Drunk Driver

ImJohn

Last night my dad was working ( hes a taxi driver) and a drunk driver in his mid 20's crashed straight into the back of him (the dent in the back of the car looks really bad). There was 4 passengers in the taxi and one old woman in her late 70's. She was in great shock but luckily nobody was hurt including my dad. My dad rang the gards and they quicky found out the other driver was drunk (6~ pints) and he had no insurance. The drunk driver was arrested and taken back to the station.

Now here comes the dilemma. Seeing as the drunk driver was uninsured will my dad have to claim off his own insurance?

I don't know a great deal about how the crash happened or how fast the drunk driver was going because my dad is in bed and he only got to sleep by drowning his misery ironically on the drink. He's in great shock according to my mom.

This really ****s my dad up now because he could be out of work for a while with no income coming in and trying to support 2 children and an unemployed wife because some idiot of a drunk driver thought he'd take the risk. Well I hope he burns in hell.

phasers

That's awful.

Gummy Panda

I think there is a fund set up by the insurance companies in cases of drivers without insurance or hit and runs.

IIRC, they all pay so much into it each year and that covers these incidents.

c - 13

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I think there is a fund set up by the insurance companies in cases of drivers without insurance or hit and runs.

IIRC, they all pay so much into it each year and that covers these incidents.

And it also takes forever to get a payout from the same fund IIRC.

Real sorry to hear about that OP. Talk about a ****ing disaster for your Dad.

arybvtcw0eolkf

OP your dad should see a solicitor and seek advice from them.

He shouldn't rely on his insurance company as they'll always take the easy route.

Is he a member of a taxi union?. Maybe they can point him in the right direction also.

Either way, he'll be claiming from The Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland I'd imagine.

I hope your Dad makes a speedy recovery.

Mark200

I'd also think a solicitor would probably be the right way to go. Is the car completely out of action?

Gummy Panda

c - 13 wrote: »

And it also takes forever to get a payout from the same fund IIRC.

Real sorry to hear about that OP. Talk about a ****ing disaster for your Dad.

Yeah. Its not a simple fill in form and they pop out to see what happen. Their solicter talks to your solicter, then they go to court and argue the settlement.

Can take awhile but thats looking from a hit and run incident.

I don't know how its dealt with in these cases.

For all i know, the insurance company may cover him and seek the costs from the fund.

arybvtcw0eolkf

OP spook_ie (a member here) has a taxi forum over on dublintaxi.ie (its actually a national drivers forum).

You might get some insight from the lads over there.

wicklaman83

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

Sherifu

That sucks OP. Hope that guy does a couple of years. Idiot.

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

:rolleyes:

Gummy Panda

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

Thats a bit harsh. We don't even know what type of person his dad is.

There is gentlemen who work as Taxi drivers.

4zn76tysfajdxp

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

[facepalm]Oh jesus...[/facepalm]

arybvtcw0eolkf

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

Oh I can see your a regular Sunday morning mass goer :rolleyes:

wicklaman83

Mairt wrote: »

Oh I can see your a regular Sunday morning mass goer :rolleyes:

sorry wrong there.i go of a saturday evening

Mark200

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

People do things like that no matter what their career is.

Sherifu

darren254 wrote: »

sorry wrong there.i go of a saturday evening

Your writing style looks very familiar.

arybvtcw0eolkf

darren254 wrote: »

sorry wrong there.i go of a saturday evening

Either way, it wasn't a very nice thing to say to a young lad worrying about his Dad who was injured while out working, providing for a family.

No doubt it'll be a tight Christmas in that house hold, but I get the impression that just because your jaundiced by your own negligent actions that you won't give a flying fvck.

Slidey

I have had to claim off the MIBI when a stolen car ran into the side of my parked car.

It really wasn't that big a deal. Worst part was trying to get the lazy bitch of a cop to submit her report for me.

wicklaman83

Mairt wrote: »

Either way, it wasn't a very nice thing to say to a young lad worrying about his Dad who was injured while out working, providing for a family.

No doubt it'll be a tight Christmas in that house hold, but I get the impression that just because your jaundiced by your own negligent actions that you won't give a flying fvck.

beleive it or not the reason there was ice out as stated in my post was because it was the 2nd week in december so i know all about christmas being ruined.have you ever tried to drive around dublin.there is always a taxi cutting you off,blowing at you etc etc and as for negleigence the guards were even on my side.ever skid on ice?you go where ever your brought

wicklaman83

Sherifu wrote: »

Your writing style looks very familiar.

do you want to go a little deeper in to that comment

Mark200

To be fair....

ImJohn wrote: »

There was 4 passengers in the taxi and one old woman in her late 70's. She was in great shock but luckily nobody was hurt including my dad.

Mairt wrote: »

Either way, it wasn't a very nice thing to say to a young lad worrying about his Dad who was injured while out working, providing for a family.

arybvtcw0eolkf

darren254 wrote: »

beleive it or not the reason there was ice out as stated in my post was because it was the 2nd week in december so i know all about christmas being ruined.have you ever tried to drive around dublin.there is always a taxi cutting you off,blowing at you etc etc and as for negleigence the guards were even on my side.ever skid on ice?you go where ever your brought

YOU rear ended someone, YOUR AT FAULT. Its that simple.

Ice my arse, I've drove in the Balkan where it was minus -20c. You drive according to the conditions.

I'm sick to death of people like you driving negligently like you've admitted then making excuses and blaiming everyone else for your incompetence.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Mark200 wrote: »

To be fair....

His dad went to bed suffering from shock, thats an injury and I bore that in mind when I was posting.

lost marbles

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

jeeeeze h ! is there a band of yous TAXI DRIVER KNOCKERS just waiting in the wings of ah ready to pounce at any mention of a taxi or taxi driver .
what has a young guys question about how his dad is after being hit by a drunk driver got to do with you skidding into the back of a taxi .
you rear ended another car [YOUR FAULT] the insurance company payed whatever ,you insurance went up ,happens every day of the week .
taxi driver or mr smith down the road .get over it
if you want to knock anyone over this then i suggest you look at the car insurance companies of ireland
back to the op,s question .
can i suggest you log onto spooks taxi forum
www.irishtaxidrivers.com
the TAXI DRIVERS there might be able to help

4zn76tysfajdxp

Mairt wrote: »

YOU rear ended someone,

*Snigger*

wicklaman83

Mairt wrote: »

YOU rear ended someone, YOUR AT FAULT. Its that simple.

Ice my arse, I've drove in the Balkan where it was minus -20c. You drive according to the conditions.

I'm sick to death of people like you driving negligently like you've admitted then making excuses and blaiming everyone else for your incompetence.

again you got your facts wrong.i fully accepted i was at fault and rang him next day to offer to pay for any damage etc when i was told to fcuk off that he was in alot of pain.again the guards told me this was impossible but couldnt do anything cause the 1st thing he'd be asked in court is was he a doctor.my point is they are all out to make a quick buck.

and as for the "injury" he had to go to the bed drunk.yeah right

ImJohn

Mark200 wrote: »

I'd also think a solicitor would probably be the right way to go. Is the car completely out of action?

Yea its out of action.

Mairt wrote: »

OP your dad should see a solicitor and seek advice from them.

He shouldn't rely on his insurance company as they'll always take the easy route.

Is he a member of a taxi union?. Maybe they can point him in the right direction also.

Either way, he'll be claiming from The Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland I'd imagine.

I hope your Dad makes a speedy recovery.

I don't know if hes a member of a tax union, I'll ask him though when he wakes up. Thanks.

Mairt wrote: »

OP spook_ie (a member here) has a taxi forum over on dublintaxi.ie (its actually a national drivers forum).

You might get some insight from the lads over there.

Thank you.

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

Yea there is some taxi drivers like that, my dad even talks to me about them but does that mean hes like one of them? My dad is really bad mentally, hes in total shock, he's never had a crash this bad before in his whole 40 years of driving and 12 years of driving his taxi.

I'll show him this thread when he wakes up if he feels up to it which I seriously doubt. Thanks for the information to everyone else anyway.

4zn76tysfajdxp

ImJohn wrote: »

Yea there is some taxi drivers like that, my dad even talks to me about them but does that mean hes like one of them? My dad is really bad mentally, hes in total shock, he's never had a crash this bad before in his whole 40 years of driving and 12 years of driving his taxi.

Don't react to that poster reasonably, he didn't when he read your original post. All he saw was that a taxi driver was injured and was too busy busting out the champagne to give your post more than a cursory glance and realise that it actually wasn't your Dad's fault. According to him, taxi drivers are bad and that's the end of it.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

darren254 wrote: »

again you got your facts wrong.i fully accepted i was at fault and rang him next day to offer to pay for any damage etc when i was told to fcuk off that he was in alot of pain.again the guards told me this was impossible but couldnt do anything cause the 1st thing he'd be asked in court is was he a doctor.my point is they are all out to make a quick buck.

and as for the "injury" he had to go to the bed drunk.yeah right

What was the Tayto slogan again....?
"There's always one."

kenco

OP is your Dad comp insured? He might be OK to get the car sorted out then by his own insurance.

I was hit by and truck a couple of years back that kept going. There was a few grands worth of damage done to my car and it was sorted but I then found out later on that instead of claiming from the fund (this applies when you dont have comp apparently) there is another insurance fund that they use for such matters. Worked out for me as I did not lose my no claims and was also able to continue with no claims protection as well. Make sure he follows up as they might try to get out of this (as another poster said the union should be able to help out)

Sorry for you and his troubles but thankfully everyone is OK

lost marbles

Janiyah Howling Servant wrote: »

*Snigger*

how about this for another "snigger "
you rear ended someone and had to reach around to open his belt

4zn76tysfajdxp

lost marbles wrote: »

how about this for another "snigger "
you rear ended someone and had to reach around to open his belt

That one is less funny.

TriciaDelicia

The MIBI (motor insurance board of ireland) deal with uninsured and unknown vehicles. Your dad just has to go thrrough his insurance and they'll deal with the MIBI my friend had this problem before and she got her compensation fairly promptly. Goodluck and I hope your dad recovers quickly

dr.bollocko

Pay someone to break his legs. No excuse for driving uninsured.
****ing scum.
Some of the best people I have met in foreign climes have been taxi drivers. Tend to be a font of local knowledge. Love hearing how exciting they can make an entire life story and yet fit it all into ten to twenty minutes.

lost marbles

Janiyah Howling Servant wrote: »

That one is less funny.

tought that myself after i posted it
sorry :P

Trampas

As said above MIB will sort it out.

Which of course is funded by insured drivers.

If out of work then he will need to show his returns from previous years. Some taxi drivers will be in trouble if that happened to them

lost marbles

Trampas wrote: »

As said above MIB will sort it out.

Which of course is funded by insured drivers.

If out of work then he will need to show his returns from previous years. Some taxi drivers will be in trouble if that happened to them

and this comes from where ?
the taxi insurance companies have a set rate that is payed out for loss of earnings .last time i checked with i think it was axa the rate was
80e a day up to a max of five days .
dont know where you got that information on having to show tax returns to make a loss of earnings claim to you car insurance company .

arybvtcw0eolkf

ImJohn wrote: »

Yea there is some taxi drivers like that, my dad even talks to me about them but does that mean hes like one of them? My dad is really bad mentally, hes in total shock, he's never had a crash this bad before in his whole 40 years of driving and 12 years of driving his taxi.

.

Don't dwell on what that Darren guy posted, no one else has.

The likes of him and his ilk come here, post up some total crap for a while - realise they're misfits in the company of (mostly) good people and feck off elsewhere.

If your Dad is still shook up, suggest getting out of the house for a walk with you. Get his mind off the accident, and show him your not too upset either.

I'm a father too, and I think in your Dads case I'd be more worried the effects of this are having on my family moreso than I.

Post over on Spooks board, the lads there seem fairly level headed.

wicklaman83

Mairt wrote: »

Don't dwell on what that Darren guy posted, no one else has.

The likes of him and his ilk come here, post up some total crap for a while - realise they're misfits in the company of (mostly) good people and feck off elsewhere.

If your Dad is still shook up, suggest getting out of the house for a walk with you. Get his mind off the accident, and show him your not too upset either.

I'm a father too, and I think in your Dads case I'd be more worried the effects of this are having on my family moreso than I.

Post over on Spooks board, the lads there seem fairly level headed.

my opinion is my opinion.if he is so shook up bring him to hospital.dont be wasting your time posting here

Mark200

darren254 wrote: »

my opinion is my opinion.if he is so shook up bring him to hospital.dont be wasting your time posting here

What a ridiculous thing to say. He's shook up. The hospital isn't going to make any difference, but it doesn't change the fact that he was affected by it.

wicklaman83

Mairt wrote: »

His dad went to bed suffering from shock, thats an injury and I bore that in mind when I was posting.

where do you normally go with an injury??

ImJohn wrote: »

Last night my dad was working ( hes a taxi driver) and a drunk driver in his mid 20's crashed straight into the back of him (the dent in the back of the car looks really bad). There was 4 passengers in the taxi and one old woman in her late 70's. She was in great shock but luckily nobody was hurt including my dad. My dad rang the gards and they quicky found out the other driver was drunk (6~ pints) and he had no insurance. The drunk driver was arrested and taken back to the station.

Now here comes the dilemma. Seeing as the drunk driver was uninsured will my dad have to claim off his own insurance?

I don't know a great deal about how the crash happened or how fast the drunk driver was going because my dad is in bed and he only got to sleep by drowning his misery ironically on the drink. He's in great shock according to my mom.

This really ****s my dad up now because he could be out of work for a while with no income coming in and trying to support 2 children and an unemployed wife because some idiot of a drunk driver thought he'd take the risk. Well I hope he burns in hell.

have you never heard of anyone going to hospital due to shock.try reading all posts in a thread before you go off on one

arybvtcw0eolkf

Mark200 wrote: »

What a ridiculous thing to say. He's shook up. The hospital isn't going to make any difference, but it doesn't change the fact that he was affected by it.


My opinion is my opinion

Your best off not entertaining him.

Ya know whats said about lying down wit de dawgs!.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Mairt wrote: »

Ya know whats said about lying down wit de dawgs!.

You rise wit fleaz?

I'm paying attention.

apathetic84

darren254 wrote: »

delighted.ran in to one before years ago.25 mph and skidded on ice in to the back of him.wouldnt get out of the car.straight on to base and called guards.next day said he had severe neck/back pain and would be taking me to the cleaners.did my own detective work and that very night was out side his base horse playing with other drivers.(severe neck/back pain,i dont think so).claimed for the car been broke up even though travelling at 25mph and went in to his tow bar.his friend was the inspecting mechanic.got 24,000 euro and put my premium sky high.heard other instances of taxi drivers screwing people so i'd say your father wont be out of money for long.they think they are king of the roads when they are really scum of the earth

why are people so quick to judge??
think outside the box
a bit of empathy would go a long way