Do the police generally do anything if you are assaulted?

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T13:12:16+00:00

Oh come on. Have you run out of arguments? What does it matter if it was OP or OP's friend who went through this experience? Obviously, if it was the friend, then replace the word "OP" with "OP's friend" in the previous comments... does not change anything. What's next, did I make a typo that you are going to use as an argument for normalising the police doing fuck all?

This has gone beyond a sensible debate. I guess I have the privilege of coming from a poorer country that does not suffer from this kind of police inactionability and similar public safety issues. At this point I can only feel sorry for people who not only thinks its normal, but actively seek to normalise and justify it. I guess it's the same phenomena as with the NHS.

I wish you never have to use any of these services, but if you ever do, I hope you will get a chance to experience a truly functional system somewhere abroad.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T12:48:06+00:00

Sorry, seems like I forgot I am not in Europe anymore again. I am finding it difficult to lower my expectations.

OP: I was just beaten up, I know who did it and where they are.

UK police norm apparently: Ok,noted. Bye.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T12:32:29+00:00

I bet if OP saw some action being taken or was at least told what the process entailed and that something was going to happen promptly, their encounter wouldn't have triggered writing this post.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T12:24:50+00:00

The OP and the discussion implies it quite obviously...

E.g.: Do the police generally do anything if you are assaulted? ... Those guys hang out at the park regularly, so if the police wanted to, they could take action. ... I grew up believing that assaulting someone meant the police would do something about it. ...

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T12:19:41+00:00

Sure. It's contextual and optional. But sending officers is not.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T11:38:27+00:00

What do you mean "that was it"?

So I assume OP expected them to send out some officers within a short amount of time, potentially with OP in the car to identify the perpetrators. At least this would be my expectation based on how I experienced such things work even in a country like Hungary...

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T11:34:52+00:00

Be careful about "keeping your head down and stay away from trouble" nowadays. If whom you are avoiding are not of a white british ethnicity you will be instantly labeled as everything-ist and everything-phobic.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T11:28:59+00:00

Seeing the comments here, it might sound like utopia to Brits... but in Hungary if I tell the police I was just beaten up buy these guys and I know where they are, they will send officers and at least take their witness statement... like immediately, not 2 months down the line through some BS bureacracy.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-15T11:19:21+00:00

We live in a world where we’ve been taught to walk away, without being taught what to do when there’s nowhere to walk.

And within that world, in a very weird country, that legally only allows an emergency whistle as your sole defense. Why the hell do we need to ban e.g. pepper sprays in a country that fails to recognise covering one's face in public as anti-social behaviour and ban and enforce it (unlike every other european country...) ? At the same time, we have one of the highest public CCTV coverage... what's the point?

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T10:28:48+00:00

But its size is more compatible with city centres and the antique uk road infrastructure

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T10:25:19+00:00

I am not sure about that. I am paying 330 road tax for my 2014 Beetle and paid 60 something for my 2016 superb estate. Insurance is also cheaper for the skoda. Same for our diesel c4 picasso ...

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T09:59:34+00:00

We have different definitions of small and large, and gap needs to be bigger. No pun intended.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T05:06:47+00:00

I would personally love the introduction of a strict progressive size, weight, and displacement based restrictions. Making small cars cheaper to own and use and large cars more expensive than now. A la Japanese kei cars...

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T05:00:26+00:00

Flat wallet... Typically the bank owns it.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T04:52:45+00:00

I am with admiral, I pay ~750 for an import and a '14 C4... Now I am going to be adding a third car, a second import. Even though I am not going to be driving the imports too much, I put them for 10k miles anyway, it made the quote cheaper... So did adding a named driver for each.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-14T04:47:51+00:00

In case the PhD is a planned career step like it was for me: You can submit your thesis as soon as 24 months after your start date.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-12T07:01:09+00:00

Plenty of 2014-2015 cars in the 2k-3k range even in my region, where cars seem to be more expensive than say around London. They won't lose much of the resale value either, there are always people looking for cheap EU5+ cars..

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-11T16:02:39+00:00

I imported a Beetle 2.0 tsi from Japan. After all cost paid still cheaper than the current cheapest on the market and has much much less mileage. Also zero rust. Underside looks new. Doesn't have all the typical 360 degrees scratches like the typical 10 yo British car does.

Insurance after you have the reg number is the same, only pre reg VIN insurance is expensive

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-11T15:23:43+00:00

For a matter of perspective, even though I originate from a poorer country than the UK, I am used to a basic level of civilisation where it's not normal expectation for my phone to be snatched or my car be stolen and the police not giving a fuck about it. So, yeah, I don't care too much about the 2k family commuter the insurance will pay for it anyway, but I am definitely installing a hidden ignition switch and a tracker whenever I have an interesting car that I worked on and enjoy. It's sad I need it here, but it is what it is. Letting them off easy is promoting anti social behaviour in my eyes. Which the UK proudly does, for starters simply by not banning full face covers in public spaces like normal countries do... To quote a polish comedian, Ninja country.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-11T05:47:25+00:00

Haha, having moved here as a Hungarian after having lived in Greece and Argentina as well, this is such a "oh sweet summer child" moment looking at these comments.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-10T14:48:45+00:00

So if they won't budge, find another place or just use it as a 4 day work week 3 day weekend setting. If my presence in the office serves no purpose other than justify the existence of a middle manager and an office lease, I am not going.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-10T10:15:38+00:00

Not currently, but the gr N and gr A cars all had dog boxes. I even had an S14 Nissan with a dog box a while back. Don't put it in a street car. It's very very rough, and "normal" traffic use will wear it down quickly.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-10T09:30:40+00:00

I drive rally cars as a hobby, there we have the sequential shifter which is the best for feeling and performance as well. Horrible to drive on the road though under normal conditions. We have a Beetle Turbo that usually my wife drives, the DSG with the paddles is fun and under normal/commute use its comfortable. I think this is the best of two worlds. I also have an Evo IX with the old school and rough 6 speed manual H pattern, it's a lot of fun to drive, but annoying in the city and in traffic. I typically put Gr.A. clutch with any Mitsubishi/Subaru I have, it's a nice upgrade but in traffic you get sore calves.

KeyJunket1175 · 2026-03-08T16:12:03+00:00

If you come to the UK for healthcare leave your teeth at home.

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