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Accident in Company vehicle
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cosmicsorcerer
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in Motoring
I recently had an accident whilst driving our company vehicle. I basically went into the rear of someone. At the time I passed on to him all of the relevant details. Company Vehicle, Company Name, Company Address, Company Telephone Number, Company Insurance Details and also took his details. At the time he insisted on me giving him my home address and stated that it was a legal requirement, which I did as I though it would do no harm. He has now started to send small claims letters directly to me at home threatening me with court action if I do not pay him costs.
My question is at the time of the accident was I legally obliged to give him my home address?
Thanks in anticipation
Cosmicsorcerer
My question is at the time of the accident was I legally obliged to give him my home address?
Thanks in anticipation
Cosmicsorcerer
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IIRC you are only obliged to give your name and insurance details.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!:mad:
Cos if you do it today and like it...You can do it again tomorrow..
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Pass those letters on to your company's insurers to deal with, do not enter into direct correspondence with this person.
So long as you do this you will not end up in small claims court for anything.
£5 says the guy you hit was uninsured :mad:0 -
Pass those letters on to your company's insurers to deal with, do not enter into direct correspondence with this person.
So long as you do this you will not end up in small claims court for anything.
£5 says the guy you hit was uninsured :mad:IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.
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Best advice is from Spiro there..........
Write once, then forget him.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
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£5 says the guy you hit was uninsured :mad:
http://www.askmid.com/
easy way to find out. i uninsured my old car yesterday and it now showing as not insured, so its live data0 -
cosmicsorcerer wrote: »My question is at the time of the accident was I legally obliged to give him my home address?
It isn't a requirement that he deals with your insurance company. He can communicate and issue proceedings directly against you if he wishes. This is a strategy that a minority of people use to keep the ball in their court. It's probably what I would do if I had a strong claim. Don't take the advice to "ignore him" literally. He has a genuine claim against you. You should be informing your insurer (at the time of the accident) and having them reply to him on your behalf; you shouldn't reply yourself, but you should also never ignore anything he sends, instead you should forward it all to the insurance company.
"£5 says the guy you hit was uninsured" - I would take that bet.0 -
After an accident,"The driver of the mechanically propelled vehicle must stop and, if required to do so by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address and also the name and address of the owner and the identification marks of the vehicle."
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170We need the earth for food, water, and shelter.
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