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How do I go about getting compensation?
i was attacked by a group of lads in a takeaway one of them pushed me and I broke my foot.. I didn't bother going to the police because i couldn't remember faces etc.. Do compensation people need witnesses etc.. Or can I just ring and say this is what happend etc?
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Where do you think this imaginary compensation is going to come from if you don't know who it was?
The mind boggles.
There is a public fund ( cant remember the name) set up for people who are injured and the other person doesn't have money or they cant find them.
But think the OP isnt a serious poster anyway they seem to be everywhere this last few days asking silly questions and making daft posts.
Witnesses? CCTV?
Methinks he just wants easy money!
Assuming the OP is thinking about the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, why do you think he needs to identify the attackers?
Would probably be more convincing if there had been a crime reported, of course...
You can call up with your details but they tend to be busy this time of year so I'd advise writing to them. Just explain how much you want and fingers crossed it will come by the end of the year.
Write to S. Claus, North Pole and make sure to specify whether you want the money in sterling or chocolate coins.
Good luck!
You were drunk, you got involved in a fight with some yobs during which you fell over and broke your foot. Now you want us to pay you some money as compensation.
My advice is simple. Don't get drunk and stay away from yobs.
Well, sometimes bad things happen - especially after a few drinks have been taken. If you had reported it to the police immediately then there is a chance that something would have been caught on CCTV or there might have been some witnesses. By not saying anything you make it seem as if it was no big deal until you realised that you could make some money out of the experience.
The compensation culture is going crazy in this country.
So why didn't you report it to the police? If there were witnesses like you say and CCTV then you wouldn't have had any issues identifying them. But you didn't.
Can you prove you were attacked? Via witnesses or cctv, Or could they just turn around and say you could have fallen down at home and injured yourself?
If you have no witnesses and no proof you won't get far
I think the OP would definitely have to have a crime report to get Criminal Injuries Compensation. Cerainly, no ambulance chasers are going to bother with this incident if there is no one to sue. I doubt the takeaway's PI covers customers getting duffed up by other customers,
A lot of people are attacking the OP for being drunk as if this somehow made it his fault. He was drunk but so what, does rape not count if the victim is drunk?
I was pretty drunk when 5 guys jumped me. I was unable to identify them, but did still go through the CICB (as it was then) process. It took about 2 years, involved me attending a hearing/interview and the submission of the original police report and photos of my cut-up face the day after the incident.
At the time I was a student, so the 2 grand was very helpful, but I do think to myself now, what was it really for? It just made me feel a bit better about the incident, a sort of monetary justice for me the poor victim. I'm certain I would have been far happier if the 5 scrotes got banged up for a year or more.
Can the police not ask the takeaway staff?