car crash legal query

Gene_Hunt_2

vaio wrote: »

nonsense.......

Definition of a Reportable Collision

If owing to the presence of a vehicle on a road an accident occurs which causes injury or damage to:

• a person - other than the driver of that vehicle an animal - other than an animal being carried in that vehicle or trailer ("animal" means horse, !!!, mule, cattle, sheep, pig, goat or dog)
• a vehicle - other than the vehicle which caused the accident
• property constructed on, affixed to, growing in, or otherwise forming part of the land where the road is.

The driver must stop and give their name and address, the name and address of the owner of the vehicle and registration number of the vehicle to a person having reasonable grounds for requiring that information.
If for any reason the driver does not give his name and address, it must be reported at a police station or to a constable, in person, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case within 24 hours.

Inactive

vaio wrote: »

nonsense.......

Not according to NFU Mutual Insurance;

" If anybody involved leaves the scene, there are injuries, or the aftermath poses a risk to road users, phone the police and ambulance services immediately on 999 or 112. "

Gene_Hunt_2

Inactive wrote: »

Not according to NFU Mutual Insurance;

" If anybody involved leaves the scene, there are injuries, or the aftermath poses a risk to road users, phone the police and ambulance services immediately on 999 or 112. "

Single vehicle and injury only to that driver is the only exception.

Gene_Hunt_2

vaio wrote: »

nonsense.......

Where did you link to the RTA go?

vaio

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170

Gene_Hunt_2

vaio wrote: »

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170

Which is what I said, OP was in a reportable collision.

Injury caused to a person other than the driver of the car that hit him.;)

vaio

injuries are matter of dispute but in any event there is still no duty on the OP to report anything

Gene_Hunt_2

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

No damage to your car.:eek:

What did the police/their report say about the collision?

vaio wrote: »

injuries are matter of dispute but in any event there is still no duty on the OP to report anything

Did I say the OP had to?

Under the act it's reportable the OP has injuries. FACT.

Wig

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Did I say the OP had to?

Under the act it's reportable the OP has injuries. FACT.

So why say #9 then? The OP stated he was happy with the situation and drove away. Why the comment in #9 which implies he hadn't done something that he should have done?

Given your reasoning you might aswell have written
"Spain is a country on the Iberian peninsula." because it would have been just as relevant.

vaio

so not reportable as far as the OP is concerned

and not reportable as far as the other driver is concerned as he does accept any injuries were incurred and he stopped and provided all the required details