Ciao a tutti,
Di recente mi sono trasferito in Belgio dopo essermi sposato qui. Ogni centesimo è importante per noi in questo momento, poiché ho comprato un’auto appositamente per recarmi al mio nuovo lavoro. Ieri è accaduto un incidente davvero scoraggiante e frustrante e ho davvero bisogno di qualche consiglio su come gestire la situazione e la polizia
Ho comprato un’auto da un signore marocchino. Mi ha gentilmente permesso di parcheggiare l’auto davanti al suo garage fino all’arrivo delle mie targhe ufficiali. Ieri la mia targa anteriore era pronta, quindi sono andato lì, l’ho messa e ho lasciato l’auto per circa un’ora.
Quando sono tornato per incontrare il venditore e firmare i documenti finali, ho scoperto che tutti e 4 i miei pneumatici avevano le valvole tagliate. Potevo letteralmente ancora sentire l’aria che fuoriusciva dalle gomme.
Il venditore mi ha detto che il proprietario di un garage nelle vicinanze è notoriamente razzista. Questo vicino ha una roulotte e presumibilmente si è arrabbiato, pensando che la mia macchina lo stesse bloccando (anche se la mia macchina era parcheggiata perfettamente e c’era molto spazio per il passaggio di qualsiasi veicolo). Il venditore ha effettivamente visto questo vicino razzista vicino alla mia macchina solo 10 minuti prima del mio arrivo.
Ho chiamato immediatamente la polizia e ho dato loro l’indirizzo. Dopo aver aspettato per 1,5 ore e non aver visto nessuno, ho chiamato di nuovo. Hanno detto che una squadra mi avrebbe richiamato. 15 minuti dopo, hanno chiamato e mi hanno detto subito che non sarebbero venuti. Invece mi hanno detto di prenotare un appuntamento sul loro sito web. Il primo appuntamento disponibile è il 27 luglio.
Ovviamente non posso lasciare la mia macchina lì fino al 27 luglio perché questa persona probabilmente la vandalizzerà di nuovo. Devo riparare le gomme e spostare immediatamente l’auto in un posto sicuro.
Dato che ora devo spostare l’auto e riparare le gomme, ripararle rovinerà le mie possibilità di presentare una denuncia alla polizia il 27 luglio? Ho scattato video e foto delle valvole tagliate e delle perdite d’aria. È normale che la polizia belga ignori completamente una scena del crimine come questa? Posso sporgere denuncia contro il vicino basandomi sulla testimonianza del venditore? Sono incredibilmente triste e stressata da questo caldo "Benvenuto" al paese. Qualsiasi consiglio sulle azioni legali, sui rapporti con la polizia belga o su come gestire le riparazioni degli pneumatici in modo economico sarebbe molto apprezzato. Grazie
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di TheAssgardian
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Facebook might be your friend. In Hoboken for example we’ve got some… Let’s call em watchful eyes that just keep everything in sight. Recently someone got caught vandalizing some bikes because people like them filmed the entire ordeal. So check your facebook group of your city if they have seen something and advise.
Unfortunately, yes. If it’s not an ongoing emegency they don’t bother to show up. If there are no witnesses they don’t bother. You can onlu go in in person and file a report. But to be honest, nothing will happen with thay either…
Unless you have a video of the tires being slashed with the face of the perpetrator clearly visible, all you can do is buy new tires. Police are not going to start an investigation for so little.
Depending on where you are, thats a super low priority call thats going to k
eep getting bumped as more calls come in that are more urgent.
You can document everything with photos, get quotes for the replacement tires and the tow, get the information of the witness, and make the report in person if there’s no chance of a patrol responding to this.
As for crime scene, no one is investigating anything about the car. There will be no lab work, no finger print or tool mark examinations. You can safely have it towed without ruining evidence.
The only thing you could have done was not sign the final paperwork and tell the seller to fix the car first. His toxic situation is not your problem, except now it is.
The police won’t do anything since it’s your word vs his and there is no real proof.
Maybe you can take pictures and ask if they can be added to the report. You can hardly be expected to leave your car on slashed tires for the next 7 days…
When i fart the neigbours calls the police and each time they come to hear the complaint
The problem here is that you have no proof so i think your legal options are limited. It’s not a big consolation but most people are not like that.
Police refuse to come because there is nothing for them to do. There is nothing in progress and noone is in danger. What you can do is go to the police station and file a formal complaint against ‘parties unknown’ and mention there is a witness
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Sounds more like a scam to me.
The fact that you just bought the car is quite an important element.
The police should help you though.
Slice tires as revenge
Sounds fishy, I assume you paid already? I would pay extra to have it towed asap to a safe area/tire dealer.
The seller could be scamming you
Can you put some camera’s in the car or from your house?
Had you asked anyone before moving here, your shock would not have been this big. They don’t come out for anything for the locals, let alone for someone ‘new’. Even when you file the report, it’s not going to lead to anything except being handy for your insurance. The man doing it could be on camera narrating his actions and it won’t lead to shit.
Buy new tires. Then leave for your own safety.
Congratz on getting married. The Police won’t do shit. Don’t try to get frustrated over it. This is not a priority call for them.
Side question if every penny matters right now, why did you buy a Mercedes-Benz?
Make an appointment at the police station and report the crime. You will get a paper proof and you can use this paper to file request for reimbursement with your insurance if you have one. They will reimburse (part of) your damages.
The police will not investigate (and the perpetrator will not be punished).
What you should have done, is refused to sign the contract of the sale. You agreed to buy a car in a certain condition, and the car was no longer in that condition. You had valid ground. The seller would have had to fix the damages before the sale could be completed. Since you signed, you agreed with the condition of the car and you’re now stuck with it.
Listen, somebody burned my house and there was no investigation. The report said « criminal origin fire ». Thankfully, nobody was hurt. It cost me a lot of money because not everything was approved by insurance . I developed some high blood pressure from the stress. And now every body moved on.
You will learn not to rely on the police , especially as a foreigner.
Try to save some money to help yourself in crisis. I am sorry for you
You have experienced the unfortunate reality of what our police has become, increasing bureaucracy and stagnating budgets have reduced the usefulness of the police by an unfortunate degree.
There is little hope for you ever to be compensated(unless you have insurance that covers it), certainly not in a reasonable time-frame. Filing a report will in all likelyhood do nothing more than sit idle until or if the guy gets in enough trouble to be in front of a judge.
Take off the wheels and have the valves replaced at a tyre place, should not be that expensive. I remember paying €20 for one a couple of years ago.
Belgian police … hehehehe
Sorry for your car man !!
As soon as you will pass the speed limit by 1 km\h… for sure they will come …
Thank you for answers 💖
Thell the police you’re jewish, they will send the army…
Cops and racists.
Classic Belgian police unavailability. I was on a bike and a guy hit me and ran away (vluchtmisdrijf). I broke 3 of my ribs in the accident point and some cyclists made him stop on the next cross section from running away and called the police.
Apparently police didn’t come to the crime scene for 1,5h with an alibi “we don’t have anybody to send” and told the cyclists to bring the criminal themselves to the police station. Criminal told cyclists that they will drive to the police station (they never came).
This is happening in city center of Gent. We made a complaint to police court and our complaint was found unclassified.
What I am trying to say is that whether you have Belgian roots or not, I wouldn’t count on help from police since it is never easy in this country. I know you pay taxes and you should get some help. But get your expectations straight so you won’t get disappointed in such situations.