Failing to report an acident.

[celticminded]

The local constabulary arrived at my doorstep today, informing me that one of my drivers had been involved in an acident (with a parked car!) and had failed to report it.

Hell mend her, she deserves everything she gets. But is this an endorsable offence?

[y-cymro]

Yes it is an endorsable offence. Failing to stop and/or failing to report an accident.

f you are her employer, you are not liable for the offence, it is just down to the driver.

(Some other offences, the driver and the employer are both liable - but this is not one of them)

As long as you give the police the details of who was driving, then it is the sole responsibility of the driver

[celticminded]

Thanks, y-cymro, she is a self-employed driver who works for me????!! (or, in the light of your response, perhaps DID work for me!)

noknowledge, thanks very much!!! LOL. You sound like my missus!

[New Judge]

Not only is it endorseable (5-10 points, or a disqualification), it is one of the very few driving offences for which one can be sent to prison .

This is not a remote possibility in the circumstances you describe as the option is only used in serious �hit and run� type incidents where death or serious injury has occurred.

[markja]

is there is a possibility that there was no accident?
i once had a car driver try to claim i'd hit his car with a company motorbike. on the day this occurred i was 125 miles away on a different job. he'd seen me the next day or so and thought he'd use my reg number to claim for someone else spanking his car.
good job i was in brum not london that day and my company had records of it.

[celticminded]

noknowledge lol sexist - how do you know that I'm not a woman also lol

New Judge - scary!!!


markja - unfortunately, no doubt about it - there were witnesses, and collateral damage. eeeek.