Car accident advice plz

bananaskins

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Henry Ford III

Your insurer will apportion the blame I'd imagine.

KamiKazi

You might find this useful: http://www.accidentsketch.com/

corktina

I dont want to upset you but as you were on the bend, you should have been anticipating another vehicle approaching from the other side. The Insurance Company will sort it out no doubt, but it sounds to me as if you were at least 50% to blame.

si_guru

Also I think a vehicle going up hill has priority.. this is a much forgotten rule in the UK for sure.

Cabaal

This is why camera phones are useful...always take photos

DonJose

bananaskins wrote: »

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Tough one, but I'd say the semicolon was at fault, its all over the road!!!

Speak Now

DonJose wrote: »

Tough one, but I'd say the semicolon was at fault, its all over the road!!!

cool i thought it was just me!

Cabaal

thats just rude editing out your starting post, if I see this poster post in future I';ll be sure to quote them first

bananaskins

sorry guys

helimachoptor

Cabaal wrote: »

This is why camera phones are useful...always take photos

Digital camera pics arent admissable as evidence if taken by either party I think, i know the AA say its best to keep a disposable one in the car for accidents.

valuseeker

Any independent witnesses to the bang, looks like a 50 50 to me, was it head on or into the side of your car

bananaskins

valuseeker wrote: »

Any independent witnesses to the bang, looks like a 50 50 to me, was it head on or into the side of your car

Hmm independent no not really I had passengers but they're related to me and there was another lorry travelin behind the one that collided but it left before I got details or the gardas arrived.And was an employee of the driver of the first.

Yea it was pretty much head on but he was more on the wrong side of the road than the right was over a metre from his left and less than a metre from the right grass verge. i know theres no markings but surely you keep to left as much as possible??

KamiKazi

bananaskins wrote: »

Hmm independent no not really I had passengers but they're related to me and there was another lorry travelin behind the one that collided but it left before I got details or the gardas arrived.And was an employee of the driver of the first.

Yea it was pretty much head on but he was more on the wrong side of the road than the right was over a metre from his left and less than a metre from the right grass verge. i know theres no markings but surely you keep to left as much as possible??

Use that link I posted earlier, it'll make it easier to describe the scene.

Speak Now

bananaskins wrote: »

Hmm independent no not really I had passengers but they're related to me and there was another lorry travelin behind the one that collided but it left before I got details or the gardas arrived.And was an employee of the driver of the first.

Yea it was pretty much head on but he was more on the wrong side of the road than the right was over a metre from his left and less than a metre from the right grass verge. i know theres no markings but surely you keep to left as much as possible??

You do keep as left as possible but with no road markings the Guards will advise 50/50 i guess.

valuseeker

bananaskins wrote: »

Hmm independent no not really I had passengers but they're related to me and there was another lorry travelin behind the one that collided but it left before I got details or the gardas arrived.And was an employee of the driver of the first.

Yea it was pretty much head on but he was more on the wrong side of the road than the right was over a metre from his left and less than a metre from the right grass verge. i know theres no markings but surely you keep to left as much as possible??

I think cut your loss, 50/ 50. you look after your own and the other guy looks after his own, but only after you check to see if he will pay and keep it out on the insurance. otherwise your bonus will go as well

paddy147

You should be talking to a solicitor about this matter in private and not plastering it all accross a forum....................and then slyly delete it as you know you have done wrong.:rolleyes:

bananaskins

Thanks for the replys yea 50/50 is how i guessed it would go just thought i'd see what you guys thought. insurance already involved took my statement but cant contact the other party invovled. . .little strange imo as they a large company. guess i'll just have to sit it out

PS is your no claims bonus affect if both decide to fix our own but insurance is aware of incident? and if there is a claim does your insurance go up in the follwing years to cover the cost of the claim or just a little cause you are now considered a riskier customer? thanks again

Eoin

Do you want this thread kept open bananaskins?

If so, I'll change your post back to the original one. There's not a whole lot of point keeping it open as it is.

PCPhoto

helimachoptor wrote: »

Digital camera pics arent admissable as evidence if taken by either party I think, i know the AA say its best to keep a disposable one in the car for accidents.

if thats the case then everyone should appeal clampings/remove the clamps with angle grinders .... they take a photo to prove you were illegally parked and they have put a clamp on the vehicle.

digitally taken photographs are accepted in court - how is the judge to know the difference between a digitally taken image and a film taken one - if he/she is only presented with a print ?