Non fault accident help!

Chopper_Read

leftinamess wrote: »

Hi thanks for your advice, the car park is just an entrance, I am sure the dealership could be in trouble for not having someone in the car whilst on trade plates so I think I will contact them tomorrow

Trouble with who?

Chopper_Read

BertTheRaccoon wrote: »

Do you know who the motor trader is?

It may be worth approaching them and seeing if they are willing to sort you out directly. The bonus for them doing this is that any trader with a trade policy will get dry bummed on their premiums with any claim. So if they can deal with you and save money then it is to their advantage. Much will depend on common sense. There could be a different mentality though, so don't be surprised if they don't go for it.

If both they and their insurers continue with a "fight 'em on the beaches" attitude towards your claim then you have the following options.

1- Use your own insurance and take the hit of your excess and claim that and any other uninsured losses back - this may be a quicker way to getting on the road.

2- Do temp repairs to your car to make it roadworthy and keep on squabbling with them yourself or use an accident management company (but they may not stick you in hire knowing there is a liability squabble waiting)

I would recommend you go back to the scene and take any pics of skid marks, marks on any grass you went across to show the location of where you went through the wall compared to the car park he was going to be turning into. Is the car park entrance just a junction on the left or does it have a lay-by/ sliproad type approach to it? i.e. has he pulled back out of a slip road?

Photos taken two days later will be of no help as they would not be allowed as evidence if it went to court.

sezsez

your not meant to over take a turning car...., they teach you on driving lessons never to do that, so think you will have a hard job proving the other person is to blame, when clearly you was in wrong harsh but its basic driving skills.

leftinamess

Chopper_Read wrote: »

Trouble with who?

Dvla?........

DUTR

leftinamess wrote: »

Listen you have been a great help! Some of the proper people on here! The car is drivable but not road worthy, I will make them aware tomorrow

I'm not sure if you are sort of being facious to the respondant of your post, he is indeed correct and the sad news is you are liable, doesn't matter that the driver was of any age race or gender, it is clear where your errors are
You post editied for relevance
"Hi,

Back on this forum as it has some great people for advice so here goes!

I was yesterday driving to lunch with my family, we where driving behind a vehicle (snip) to make a right turn (snip), I (snip) swerved to avoid him ending up on a grass verge and through a wall! The police attended and he confirmed to the police what he had done and just said he didn't see me........... According to the insurance company they won't accept liability as I avoided him and missed the collision.

The only other thing was that the young lad in the car was driving on trade plates accompanied by his dad and no one from the dealership was present?

My question is with the trade plates and no one from the dealership present in the car is this legal?

He caused the accident and I don't want to be left with a hefty bill.

Please help!


Thanks"

The driver of the other vehicle was not involved in an accident, depending on who the wall belongs to is whom would be making a claim plus of course you need to get your car repaired.
It's sometimes about hazard awareness and to prepare for the unexpected

leftinamess

DUTR wrote: »

I'm not sure if you are sort of being facious to the respondant of your post, he is indeed correct and the sad news is you are liable, doesn't matter that the driver was of any age race or gender, it is clear where your errors are
You post editied for relevance
"Hi,

Back on this forum as it has some great people for advice so here goes!

I was yesterday driving to lunch with my family, we where driving behind a vehicle (snip) to make a right turn (snip), I (snip) swerved to avoid him ending up on a grass verge and through a wall! The police attended and he confirmed to the police what he had done and just said he didn't see me........... According to the insurance company they won't accept liability as I avoided him and missed the collision.

The only other thing was that the young lad in the car was driving on trade plates accompanied by his dad and no one from the dealership was present?

My question is with the trade plates and no one from the dealership present in the car is this legal?

He caused the accident and I don't want to be left with a hefty bill.

Please help!


Thanks"

The driver of the other vehicle was not involved in an accident, depending on who the wall belongs to is whom would be making a claim plus of course you need to get your car repaired.
It's sometimes about hazard awareness and to prepare for the unexpected

Thanks for your reply, I was thanking the poster for his input, not sure why you thought I was being funny but I wasn't.

Chopper_Read

DUTR wrote: »

I'm not sure if you are sort of being facious to the respondant of your post, he is indeed correct and the sad news is you are liable, doesn't matter that the driver was of any age race or gender, it is clear where your errors are
You post editied for relevance
"Hi,

Back on this forum as it has some great people for advice so here goes!

I was yesterday driving to lunch with my family, we where driving behind a vehicle (snip) to make a right turn (snip), I (snip) swerved to avoid him ending up on a grass verge and through a wall! The police attended and he confirmed to the police what he had done and just said he didn't see me........... According to the insurance company they won't accept liability as I avoided him and missed the collision.

The only other thing was that the young lad in the car was driving on trade plates accompanied by his dad and no one from the dealership was present?

My question is with the trade plates and no one from the dealership present in the car is this legal?

He caused the accident and I don't want to be left with a hefty bill.

Please help!


Thanks"

The driver of the other vehicle was not involved in an accident, depending on who the wall belongs to is whom would be making a claim plus of course you need to get your car repaired.
It's sometimes about hazard awareness and to prepare for the unexpected

The other driver was involved.

arcon5

Not all trade policys require the trader to be in the vehicle with them!

Chopper_Read

leftinamess wrote: »

Dvla?........

Nothing to do with them.

leftinamess

Thanks for all your posts very split bag, some say I don't have any hope some say I do, more confused now than I was before the post!