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       #Post#: 23285--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Police have had my car towed away without my consent. Do I
       have to pay for this?
   DIR By: ivanleo
       Date: May 20, 2024, 5:17 pm
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       --- Quote from: roythebus link ---
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       > I was about to suggest simply reporting the matter to your
       insurance company and let them deal with it 100%.
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       As the OP has TP cover only, the only thing the insurer is
       likely to do is pass the details on to a claims management
       company.
       #Post#: 23429--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Police have had my car towed away without my consent. Do I
       have to pay for this?
   DIR By: roythebus
       Date: May 21, 2024, 12:23 pm
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       Therefore as the police seem to know who was driving the car
       that hit his car, he can claim for the loss of his car and other
       expenses from the other party. surely the police are obliged to
       give those details if they are known.
       #Post#: 23459--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Police have had my car towed away without my consent. Do I
       have to pay for this?
   DIR By: ivanleo
       Date: May 21, 2024, 4:59 pm
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       --- Quote from: roythebus link ---
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       > Therefore as the police seem to know who was driving the car
       that hit his car, he can claim for the loss of his car and other
       expenses from the other party. surely the police are obliged to
       give those details if they are known.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       As I've said above, the easiest way to get the details is to
       report the incident as a hit and run. Yes you could look at all
       sorts of legal routes to get the information, but filling in the
       relevant form on the force website will put this in the intray
       of someone who is going to want to get details of insurance
       companies exchanged so the report can be closed.
       #Post#: 24415--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Police have had my car towed away without my consent. Do I
       have to pay for this?
   DIR By: H C Andersen
       Date: May 29, 2024, 4:15 pm
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       This has deja vu connotations for me. So OP, let me set out my
       thought processes at that time and the action which IMO you
       should take.
       And my case was my wife v Chief Constable of the Sussex
       Constabulary and it was a home win!
       I found out from the traffic wardens that the police had
       instructed a contractor to take my car away because it has been
       hit by anothger vehicle and it is severely damaged.
       The police ordered the company to remove my vehicle without my
       agreement by a contractor that is charging an extortionate
       amount.
       At present, the attending police officer is refusing to provide
       me with the licence number of the vehicle that hit mine, citing
       the GDPR. The vehicle that hit mine was left abandoned and he is
       waiting to hear from the registered keeper if the vehicle was
       stolen,
       Traffic warden? Even worse, traffic warden said!!
       OP, can we try and put some concrete evidence behind the above
       pl.
       What written communications have you had with the police?
       What power did they say they used in order to, as you say,
       remove your car?
       You must post written correspondence pl.  Nothing else will do.
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