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Waiting on Accident report from Gardai - How Long??

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  • 10-03-2008 4:50pm
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    run_Forrest_run
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    I was involved in a car accident back on January 22nd (no persons injured). I have lodged a claim with the third party's insurance company and they have requested an 'Abstract Report' from the Gardai Station in question.

    Now I have been in contact with the insurance company on a weekly basis since then to find out if they have received such a report.

    To date they are telling me they have not received a report from the Gardai.

    I have been in touch with the Garda in question and was told she will sort it out but guess what, nothing done!

    I am fairly pissed off now driving around with a broken up front bumper and mis-aligned headlights!

    Does anyone know is this delay normal or what?


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    Barr
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    Have experience of this , it sometimes takes over a month.

    Usually theres nothing useful in them as well as cases where only material damage is involved are not investigated

    I assume your involved in some kind of claim where liability is in dispute. Theres no strict timeframe for resolution here.


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    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,398 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    thanks for the reply barr, yeah the other guy is not claiming liability when it was clearly his fault (I may be biased but seriously I could nearly prove it by explaining how the accident happened and where the impact occurred, the lad pulled out on me on a roundabout!).

    this has gone one for over a month now...i'm fed up with it all to be honest.


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    subway
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    statute of limitations is six months for road traffic incidents (afaik)
    its likely that the garda will get to it around that time


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    run_Forrest_run
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    subway wrote: »
    statute of limitations is six months for road traffic incidents (afaik)
    its likely that the garda will get to it around that time

    it will take the garda 6 months to write up an abstract report?? is that what you are saying?


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    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    im saying they have other things to do and have 6 months to file a report to the dpp on a traffic incident.
    they will probably do your report at the same time.


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    felim
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    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    the lad pulled out on me on a roundabout!).

    If the other guy won't admit liability be prepared for a 50/50 settlement. I was hit by a rental car on a roundabout nearly 3 years ago, the case was settled only two weeks ago...50/50...went all the way to the courthouse door. My solicitor said she has taken several roundabout accidents before the court and every single one was settled 50/50. Roundabouts are a grey area in road traffic law.
    It really sucks but I've been told this by my solicitor and several Gardai. Any crash on a roundabout with no injuries....50/50.


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    Vikings
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    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    this has gone one for over a month now...i'm fed up with it all to be honest.

    Give the Garda station a ring and find out when that officer is on duty and then call down to them at the station.

    If you pay them a visit and explain the situation they should be able to get it done quicker for you... better than just a phonecall that they can hang up and forget about.


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    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,398 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    felim wrote: »
    If the other guy won't admit liability be prepared for a 50/50 settlement. I was hit by a rental car on a roundabout nearly 3 years ago, the case was settled only two weeks ago...50/50...went all the way to the courthouse door. My solicitor said she has taken several roundabout accidents before the court and every single one was settled 50/50. Roundabouts are a grey area in road traffic law.
    It really sucks but I've been told this by my solicitor and several Gardai. Any crash on a roundabout with no injuries....50/50.

    a feck...suppose i just have to accept it so...I'm no different to the thousands of others affected by ****e drivers on roundabouts :mad:


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    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,398 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    Vikings wrote: »
    Give the Garda station a ring and find out when that officer is on duty and then call down to them at the station.

    If you pay them a visit and explain the situation they should be able to get it done quicker for you... better than just a phonecall that they can hang up and forget about.

    that's the best thing to do but unfortunately I can't make it out there during the working day. i could try it when she is on nights but she may not be in the station much then either, probably out on the beat or whatever they do.

    I rang her there again just now and she is going to do it straight away but after 8 weeks of this I have finally decided to take this with a few pinches of salt and I am slowly beginning to accept the crappy fact that this will probably just end 50/50 :(


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    felim
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    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    a feck...suppose i just have to accept it so...I'm no different to the thousands of others affected by ****e drivers on roundabouts :mad:

    Tell me about it. You have no idea how much more careful I am on roundabouts now. Right or wrong, don't have a tip on a roundabout. It was an expensive lesson, the total amount in the end was the bones of 10 grand in my case.


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    Predhead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 416 ✭✭Predhead


    21 months and I've still heard nothing!!

    Luckily I didn't need their report!

    Had to get a neighbour who's a Garda to check out a licence plate for me.


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    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,398 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    felim wrote: »
    Tell me about it. You have no idea how much more careful I am on roundabouts now. Right or wrong, don't have a tip on a roundabout. It was an expensive lesson, the total amount in the end was the bones of 10 grand in my case.

    ****e 10k!!! oh god, suddenly my costs of 1700 seem trivial in comparison!
    to be honest I think I can get the work done for less than that, just that the guy heard that an insurance company may be paying for it so i think he was quite 'liberal' with the quote :rolleyes:

    anyway, I will keep hassling the cops/insurance company until I get told to feck off.


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