Z4 was hit whilst parked - luckily got a dash cam - but numberplate is not legible - *UPDATE found the car that hit me!!

Excellent news - I went through each frame and there wasn't enough detail on any single frame to pick out the digits.

As I said in my PM, when I tried to pick them out from the moving image, I kept thinking there was a point when they were partially visible but just couldn't get it and, in the end, decided that I was imagining it and trying to see something that wasn't there.

You've done well to pick them out from the moving image and it shows that this type of persistence pays off (and that the brain is better at recognising patterns than software is)
 
Well done.

As an aside, any safer place to park as it looks like a right risky place there?
 
jimmybell said:
Nice job. Totally possible they were entirely oblivious to the entire thing... some drivers really are that bad...
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In which case they should be prosecuted with "driving without due care" as well as "failure to stop! :wink:

OP good work :thumbsup: I suppose such an unawareness of their surroundings should be expected of someone who leaves the spare wheel cover as it is :D
 
Great news.
Even if they were unaware they could've retraced their journey to see which car they'd hit. Never intended to do the right thing.
 
BMWZ4MC said:
jimmybell said:
Nice job. Totally possible they were entirely oblivious to the entire thing... some drivers really are that bad...
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In which case they should be prosecuted with "driving without due care" as well as "failure to stop! :wink:

OP good work :thumbsup: I suppose such an unawareness of their surroundings should be expected of someone who leaves the spare wheel cover as it is :D
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Police is not interested in that. When my mother-in-law's car was sideswiped in a car park whilst parked, there were witnesses who took the number of the car who did that and left a note on the car. Police was called (as the car had driven off), but as the number plate was known they said it was an insurance matter and had no interest in the fact that the car had driven off from a scene of an accident. I don't understand that.
 
Great news :thumbsup:

I'm amazed at the damage to their car though - it really didn't look that bad in the video. They must have known. If I'd done that to someone's car I'd have parked up and at least left a note. At least I think I would. That said, you can understand them driving off as the way insurance is they'd just have a huge premium hike facing them down the line.

Not leaving a note for them was a good call - the police have video evidence and you've found the vehicle, best to leave it to them and/or the insurance company. You don't know what type of individual owns that car, and it could get nasty very quickly if you tried to confront them in any way.
 
Yes and No Bing. When I was sitting in Mrs PVR's car about 15 years ago, a car hit the side when trying to park next to me - I got out and they denied doing it (Police useless as they had no interest as there were no injuries - even though I told them that there would be in a minute …).

I got the plate, found out where they lived and paid a visit later that day. Insurance paperwork was sorted right there in their house. The excuse was that he was "in shock" and apologised.
 
pvr said:
BMWZ4MC said:
jimmybell said:
Nice job. Totally possible they were entirely oblivious to the entire thing... some drivers really are that bad...
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In which case they should be prosecuted with "driving without due care" as well as "failure to stop! :wink:
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Police is not interested in that. When my mother-in-law's car was sideswiped in a car park whilst parked, there were witnesses who took the number of the car who did that and left a note on the car. Police was called (as the car had driven off), but as the number plate was known they said it was an insurance matter and had no interest in the fact that the car had driven off from a scene of an accident. I don't understand that.
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Could that be because the car park is effectively 'private land' rather than a public highway?
 
Perry - it was a council car park, but also - if it was a private car park, when public have access the highway rules apply.
 
Brasseye said:
Great work.

That dash cam has paid off ten times here.

Does it record all the time or just when the car is moved/camera sees movement ?
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I've got the Blackvue DR650 - It's always on and I had it professionally fitted behind the rear-view mirror. It's a great bit of kit as it shows speed, GPS location, YAW movement etc as well as having WIFI to view your videos and download them. Bizarrely it's stopped recording audio though!

It can be set to run all the time (make sure you memory is 64GB!) or be set to turn off once the battery reaches a certain level. (Via another part called the "Power Magic Pro" - ensures you don't damage the car battery)
 
Havard said:
jimmybell said:
Nice job. Totally possible they were entirely oblivious to the entire thing... some drivers really are that bad...
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It is possible but I think that level of damage would mean they knew. Neighbour of mine absolutely ruined my wife's Celica and we were convinced she knew she'd done it. She was 77 and losing her marbles.

Now 3 years later, she has completely gone loopy and had her licence taken off her after having 3 accidents in as many months.

H.
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There is no way the driver did not realise that - damage on my car is pretty extensive and it knocked my steering alignment out. If you view the video, after the person goes into my car, he immediately corrects his steering to come out of it. Can't imagine a new Z4 painted bonnet, front bumper and alloy will be cheap....
 
PerryGunn said:
pvr said:
BMWZ4MC said:
In which case they should be prosecuted with "driving without due care" as well as "failure to stop! :wink:
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Police is not interested in that. When my mother-in-law's car was sideswiped in a car park whilst parked, there were witnesses who took the number of the car who did that and left a note on the car. Police was called (as the car had driven off), but as the number plate was known they said it was an insurance matter and had no interest in the fact that the car had driven off from a scene of an accident. I don't understand that.
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Could that be because the car park is effectively 'private land' rather than a public highway?
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Thats a little strange - police couldn't believe it when I went back to the station, with my evidence. I think they wanted to offer me a job lol.

The only thing the police will pursue is either driving without due care or, and most likely prosecute for failing to stop, which carries a 5-10 points on your license, a means tested fine of up £5000, and possibly in severe cases, a driving ban.
 
Good work.

The police will write to the registered keeper - they don't have anyone to send for stuff like this sadly.

Let's hope they are sensible and admit they did it !
 
pvr said:
Yes and No Bing. When I was sitting in Mrs PVR's car about 15 years ago, a car hit the side when trying to park next to me - I got out and they denied doing it (Police useless as they had no interest as there were no injuries - even though I told them that there would be in a minute …).

I got the plate, found out where they lived and paid a visit later that day. Insurance paperwork was sorted right there in their house. The excuse was that he was "in shock" and apologised.
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It is not that the police are not interested ... they have too much to go to and any traffic stuff without injury is not rated by the Government thus rarely gets dealt with properly. It is a sad state of affairs but that is the way it is. Traffic stuff is always bottom of the pile for anyone in power apart from people touched by losing a family member, etc who see that even the low level stuff leads to an attitude of 'couldn't care less' in a car.
 
Glad you found the culprit, hopefully the police will pursue them and they will learn there lesson.

Keep us updated :)
 
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