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Taxi accident without MOT
shandbrandon
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I got into an accident with a Taxi driver with 2 passengers, he doesn’t have an MOT and the accident was cause by a fault in my car whilst driving. Can I claim off the taxi driver?
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OK - I am a little confused.shandbrandon said:I got into an accident with a Taxi driver with 2 passengers, he doesn’t have an MOT and the accident was cause by a fault in my car whilst driving. Can I claim off the taxi driver?
Were you one of the two passengers in the taxi?
Or were you driving your car?0 -
The taxi driver’s lack of MOT does not get you off the hook if you were to blame for the accident. What sort of fault was it that caused you to hit the taxi?2
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You are mixing two issues.shandbrandon said:I got into an accident with a Taxi driver with 2 passengers, he doesn’t have an MOT and the accident was cause by a fault in my car whilst driving. Can I claim off the taxi driver?
If your car had a fault and you caused damage to someone elses car, you need to pay for the damage via your own insurance.
If their car did not have an MOT, that needs reporting separately.
Or are you suggesting you won't report them if they pay for all the damage to both cars???Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
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shandbrandon said:I got into an accident with a Taxi driver with 2 passengers, he doesn’t have an MOT and the accident was cause by a fault in my car whilst driving. Can I claim off the taxi driver
If you were at fault for the accident the Taxi driver and his passengers will be claiming on your insurance and not vice versa.
The lack of an MOT for the taxi is a matter for the police and/or the taxi licensing authority. Unless it somehow contributed to the accident then it is not relevant to your situation. A Taxi can be perfectly roadworthy without a valid current MOT.
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No, the only relevance of the no MOT on the third party vehicle will be it is worth less when calculating if its beyond economical repair or not so may reduce the pay out if its a write off but no impact if its not BER and repairable.shandbrandon said:I got into an accident with a Taxi driver with 2 passengers, he doesn’t have an MOT and the accident was cause by a fault in my car whilst driving. Can I claim off the taxi driver?0 -
Omg the cheek0
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I was driving my own carGrumpy_chap said:
OK - I am a little confused.shandbrandon said:I got into an accident with a Taxi driver with 2 passengers, he doesn’t have an MOT and the accident was cause by a fault in my car whilst driving. Can I claim off the taxi driver?
Were you one of the two passengers in the taxi?
Or were you driving your car?0 -
The floor mat I was provided bulky my car salesman came loose and caused the clutch to get stuck and the car jolted forward when it stalled.Keep_pedalling said:The taxi driver’s lack of MOT does not get you off the hook if you were to blame for the accident. What sort of fault was it that caused you to hit the taxi?0 -
how old is the taxi as it may not need an mot if its under 3 years old
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If its an actual taxi, rather than private hire car, then it needs an MOT when its 1 year old not 3ratrace said:how old is the taxi as it may not need an mot if its under 3 years old
Getting an MOT: MOT costs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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