Witness refused to give contact details

DUTR

James2k wrote: »

I feel like it's exceptionally douchey to refuse your details when someone needs your help in a matter such as this.

If i couldn't help someone out with a few minutes of my time to write a statement or talk to the insurer then i'd have a bit of self reflecting to do.

So as you can see from the thread, it's more complicated than that.
If you were travelling along a road and someone pulled out from the left, depending on their speed, you may well plough into the side of their vehicle. two vehicle reversing..... you can see why the insurers wouldn't want to waste time and resource with much further investigation.

James2k

DUTR wrote: »

So as you can see from the thread, it's more complicated than that.
If you were travelling along a road and someone pulled out from the left, depending on their speed, you may well plough into the side of their vehicle. two vehicle reversing..... you can see why the insurers wouldn't want to waste time and resource with much further investigation.

that has nothing to do with whether i would provide a statement or not. I would provide my details and a statement if someone asked me. The insurance company can then take or leave it.

I'm hardly going to say to them, nah brah you aint getting a statement because the insurance company will want to 50:50 that and they dont want the hassle. Thats up to them

steve1500

Some very interesting comments. - thanks for that

The passenger side, rear corner bumper, of the other parties car is what caused the damage.

A 13 year old Skoda Octavia, driven literally, by a little old lady, does a nice bit of damage to a stationery two year old Kia Picanto door.

If, as is apparent, there is nothing I can do about the witness, is there anything that be can done to challenge the 50:50?

I was the only one to take photos, and had I reversed much further, I would have backed into a parked car, which is obvious from the photos.

Plus of course did she even mention the fact that the accident was witnessed, regardless of whether they would supply a statement?

almillar

The OP has said that he was stationary, and is seeking advice based upon that.

Indeed, we only have one side of the story, but that story is that OP stopped, then honked. Also damage on the side - that all adds up to being driven into whilst stationary.

Well they are not going to say they reversed into the path of a moving vehicle

Not much point in people posting then, if we don't give their statement a certain amount of credence.