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Originally Posted by mss
Why attempt to call the police unless a) it is a serious accident or b) someone is injured or c) it is not possible to swap details such as name and address or d) you suspect the other party has committed a criminal offence e.g uninsured, drunk...?
To do so, all it will achieve is to waste police time, which these days is scarce. There is nothing the police can do - it is your word against the other party's as to what occurred in the case of "minor accidents".
If you wish to file an accident report, most forces make it possible to do so online.
Other than satisfying the above conditions, if the other party refuses to reimburse you for your losses it is a civil matter and you will need to take the party to court with your own witnesses and experts etc.
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Always suspect 'd)' : it's the only reasonable thing to do, because: if you don't and they do fall into the 'd)' category you've delayed reporting it. It's not for me to ask another driver to take a breath test (in which case the delay means they get away with it)
or check their licence hasn't been suspended etc...