Bumped by a hire car

z3phyr04

thenudeone wrote: »

The other driver has committed an offence by failing to provide the relevant details.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170

Presumably you didn't give your details either. I would drop down to the nearest Police station sharpish and report the accident. For all you know he's already filed a complaint alleging that YOU were at fault and that YOU drove off without stopping!

As the other driver appears to be at fault, you could contact the hire company direct. They probably have a claims department or company who deal with third party claims. You need to get your car checked out.

The vehicle which pulled out but was not hit did not give his details, I have the details of the car that hit me. Does the other driver have to give me his details even though he was not hit/did not hit anything? I have had the car checked out this afternoon by a mechanic he's checked the wheel etc. around where it was hit, it also drives fine. There is a scuff and some paint transfer on the back bumper but it is not dented.

I have informed my insurance and told them that I was not at fault and that I do not wish to claim on my insurance due to the value of the car. I gave them the details of the cars and the driver that hit me as well as what happened and what was said at the roadside.

colino

The Vauxhall driver is completely irrelevant to this, you saw his move and braked to avoid him - no damage done. The Driver of the hire car though is the one at fault and with their huge potential excesses I'd have thought they would have wanted to buy you off. I'd leave it up to the insurance to sort out, but bear in mind that they wont value your car very highly.

Flyboy152

z3phyr04 wrote: »

Hi, been bumped by a hire car this morning on the roundabout near work. I was in the outside lane (the roundabout recently changed from 2 lanes to 3) and this takes me past the exit for a dual carraigeway and feeds directly into the exit I need to take. As I was coming towards this exit, a Vauxhall pulled out in front of me causing me to brake hard and come to a complete stop on the roundabout. My car and the Vauxhall did not touch. At this point it appears the driver in the other lane was not paying complete attention and had thought that since the Vauxhall was going they should to and accelerated into the back left quarter of my car.

We all pulled over as best we could in a layby that is next to the scene which is being worked on currently as it was dangerous to look at the cars by the exit for the dual carraigeway on a busy roundabout, the driver of the Vauxhall apologised and said that he had caused the actual accident to happen as he had pulled out. He then left the scene however without giving us his details, although I did get his registration plate for information.

I have the details of the other car that hit me along with the driver. It is a Hyundai hire car (quite new 11 plate), and the driver was visiting from abroad.

There is very superficial damage to my car, a scuff on the rear bumper and a small amount of paint transfer from the blue Hyundai although the Hyundai's wing and headlight area had crumpled in. My vehicle is a Rover 25 X reg so not worth very much, so as long as it is safe to drive I probably won't claim. I will obviously inform my insurance company and give them the details of the incident but can I get it checked out by a mechanic to see that it is safe to drive in the meantime? As my work was round the corner, after we had exchanged details I was able to drive it there without issue.

What will happen now when I report it? Will I be unable to drive it until it's checked even though I doubt I will be claiming at all?

Whatever you do, make it implicit that you are not making a claim, but are merely informing them of the incident. Get them to confirm that in writing and follow up in writing yourself. Otherwise it will be listed as an unresolved claim and will affect your no claims discount.