TFL bus injury (compensation

Tilt

neilmcl wrote: »

How is this in anyway a police matter.

Because it's an incident involving a moving mechanically propelled vehicle which makes it a road traffic act matter.

Tilt

neilmcl wrote: »

I don't think this is true in the slightest.

Having been in this position myself, I can assure you it is.

Tothepoint.

neilmcl wrote: »

I don't think this is true in the slightest.

It's a road traffic accident.

If insurance hadn't been produced due to the injury it'd reportsbkr to the police.

I thought anyone with a full licence would know that.

Fat_Walt

Tilt wrote: »

If your Mom was injured then the driver has an obligation to treat the incident as a road traffic injury related incident. If the driver did not 'exchange details' then the matter should be reported to the police within 24 hours.

It's an accident or collision not an incident.

Fat_Walt

Mercdriver wrote: »

My father was a bus driver some years ago and had a similar incident. The police were called and had to be notified. He ended up getting done for Driving without due care and attention. So yes, it can be a police matter.

With a PSV licence and vehicle you are responsible for more than just the vehicle.

That applies whatever licence you hold, in fact it applies to any drive/rider of a mechanically propelled vehicle regardless of whether the have a licence or not.

Tilt

Fat_Walt wrote: »

It's an accident or collision not an incident.

Only if you want to be pedantic. However, the OP didn't mention a collision and the Police stopped using the terminology "accident" some time ago.

neilmcl

Tothepoint. wrote: »

It's a road traffic accident.

If insurance hadn't been produced due to the injury it'd reportsbkr to the police.

I thought anyone with a full licence would know that.

The bus driver had to brake hard, possibly due to traffic or other event. I don't see this as classed as an RTA. Can you show me some facts to say that it is, I'm genuinely interested.

Johno100

Tilt wrote: »

Only if you want to be pedantic. However, the OP didn't mention a collision and the Police stopped using the terminology "accident" some time ago.

Unless it is one involving a police vehicle, I believe the term "Polacc" short for police accident is still widely used.

Fat_Walt

Tilt wrote: »

Only if you want to be pedantic. However, the OP didn't mention a collision and the Police stopped using the terminology "accident" some time ago.

If you want to be like that the police will record the collision and by legal definition it's an accident.

Happy?

Car_54

neilmcl wrote: »

The bus driver had to brake hard, possibly due to traffic or other event. I don't see this as classed as an RTA. Can you show me some facts to say that it is, I'm genuinely interested.

Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 172.

"... owing to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place, an accident occurs by which ...personal injury is caused to a person other than the driver of that mechanically propelled vehicle"

There was an accident, she was injured, and it was due to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle. The driver was required to give his details, including insurance, or failing that to report to the police ASARP and in any case within 24 hours.