Damage to car alloy & tyre

Tomby1

OddballJamie wrote: »

He caused the damage to his own car, nobody forced him into the kerb and the other vehicle was stationary, he needs to accept responsibility for his own actions, even if the other vehicle was parked badly.

I would have to agree with this. If your husband did not have time to slow down and stop, then he must have been travelling too fast. You should always take extra precautions when turning a corner, particularly if its a blind corner.

Your husband should either have stopped, got out the car and spoken to the other driver - or a simple beep of the horn to indicate that the road was being blocked would also have been sufficient.

I think what most people here are trying to point out is the view of the insurance company when accessing the claim. It ultimately comes down to whether they are willing to pay out on the basis that your husband may have been travelling too fast for the road itself.

Best of luck with the compensation claim though.

Avoriaz

senoraylan wrote: »

The junction is obscured by a hedge....you can't see round the corner until you're on top of it. I was watching out of the window as he came round the corner....he wasn't going too fast....he doesn't do fast! As I said before, the kerb curves out and it was the angle he hit the kerb at, not the speed he was going that caused the damage....as I said in a previous post.

Unbelievable, some of these answers, incredible even. Facts was what I wanted, not a trial without a jury!

He has spoken to the company who are sending their insurance details over. hey got a little worried when he told them he is a professional driver & should maybe report the incident to VOSA!

That makes it worse.

Your husband is familiar with the corner but he still drove at a speed that didn't allow him to take account of the unexpected.

What if it had been a child and not a kerb that he hit?

What do you mean by "professional driver"?

OddballJamie

Avoriaz wrote: »

What do you mean by "professional driver"?

I'm thinking more taxi driver than hearse driver going by his erratic driving.

Maybe he should take one of these
http://www.iam.org.uk/drivers/motorists-courses

Or buy one of these
http://www.renault.co.uk/cars/model/twizy/product.aspx

artbaron

senoraylan wrote: »

The junction is obscured by a hedge....you can't see round the corner until you're on top of it.

Nonsense. Any decent driver will never (that's never) be forced to crash simply because they are rounding a sharp corner. Your husband is at fault, suck it up.

Crabman

senoraylan wrote: »

The junction is obscured by a hedge....you can't see round the corner until you're on top of it.

A golden rule when driving - always be able to stop safely in the distance you can see to be clear.

If your husband was already aware of the visibility issue at the junction then I'm afraid that doesn't exactly help his case.

I saw somewhere that statistically a high proportion of driving accidents happen near a driver's home address. It was explained that psychologically drivers feel safer or within their 'comfort zone' due to being familiar with the surroundings.

Edited to add links: http://www.churchill.com/pressReleases/13062005.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/6018081/One-in-three-road-accidents-happen-a-mile-from-home-survey-says.html

senoraylan

The road narrows! Already said.

It was the angle he hit the kerb, not the speed that did the damage! Already said.

He wasn't going fast! Already said.

He's an LGV driver, very careful, very safe with regular 100% scores on the on board fleet monitor.

And some of you on here are a nasty bunch. Wouldn't like to meet you on a dark night :eek:

A simple yes or no & a brief explanation would have been enough, not a load of vitriol about something you have no intentions of understanding. Why do forums bring out the worst in some people?

OddballJamie

If he wasn't going fast then why didn't he stop before he hit the kerb and ask the lorry driver to move?

Also where can I get this magical bush from that you can see him through but he can't see a lorry through it?

Short answer for you.
No, he can't get compensation for damaging his car due to poor driving.

Crabman

senoraylan wrote: »

The road narrows! Already said.

It was the angle he hit the kerb, not the speed that did the damage! Already said.

He wasn't going fast! Already said.

If your husband's car hadn't made contact with the kerb, what would have happened?

Would he have hit the flatbed truck?

artbaron

senoraylan wrote: »

The road narrows! Already said.

It was the angle he hit the kerb, not the speed that did the damage! Already said.

Solution: don't hit the kerb.

senoraylan wrote: »

He wasn't going fast! Already said.

He's an LGV driver, very careful, very safe with regular 100% scores on the on board fleet monitor.

He's not careful, he drove onto a pavement and damaged his car.

senoraylan wrote: »

And some of you on here are a nasty bunch. Wouldn't like to meet you on a dark night :eek:

If you did I wouldn't kerb my wheel trying to avoid you because I'm not a careless driver.

Portly_Pig

fivetide wrote: »

As you can possibly tell from the responses the answer is no.

Yout husband crashed into a stationary object. The Highway code says not to park near junctions but it didn't break any actual laws (no lines etc).

Given you should always be "able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear" the truck driver will simply say hubby was going too fast and if he had stopped he would have moved the truck (as he did).

Hubby should have stopped. Sorry but there it is.

Section 22 of the Road Traffic Act would suggest he did.

However this does not take the blame away from the moving vehicle. I hope the insurance company stand their ground.