I got to Wood Street Police Station in the City of London a little after 8am. The officer on the front desk told me that I should report it over the Internet, and was very surprised at the response from Beds, Cambs and Herts Traffic Police. I showed him the email they had sent me, and he produced a self-reporting form that seemed to ask exactly the same questions. I took the form away to complete at a free moment, with just this small piece worrying me slightly.
The Personal Injury Lawyer called as planned that afternoon. He was also surprised at the Police demand to attend a police station in person (I had forwarded him the email from the police). My main purpose of speaking to a solicitor was to see if an attempt to recover costs was a waste of time. He assured me that it wasn’t; but it was also simple enough to make an insurance claim if I had the registration number of the offending vehicle. He provided a website ( http://www.askmid.com/askmidenquiry.aspx) where I could find the driver’s insurance details for £4, and told me that this should cover the cost of the damaged clothes and possibly a compensation payment for my injuries.
I should also acknowledge a kind comment on my original post from Fifth Gear, pointing me to http://www.accident-claim-expert.co.uk/compensation-claim/civil-court-cases-uk.html, although by that time I had what I needed.
That evening I filled in the police paper form, and made an insurance claim against the driver as directed by the solicitor. Things were looking up.
To be continued...
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