Quick question re. minor accident claim

kbell

Father in law was involved in a minor accident middle of last year, and today, in the post arrives the claim from injuriesboard.ie.
Thoughts on this..

Van pulls out of side street causing car A to stop suddenly, car B rear ends car A, car C (father in law) rear ends car B and shunts it into car A meaning its been hit twice.
The Driver of A is claiming off both B and C for medical expenses etc....

B and C have already gone through insurance and have had cars repaired and left it like that, no harm done etc...
A, left the scene on the day with no damage to vehicle (tow bar took the hit) and now has appeared with this claim.

Can he claim from my Father in law despite him being the last in the chain of impact?
Who are injuriesboard,ie anyway??
They're looking for €850 off him for processing the claim.

Thanks in advance...

Cabaal

Your father should have stopped though and indirectly caused an impact to car A, perhaps actual proper legal advice might be your best bet instead of depending on the internet

johnos1984

Contact his insurer and forward all details on to them

robtri

all info you need here
http://injuriesboard.ie/eng/Responding_to_a_Claim/Responding_to_a_Claim.html

kbell

Cabaal wrote: »

Your father should have stopped though and indirectly caused an impact to car A, perhaps actual proper legal advice might be your best bet instead of depending on the internet

Everybody should have stopped in any accident, but unfortunately in the real world this is not the case...
He has already been in contact the proper channels ie.. insurance, solicitor etc.. and has appointment set up.
We're more taken by surprise as he has already been through the claim process with the other driver B and both have walked away amicably, with both cars being repaired and "no harm done, accidents happen etc.."
Car B driver who we've kept in contact had expected this but not my father in law...

Stheno

Well he was essentially driving without "due care and attention" as if he had been, he would have stopped, so yes the first driver can claim from him.

Think of the flood of claims from the big pile up on the M7 in the fog a few years ago?

Windwalker

I was in a similar situation a few years ago, we were all stopped though when the fourth car hit and caused a domino effect. The car I hit, I didn't even leave a mark on his car, it was a slight nudge and the bumper absorbed what impact there was. The guy claimed for injury and a few months later I got another from the mother of a child that was in the car, claiming stress...
I was lucky in that I wasn't the last car and that the second claim was thrown out straight away. But I was never asked for money, what I got was a copy of the claim being made against me. There were other questions on it aswell, like, have they claimed for any other accident in the last x months.
I guess the solicitor will be able to give the best advice on it though. Gotta say though, being sued sucks! Hope everything works out.

CiniO

Stheno wrote: »

so yes the first driver can claim from him.

From him, or from his insurance?
I thought that's what you have a third party insurance for.

Stheno

CiniO wrote: »

From him, or from his insurance?
I thought that's what you have a third party insurance for.

From his insurance, apologies, should have been clearer

Crackle

Most likely your father-in-law's insurance company got a copy of the letter he got. I had an accident a few years back (different scenario to this) and after I was contacted by injuriesboard.ie I immediately contacted my insurance company and they told me to pretty much ignore it and that they would be taking care of any fees involved. I didn't hear anything more about it apart from a notification that the claim was settled.

Not sure if it helps you or not but that was my experience dealing with this crowd.

injuriesboard

Hi there,

Sorry this reply to the OP is a bit late - Robtri has already posted the link that contains most of the information you need.

InjuriesBoard.ie is an independent statutory body established in 2004.
We aim to do the following:
assess how much compensation is due to an injured party;
reduce costs and fees involved in the administration of personal injury claims; and
reduce the amount of time it takes to finalise a claim for compensation.

InjuriesBoard.ie awards the same level of compensation as the Courts but in a faster time frame and without associated litigation costs. These costs are a major factor in the cost of insurance premiums.

As a motor policy holder it is best to pass the letter you have received from us to your insurance company. If they decide to progress the claim they will pay any fees incurred.

Have a look at this page on our website. It outlines our process from a Respondent's perspective (Respondent is the word used to describe the person/company against whom the claim is being made).

To get a really good idea about how the process works you might also find it useful to look at these pages:
http://www.injuriesboard.ie/eng/Making_a_Claim/
http://www.injuriesboard.ie/eng/FAQ/
http://www.injuriesboard.ie/eng/Claimant_Information_Video

If anything is unclear please feel free to call our Service Centre. Open 8am - 8pm on LoCall 1890 829121. They'll be more than happy to answer any general queries you may have.

I hope this helps.

InjuriesBoard.ie