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Car accident

lipso · 2017-09-07 18:15:05

My daughter had a car accident yesterday. She and her baby were in the car. Luckily apart from a broken bone and some cuts and bruising they are okay. The car is a write off. The guards came to the accident. Is the next step reporting the accident to insurance company? After that do we need to contact a solicitor for…

07-09-2017 6:15pm

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lipso

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My daughter had a car accident yesterday. She and her baby were in the car. Luckily apart from a broken bone and some cuts and bruising they are okay. The car is a write off. The guards came to the accident.
Is the next step reporting the accident to insurance company?
After that do we need to contact a solicitor for personal injuries claim?

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#2 07-09-2017 6:37pm

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First thing would be to make sure your daughter and her child have been examined by a doctor and get a medical report from the doctor/hospital. You should report an accident like that to your insurance company whether you're at fault or not, so that at least they have it on record in the event the other party lodges a claim against you.

If you believe the other party is at fault then you need to contact their insurance company to open a claim against their client. Give them all the details of what happened, etc. They will probably send out their own assessor to examine your car. If your lodging a personal injury claim then best to get a solicitor who specialises in that area as the other party's insurance company will have their own. It is also good to have the Garda's details who arrived at the scene including his badge number and station. Same goes for any independent witnesses of the accident. Your solicitor should be able to advise on anything else.

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#3 18-09-2017 2:51pm

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lipso wrote: »

My daughter had a car accident yesterday. She and her baby were in the car. Luckily apart from a broken bone and some cuts and bruising they are okay. The car is a write off. The guards came to the accident.
Is the next step reporting the accident to insurance company?
After that do we need to contact a solicitor for personal injuries claim?

Hey Lipso,

Hopefully everyone recovers fine.... a thread I wrote a couple of years back that I hope you find useful. Gone through the process start to finish: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93328566

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#4 25-09-2017 2:16pm

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thanks for your help - one other thing we have received a bill from fire service for call out to the accident. Is this normal practice? I did not think there was a charge in emergency cases.

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#5 25-09-2017 2:19pm

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lipso wrote: »

thanks for your help - one other thing we have received a bill from fire service for call out to the accident. Is this normal practice? I did not think there was a charge in emergency cases.

That was quick!
It will probably be covered by your insurance.
Get well soon to injured.

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#6 25-09-2017 2:57pm

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Report it to her insurers. If there is any doubt on who is liable or if the 3rd party is denying it, get her insurers to fix up the car if she has comprehensive and have them seek recovery, in time, from the 3rd party. Give them the bill from the Fire Brigade (never seen one issued that fast before)

Engage a solicitor in relation to personal injuries. Injury claims in relation to very young children are complicated and usually take longer to finalise

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