Time limit on car insurance claims?

mikee__2

Hello everyone!

Does anyone know what is time limit on car insurance claim? I know that for personal injuries it is 3 years from the date of car accident. What about time limit for car damage claim?

I have found on this forum similar thread but it has been posted in 2006....

thank you!

dannyrst

You're supposed to report an accident straight away. I don't think they will be very lenient on reporting incidents much after 24 hours...

foxy-stoat

Do you mean time limit on reporting the incident or settling the claim once started?

mikee__2

I have reported the accident immediately to my insurance company. My question is about time limit on settling the damage claim.

What I have found here is.... "The time limit is six years from the date of the accident for damage claims and three years for injury claims"

Is this true?

Billy_Bullocks

Six years.

Car_54

mikee_ wrote: »

I have reported the accident immediately to my insurance company. My question is about time limit on settling the damage claim.

What I have found here is.... "The time limit is six years from the date of the accident for damage claims and three years for injury claims"

Is this true?

Generally yes, in England and Wales.

Six years is the time by which a claim must be issued through the court - AFAIK there is no time limit for the case to be settled.

In my own experience of a medical negligence case, the claim was issued within the 3 year limit (for personal injury), but it took a further 3 years to reach a settlement.

Quentin

The time limit for minors injury claims is different.

They have till their 21st birthday to make a claim

facade

And the 3 years for injury starts from when the injury became apparent/was linked to the accident, it could be 5 years before a doctor links your constant back pain to a fractured vertebra from the accident, and you still have another 3 years to claim.

Billy_Bullocks

facade wrote: »

And the 3 years for injury starts from when the injury became apparent/was linked to the accident, it could be 5 years before a doctor links your constant back pain to a fractured vertebra from the accident, and you still have another 3 years to claim.

He's not much of a doctor the is he?