Tyre Blow out - who is at fault

societys_child

I learned skid control in an A35 van

That was a bit upmarket, I only had an A30 . . . (it was a car though)

gilbert_and_sullivan

Iceweasel wrote: »

As for Victor/Minx Cortina - I learned skid control in an A35 van in a wet grassy field. :rotfl:

Learned mine on the banger racing track in anything from Corsairs/Zodiacs to Cambridges/Rover 90's.

then damp roads without ABS made you appreciate how little grip there can be.

Cap_Hero

Wear and tear imo.

No ones fault, thats life.

mattyprice4004

Regardless of her speeding, if you hadn't have had a blowout, would she have crashed?
It's just life, it'll be a fault claim against you. Glad you're alive though - people have ended up in a box for less dramatic crashes!

pendragon_arther

societys_child wrote: »

That was a bit upmarket, I only had an A30 . . . (it was a car though)

That was our first car, we named it Bessie.

I was taught by an ex police driver who told me he wasn't going to teach me to pass the test but how to drive safely at up to 70mph. I passed first time at 21.

thescouselander

I'm not convinced the OP was at fault. Regardless of their mishandling of the blowout it doesn't sound like they they were moving at the time of the collision. It is always the moving vehicles responsibility to be able to stop within the distance they can see to be clear. Obsticles can appear in the road at any time - animals, objects falling of wagons, broken down vehicles, defects in the road surface etc etc. If someone drives into these things then surely it is their fault.

skipness

Although I agree with a lot of what has been written about skid control etc. I propose returning to the OP's original post and offer some advice.
1. Put in a FoI request to the police to find out if there had been any other accidents at this location. Cost from free to minimal charge depending on the force's policy.
2. Get an expert opinion on what caused the tyre to fail. The AA or RAC could suggest an expert. Unfortunately you will have to pay for this and be prepared for the probability that it is impossible to determine adequately enough the cause of failure.
This may give you a guide about moving forward, but don't hold out hope.
BTW, can we assume yours was. fWD car?

svyrl

Thank you 'skipness' unfortunately the car went to be crushed at the scrap yard on Monday so will not be able to check tyres. From looking at the tyre it had very good tread, perfect tyre pressure (before hand) the split was a vertical straight split. Yes the car was a FWD car. thanks for everyone's replies.