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  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    ElkyElky wrote: »
    Why was your husband tailgating in the first place? I assume he was since he would have had plenty of time to stop if he was keeping the correct distance.

    This is irrelevant. The OP is asking questions about insurance.

    OP - it's too late now but it's always a good idea to take a couple of photos if you have an accident.
  • Gene_Hunt_2
    Gene_Hunt_2 Posts: 3,902 Forumite
    Mojisola wrote: »
    This is irrelevant. The OP is asking questions about insurance.

    OP - it's too late now but it's always a good idea to take a couple of photos if you have an accident.

    Maybe so, but if he wasn't so close to that car in front would he have hit it up the chuf?
  • Wkdwill
    Wkdwill Posts: 825 Forumite
    ElkyElky wrote: »
    Why was your husband tailgating in the first place? I assume he was since he would have had plenty of time to stop if he was keeping the correct distance.

    I have always been told to never make assumptions, if you dont know the full details you shouldn't make acusations.

    I came on here just for advice, not for anyone to be accused of anything.
  • Gene_Hunt_2
    Gene_Hunt_2 Posts: 3,902 Forumite
    Wkdwill wrote: »
    Its me asking the questions and im not a driver, what are you getting arsey about DH for?


    Why doesn't he post then?

    We won't have everything 3rd hand then.
  • ElkyElky
    ElkyElky Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    Mojisola wrote: »
    This is irrelevant. The OP is asking questions about insurance.

    OP - it's too late now but it's always a good idea to take a couple of photos if you have an accident.

    What can I say.. I'm curious. If the husband was worried so much about the cost of insurance, why would he put himself in the position to cause a crash and thus face higher premiums? I'm just trying to understand the logic.
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  • ElkyElky
    ElkyElky Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    Wkdwill wrote: »
    I have always been told to never make assumptions, if you dont know the full details you shouldn't make acusations.

    I came on here just for advice, not for anyone to be accused of anything.

    Ok so let's say the car slammed on its brakes, your husband still would have had time to stop should he have kept to the 2 car lengths assuming it was a 30mph road.

    I'm not making accusations - I don't need to but the evidence is pretty clear... He was tailgating the car infront, she braked for whatever reason and he rammed the back of it. This accident could have been completely avoided.
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  • Wkdwill
    Wkdwill Posts: 825 Forumite
    Mojisola wrote: »
    This is irrelevant. The OP is asking questions about insurance.

    OP - it's too late now but it's always a good idea to take a couple of photos if you have an accident.

    Thank you, as ive said before I come on here for advice, im not a driver but I like to know what is happening etc.
  • Wkdwill
    Wkdwill Posts: 825 Forumite
    Gene_Hunt wrote: »
    Why doesn't he post then?

    We won't have everything 3rd hand then.

    Because its not him thats asking the questions its me, he doesn't come on MSE.
  • Gene_Hunt_2
    Gene_Hunt_2 Posts: 3,902 Forumite
    Wkdwill wrote: »
    I have always been told to never make assumptions, if you dont know the full details you shouldn't make acusations.

    I came on here just for advice, not for anyone to be accused of anything.

    He was too close to the car in front, it stopped he hit it. Not much of an assumption is it?
  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    It is your fault if you hit someone up the chuf!

    However google "crash for cash" it is a pretty lucrative pastime! Plus seeing it now could be a different model and reg No?
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