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Accident in Company vehicle

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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

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  • Syman
    Syman Posts: 2,621 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    IIRC you are only obliged to give your name and insurance details.
    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!:mad:
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  • Lum
    Lum Posts: 6,460 Forumite
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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:
  • spiro
    spiro Posts: 6,405 Forumite
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    Lum wrote: »
    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:
    Personally I would write back to him ONCE stating that the matter is being dealt with by the insurance company and all correspondance should be addressed directly to them and that you will enter into no direct correspondance. At least that way he knows you are not ignoring him and that he is going to have to deal directly with the insurance company.
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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Best advice is from Spiro there..........

    Write once, then forget him.
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  • dt3887
    dt3887 Posts: 275 Forumite
    Lum wrote: »
    £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 data
  • xoleeb
    xoleeb Posts: 111 Forumite
    Syman wrote: »
    IIRC you are only obliged to give your name and insurance details.
    incorrect....name and address only
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,029 Forumite
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    xoleeb wrote: »
    incorrect....name and address only

    Personal address? Company address? Registered keeper address?
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    My question is at the time of the accident was I legally obliged to give him my home address?
    Yes. You legally had to provide your name and address to him after the accident, as he had reasonable grounds to request them. You did not legally have to provide your insurance details at the scene.

    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.
  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    bryanb wrote: »
    Personal address? Company address? Registered keeper address?
    Must give: Registration number, driver's name and address, and vehicle owner's name and address (if different).
  • thenudeone
    thenudeone Posts: 4,462 Forumite
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    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/170
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