show rego.

Police decide to do nothing.

Contacted insurance coy (NRMA) with details and name and address of other driver. Because Police have not charged the other driver NRMA will not do anything even though other driver is insured with NRMA.

I have complained to the Police Minister and I am still awaiting a response.

I had the car repaired, it was just under $1,000.

I am a Vietnam Veteran living on a veterans disability pension.

I am preparing my own case to take the other driver to court.

I have been a member of NRMA and had lots of cars and houses with NRMA insurance for over 40 years. I am gradually changing my insurances to other companies.

I don't care what it costs to get the other guy in court - I just want to see him squirm!

Dave3911 · 17-10-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Cav

Well a bloke hit my wife's Mondeo in Macdonald's car park when my son in law was sitting in it.

The other driver took off.

My SIL took down the rego and gave details to the Police.

Police go to see other bloke who denies it was him.

Police view CCTV footage which shows vehicle of similar description at that time reversing but does not show the actual hit. CCTV footage does not show rego.

Police decide to do nothing.

Contacted insurance coy (NRMA) with details and name and address of other driver. Because Police have not charged the other driver NRMA will not do anything even though other driver is insured with NRMA.

I have complained to the Police Minister and I am still awaiting a response.

I had the car repaired, it was just under $1,000.

I am a Vietnam Veteran living on a veterans disability pension.

I am preparing my own case to take the other driver to court.

I have been a member of NRMA and had lots of cars and houses with NRMA insurance for over 40 years. I am gradually changing my insurances to other companies.

I don't care what it costs to get the other guy in court - I just want to see him squirm!

I dont think he'll be squirming at all.... you have no evidence. You said it yourself. Prepare yourself for a large bill, as the civil court will most likely award costs against you.

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Police go to see other bloke who denies it was him.

Police view CCTV footage which shows vehicle of similar description at that time reversing but does not show the actual hit. CCTV footage does not show rego.

So, he's denied it & the video footage shows no hit and no rego.... just a vehicle of "similar description"

I know it's a raw deal, as I have no doubt that he did it..... but move on with life and save what pennies you have.....

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Police decide to do nothing.

Just a point of order - the police haven't "decided" to do nothing.... the facts have dictated to them that nothing can be done after the investigation. You said it yourself, you dont have any evidence.... they cant prosecute based on the word of one witness only... and a biased one at that. The brief wouldnt get past the SGT, let alone the prosecutions office.

As I said, move on with life..... you win some, you lose some....

bobthebilda · 17-10-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cav

I am preparing my own case to take the other driver to court.

I don't care what it costs to get the other guy in court - I just want to see him squirm!

Agree whole heartedly with Dave. As the applicant, the onus will be on you to prove your case. One persons word (you sil) , against another persons word (the other driver), is not going to get you anywhere the "proof" required.

Save the money.

**Full Noise** · 17-10-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bobthebilda

Agree whole heartedly with Dave. As the applicant, the onus will be on you to prove your case. One persons word (you sil) , against another persons word (the other driver), is not going to get you anywhere the "proof" required.

Save the money.

Sad but true.

FgNewbie · 17-10-2010, 09:25 PM

Cav did the police indicate if they looked at the other vehicle for any incriminating damage?

**Cav** · 17-10-2010, 10:29 PM

Well I have complained to the Police Minister because the constable handling the case told me 3 things which conflicted with what he told my SIL. This also included marks on the other vehicle, and what the CCTV footage show. He told my SIL that the CCTV footage shows the vehicle hitting mine, but he told me it only shows it reversing.

The Traffic Sgt wanted the case reopened and couldn't understand why they didn't go ahead with it.

It comes down to this basic premise, if a guy runs into you and drives away and denies it was him and it's your word against his, you have no case. Now I dunno about you but I don't think this is right.

When I get the minister's response I'll do an FOI and get all the info and decide then if I'll go ahead with it.

I have sent the other guy 'Letters of Demand' for the cost of repair, including a discounted amount if he pays in a certain time, but he has failed to respond.

I'm told by the Police that this happens all the time - guys drive off.

Well I'm taking a stand!