Hit and run compensation

silkyuk9

Cant locate a relevent thread for this so Ill put it here.

Can you claim compensation if you were hit by a car and it didnt stop? The incident was reported to police and the person who was hit was taken to hopsital

Crabman

If someone got the car's registration number the police will look to charge with failing to stop (unless it's an ignorant teenager - they are seemingly exempt from following any laws).

If the police aren't able to trace the vehicle involved, the MIB may be able to help with a claim.

vaio

silkyuk9 wrote: »

.....Can you claim compensation if you were hit by a car and it didnt stop? The incident was reported to police and the person who was hit was taken to hopsital

Only if either the car or the driver has been identified

silkyuk9

vaio wrote: »

Only if either the car or the driver has been identified

Neither im affraid. my daughter was hit by a car in November on an evening, all she remembers it was a car with loud exhaust, this was reported to police who came to see her 1 week later. She suffered a cracked bone in her arm. Police not been back to see us so im thinking they have not found the driver even though this was in the local paper

thenudeone

more details here: http://www.mib.org.uk/Customer+Services/en/Accidents+in+the+UK/Untraced+Drivers+Agreement/Default.htm

Crabman

silkyuk9 wrote: »

Neither im affraid. my daughter was hit by a car in November on an evening, all she remembers it was a car with loud exhaust, this was reported to police who came to see her 1 week later. She suffered a cracked bone in her arm. Police not been back to see us so im thinking they have not found the driver even though this was in the local paper

So sorry to hear that, hope she's better soon.

Hope the police have obtained CCTV records in the area to try and identify the vehicle involved. Sometimes they don't think of these things themselves and have to be "reminded"

Quentin

vaio wrote: »

Only if either the car or the driver has been identified

Ignore this.

You can use the MIB to claim for injury/treatment/loss of earnings etc. when a hit and run driver was the cause, irrespective of the culprit being identified.

You have 3 years to make a claim (more if a child was injured)

vaio

I stand corrected, Quentin is correct and personal injuries can be claimed for even if neither the car nor driver has been identified, the requirement to identify either driver or vehicle only applies to claims for damage to property, not injuries.

More details at http://www.mib.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/085DE28C-9F25-4C0C-AE09-500245D5D547/0/MIB_A5_Claim_Guide_Booklet.pdf