Who is liable for this crash

Rose, I am not having a go at you on here as can understand why you are sticking up for your daughter - you are a mother and thats your job - I am sure many others would do the same. I think however that some of the hostility has occured due to you implying in earlier threads that this was the insurance companies fault (they had cancelled her insurance) and not the fault of your daughter who really should have ensured her insurance was valid before getting in a car. Also you then said you suspected the other driver was drunk or on drugs etc again instead of just saying - yes, the other person caused the accident but your daughter should not have been on the road. I think its clear the accident appears to be the other drivers fault (from the information given on here) however this does not change the fact that your daughter was uninsured and yes, the other driver does probably feel angry about it - as I am sure most people would - he probably feels the accident was at least part your daughters fault (not saying it was but when things happen quickly quite often people suspect the other party did something wrong too), he will have lost his no-claims discount possibly and his insurance will probably rise due to paying out for his and your daughters cars damage. And on top of all this he knows your daughter was uninsured yet now has the money for a shiney newer car from all this. Again I understand the accident was not her fault but personal feelings aside I think most people would be angry at this and want some kind of retribution. I have never shopped anyone for any illegal activity but if I was in an accident with an uninsured driver (regardless of fault) and then my company paid them for repairs etc I too think I would contact the police about the non-insurance and be pushing for some kind of fine/points. Truthfully if the situation were reversed and your daughter was the insured one who had just paid out then you too would be angry if the other driver was uninsured. Like I said, not having a go at you but you are obviously biaised in your outlook on this as it involves your daughter - step outside the situation and you will see why so many people are angry at your feeling that this other driver is wrong in wanting some kind of justice.

Too many people are killed or hurt by uninsured drivers and all properly insured drivers are paying the cost for this. I hope your daughter has learnt her lesson and I bet she is pleased that at least the other driver wasn't also uninsured otherwise she may not have a car at all now.

I hope you do carry on posting rose because I truely am interested as to the outcome. When abouts is the court case?


Where do you live? Maybe if i buy a local paper it'll be on the front page?