Not sure how to proceed after hit and run accident in private car park.

[BankFodder]

Who was it who is holding the copies of the footage? How did you attempt to get hold of it from them and what was the actual reply?

[BankFodder]

First of all, the police are feeding you a line. Because it happened on private property is no reason to prosecute.

Why on earth do you believe this kind of stuff??? This is really what they told you?

You say that the driver hit your vehicle multiple times – how do you know?

[BankFodder]

Who was the lawyer who gave you this unimaginative and unhelpful solution? I hope you didn't pay good money for this advice.

I think you should write to the police – you seem to be using the telephone, I have no idea why.

You should write to the chief inspector administration of that particular station and you should tell them that on such and such a day at such and such a time that such and such a location you with a victim of criminal damage contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971.

It's clear that if at least the damage was not caused deliberately, it was caused recklessly because there were multiple strikes against your vehicle. You have already informed the police and they have declined to deal with it because they said that as it was on private property they had no jurisdiction.
Clearly this is not the case. Although you understand very well that the police are under resourced, this case has been supported by compelling evidence. You are the victim of crime, you want a crime reference number and also you want access to the footage or at least access to the registration number the vehicle which it you – and which you have been told by more than one source is clearly visible on the video.

Keep the letter polite – but maintain your position. Send the letter by special next day delivery so you have a full record of it having been sent and having been received.

Similarly, send a letter to the company which holds the footage and tell that you have been the victim of crime that in a car park at XX location on XX date XX time, your vehicle was struck multiple times by a vehicle which then drove off.
Tell them that the matter has been reported to the police but clearly the circumstances here are that GDPR does not apply and you would be grateful if they would supply with the vehicle registration number of the person who hit you as clearly they committed an offence under the criminal damage act 1971.

Of course the company will knock you back – but you may as well get it on record that you did request information.

 

And by the way, if you really want to be cheeky and get their backs up, you could tell them to apply the chief inspectors daughter's test

Who is the lawyer who told you that nothing could be done? Did you pay them money

[BankFodder]

Nothing in what you have just posted changes my earlier advice in terms of writing and alleging that you are the victim of crime – criminal damage under the Criminal Damage Act. 

 

[BankFodder]

Start working on that and then post it up again

To the chief inspector.docx

[BankFodder]

Incidentally, it seems to me that taking this approach of making an allegation of criminal damage is probably the only way that you're going to get the information you need. However, it's not guaranteed that you will succeed – but I haven't seen any other suggestions which have a better chance of working.
It's not exactly a long shot – but it may still be difficult. You may have to write more than one letter – but we will see how it goes.

Have you taken pictures of your own damage? What is the value of your damage?

 

[BankFodder]

I don't think there will be much power to do anything but it could be worth a bluff.

[BankFodder]

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obtained a copy of the CCTV from the XXX (please name who’s holding the CCTV footage) but in the ...

Do you think should fill in the blanks?

And also give the name and address of the company holding the CCTV footage. If possible get a reference number and give that to the police as well.
Warn the company that the police are taking an interest. In fact send them a copy of this letter.

Once again, don't hold your breath. It's a bit of a longshot. If you don't get a response in about 10 days then come back here. We might as well keep on trying and I would say that the nesting would be a complaint to your MP with a copy of this letter.

Let's see how it goes.

Meanwhile, monitor the car park for a vehicle with signs of damage and even paintwork from your own vehicle

[BankFodder]

Okay if it's gone through the insurance company – then in a few weeks time – whenever they get hold of the footage, you will be able to send them an SAR was will produce the CCTV that you need.

Give it a bit longer and the insurance company will probably have obtained the details of the culprit and they may disclose it to you – maybe

[BankFodder]

Send your insurance an SAR

[BankFodder]

Take photos