bicycle/car accident

horse7

What is the process to follow,for a cyclist knocked off their bike by a car. I have their insurance details. Do i get a claim form from their insurance company and lodge it with them .

Wishbone Ash

If you have suffered any injury you are required to report it to the Gardai. If you are uninjured you should report it regardless. It puts you in a stronger position if things get sticky later.

horse7

Have reported to the gardai, but do i get a claim form from their insurance company and lodge it with them .

RustyNut

horse7 wrote: »

Have reported to the gardai, but do i get a claim form from their insurance company and lodge it with them .

Just ring the insurance co. and they will take it from there.

Wishbone Ash

horse7 wrote: »

Have reported to the gardai, but do i get a claim form from their insurance company and lodge it with them .

If you suffered no personal injuries but just material damages would you not try to settle with the driver first? It may be a lot quicker that going via insurance.

(Except of course if the driver indicated that he/she wished you to go to their insurance company).

The driver is obliged to inform their insurance company that they have been involved in an accident. If the haven't, the insurance company will contact the Gardai to see if it has been reported. Hence the importance of reporting.

horse7

Will of course try and resolve with the motorist,but if they are are unwilling to compensate for the doctors visit and wheel damage,i shall have to proceed on a different route.

Civilian_Target

Report to the gardi first - it puts you in a much better position to do something about it!

Wishbone Ash

horse7 wrote: »

Will of course try and resolve with the motorist,but if they are are unwilling to compensate for the doctors visit and wheel damage,i shall have to proceed on a different route.

Assuming the motorist was "in the wrong" they would be very foolish to be unwilling to refund a GP visit fee and wheel repair/replacement.

Chemical Byrne

sorry, posted here by mistake. I meant to start a new thread. Lock it up.

rollingscone

Call the insurer get a claim number from them/ go to your GP.

Only use a solicitor if you need one, it doesn't sound like you've really established that yet.

Solicitors are people who know how to use the processes of the legal system. Not wizards.

Get a medical assessment from your GP and take it from there.

FizzleSticks

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Unknown Soldier

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

If you suffered no personal injuries but just material damages would you not try to settle with the driver first?

Never bother to do this. (Sorry Ash!) Be it on a bike or in a car etc.

It's an Irish thing to not involve insurance companies. No claims bonus crap and all that.

You and them pay a lot of money to be insured. Use it. What do you or them bother paying for?

Plus, people can be right pr1cks after the event.

Darkglasses

Chemical Byrne wrote: »

sorry, posted here by mistake. I meant to start a new thread. Lock it up.

Zombie thread guys, locking it up