Road Traffic Accident

External Since: Dec 05, 2003 Posts: 1

Whilst heading home on my bike there was a car heading towards me on
the same side of the road as i was. I thought coming off my bike was
the less painful option to take instead of going over his bonnet. When
i picked myself up i gave the bloke a few words of which he had said
he did not see me and that he was coming from a sharp junction. I had
asked him if he had his insureance details on him and he said no. I
called the police and we gave our events of what had happened. They
did not breathealise us and they let the guy go before i could get his
details and also ask if he would accept liability so that i would have
witnesses. The next day i went to show my details and asked if i could
get the guys address so i could speak to him for the insureance. They
police said no due the data protection act. I passed what details i
knew to the insureance but they also wrecken that it would be hard to
prove my innocence. In my insureance i am aslo covered by legal
expensis and still waiting on what they say about all this. so far the
moral of this seems to be that if you want to claim off someones elses
insureance so to keep your no claims intact, if it is their fault, is
to go over the persons bonnet and increase the injury to yourself.

External Since: Jul 16, 2003 Posts: 53

If you are in the USA, the freedom of information act allows you to request
copies of the officer's notes, video footage from the squad car, and even
the radio transmissions from start to end of your "event"

You might find your information via those outlets. Also, go to the police
station and sign a complaint against the other driver for "reckless driving"
or "careless driving" as then he will have to show up in court. If the
ticket sticks, you can show the documentation to the insurance companies.
It also gives you more leverage for the freedom of information requests
provided above.

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"Mal" <campbell_mal RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Whilst heading home on my bike there was a car heading towards me on
> the same side of the road as i was. I thought coming off my bike was
> the less painful option to take instead of going over his bonnet. When
> i picked myself up i gave the bloke a few words of which he had said
> he did not see me and that he was coming from a sharp junction. I had
> asked him if he had his insureance details on him and he said no. I
> called the police and we gave our events of what had happened. They
> did not breathealise us and they let the guy go before i could get his
> details and also ask if he would accept liability so that i would have
> witnesses. The next day i went to show my details and asked if i could
> get the guys address so i could speak to him for the insureance. They
> police said no due the data protection act. I passed what details i
> knew to the insureance but they also wrecken that it would be hard to
> prove my innocence. In my insureance i am aslo covered by legal
> expensis and still waiting on what they say about all this. so far the
> moral of this seems to be that if you want to claim off someones elses
> insureance so to keep your no claims intact, if it is their fault, is
> to go over the persons bonnet and increase the injury to yourself.