Driving with a plaster cast, insurance?

skiddlydiddly

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

And was he under medical advice NOT to drive? I went to school with a guy who jumped from the Clifton Suspension Bridge and survived.... I'm in no way suggesting anybody else should try it.

Yes because driving with a cast and jumping off a bridge are comparible.

The chances are that the doctor is talking from a medical POV.I was told after an operation not to drive until I felt I thought I could cope with an emergency stop.Not because they didn't think I was fit to drive but because it could put my recovery back.

To the OP, just call your insurance company and ask if you cannot find anything relevant in your policy notes.

Wee_Willy_Harris

skiddlydiddly wrote: »

Yes because driving with a cast and jumping off a bridge are comparible.

The chances are that the doctor is talking from a medical POV.I was told after an operation not to drive until I felt I thought I could cope with an emergency stop.Not because they didn't think I was fit to drive but because it could put my recovery back.

To the OP, just call your insurance company and ask if you cannot find anything relevant in your policy notes.

The point I was making, not realising it would go sailing quite so high over your head, is that as touching as your personal anecdotes are, tales of your one armed friends are irrelevent to the OPs individual circumstances.

skiddlydiddly

And equally went whizzing over your head is that my friend took a test which required the use of his instructors car who would have to ensure he was allowed to do so and sit next to an appointed tester who is more likely to know the rules of the road better than most of us and was still allowed to drive.
Like I said, the OP needs to clarify it with their insurance company whether they are unfit to drive, its recommended they don't or they won't be insured if they do.

BTW the friend still has both arms, the uncle just the one .

cyclonebri1

vaio wrote: »

Given one armed people can drive un-modified autos (with maybe the addition of a steering wheel knob) I’d not see any problem.

I would however check with your insurance company. I suspect you will need to fight your way up the food chain past the “computer says no” call centre monkeys.

But he doesn't have an unmodified auto, sod the knob. He's been told he can't drive, end of??

Hammyman

Insurance might be the least of their worries if they get pulled over by plod.

cyclonebri1

skiddlydiddly wrote: »

Yes because driving with a cast and jumping off a bridge are comparible.

The chances are that the doctor is talking from a medical POV.I was told after an operation not to drive until I felt I thought I could cope with an emergency stop.Not because they didn't think I was fit to drive but because it could put my recovery back.

To the OP, just call your insurance company and ask if you cannot find anything relevant in your policy notes.

:D:DTripe, triple tripe:D:D

Wee_Willy_Harris

Hammyman wrote: »

Insurance might be the least of their worries if they get pulled over by plod.

I would have thought that the possible health issues would even over-ride plod.

emmell

My husband broke his wrist in January, he works 50 miles away, so he bought a knob to fasten to the steering wheel of his automatic. He never checked with the insurance co. to see if this was ok but after one 100 mile round trip he found it too painful, plus indicators on one side, wipers on the other (very difficult with one working hand). He had to admit defeat and use a taxi, but when he had his cast taken off the consultant told him it would be a few weeks before he had the full use of his hand again, it was all swollen and he had to do lots of excersises to get it back to normal. So even after the cast came off he still couldn't drive for a while.
ML.

KillerWatt

Hammyman wrote: »

Insurance might be the least of their worries if they get pulled over by plod.

Absolutely.
If the officer decides the driver does not have full control (and that only has to be the officers opinion), then that is a fine & points coming the drivers way.

skiddlydiddly

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

:D:DTripe, triple tripe:D:D

I guess I should have included a smilie or requested people turn their sarcasm filter on .