act of god?

oramzor

It was just a general question, i was hit in the drivers side wing which forced me into a wall straight on which caused damage to the front end so id of thought something would of gone off.

Tiddlywinks

oramzor wrote: »

It was just a general question, i was hit in the drivers side wing which forced me into a wall straight on which caused damage to the front end so id of thought something would of gone off.

Shouldn't you be concentrating on getting some medical help rather than digressing?

How do you know that the blackout didn't contribute to this accident? That seems to be the insurance company's conclusion. Accidents caused by medical events such as heart attacks or strokes are sometimes called acts of God.

Have they confirmed this is a fault, no fault or 50/50 claim?

Gloomendoom

oramzor wrote: »

It was just a general question, i was hit in the drivers side wing which forced me into a wall straight on which caused damage to the front end so id of thought something would of gone off.

They will usually only go off if they are going to do something useful.

Johno100

Mankysteve wrote: »

Why do I have a feeling of deja vu

Me too, think we better go and see our GP's:rotfl:

dacouch

Mankysteve wrote: »

Why do I have a feeling of deja vu

I knew you were going to say that...

dacouch

Automatism https://www.google.co.uk/#q=car+insurance+automatism

londonTiger

You told the insurer you blacked out, when it makes no difference what so ever to the accident. As you were stationary.

Can understand if you were driving and you blacked out and caused the accident, or you black out and was prevented from taking avoiding action.

But....





why?

Mark_Mark

londonTiger wrote: »

You told the insurer you blacked out, when it makes no difference what so ever to the accident. As you were stationary.

Can understand if you were driving and you blacked out and caused the accident, or you black out and was prevented from taking avoiding action.

But....





why?

Because unlike you, some are honest with their insurance company.

lister

You have suffered a blackout whilst driving (albeit apparently while stationary), so you may well have to inform the medical branch of the DVLA (https://www.gov.uk/blackouts-and-driving).

I confess I am a little unclear as to how you know you blacked out prior to the impact? You were stationary, then presumably became aware of having been involved in an accident? Is the blackout part of the accident rather than something medical prior to the accident?

In terms of airbags, be very glad they didn't go off - it is not a pleasant experience and they can lead to serious injury in their own right. they are good at preventing very serious injury in high impact crashes, but are not some light and fluffy cushion to take the strain in more minor impacts. Same goes for seatbelt pretensioners etc. if you have them.

oramzor

Last thing i can remember prior to the accident is the car coming towards me and after that i can remember walking about talking to the third party then everythings a bit hazy just little bits i remember best way to describe it would be like being drunk (id not been drinking and not had a drink since new years) it wasnt until i was on the way to the hospital that i realised what happened

Also the automatism thing makes more sense than it being an act of god if only my insurance said it.