Head on collision

Miss OMMC · 04-09-2018 04:26PM #1

I was involved in a head on collision this morning.

I was driving home and was 50m from my house. I was travelling straight approaching a blind bend and the other car was on the bend travelling in the opposite direction. This road is a narrow, rural road so only room for one car.

I saw the car and broke hard. My car stopped in time but other driver didn't break (at least not until the last second) and drove straight into me. No one was injured thankfully but my car is seriously damaged. The other driver is not accepting liability.

I'm wondering if there is any point in trying to claim against her insurance or should I just claim through my own. My car is quite possibly a write off.

idnkph · 04-09-2018 04:28PM

Did you take pictures? Call the gardai? Swap insurance details?

listermint · 04-09-2018 04:28PM

Sounds 50:50 to me. Even on rural roads there is space for 2 cars.

Was someone in the middle of the road ?

Wishbone Ash · 04-09-2018 04:29PM

Report it to the Gardai as soon as possible.

Did you exchange details with the other party?

Inform your insurance company.

Del2005 · 04-09-2018 04:29PM

Of course claim from the other driver. If there are no witnesses and the other driver does not admit fault it'll most likely be 50/50 but don't let them off.

Write down what happened and draw a sketch while its fresh in your mind.

seamus · 04-09-2018 04:29PM

You'll need to talk to your own insurance company. They will talk to you about what happened, send you out a claim form and such. They will then decide, based on your account and based on what the other person's insurance says, whether they're going to pursue for costs or agree to split costs 50:50.

In short, contact your insurance company and they will decide what to do next. Once you involve the insurance co., it's basically out of your hands.

drunkmonkey · 04-09-2018 04:31PM

listermint wrote: »

Sounds 50:50 to me. Even on rural roads there is space for 2 cars.

Was someone in the middle of the road ?

How is it 50/50 she stopped and someone drove into her.

CeilingFly · 04-09-2018 04:34PM

Usually the car that has stopped is absolved of blame as they have not crashed into anyone.

The car still moving should be travelling at a speed suitable for the road and driving conditions - remember speed limits are exactly that "limits" and not a permission to drive at that speed

Insurance assessors can work this out fairly quickly and I would definitely write your own account of the accident now while it is fresh in your mind and definitely go through insurance as the other driver does not seem to be the most honest

CeilingFly · 04-09-2018 04:34PM

listermint wrote: »

Sounds 50:50 to me. Even on rural roads there is space for 2 cars.

Quite obviously you have not travelled rural roads.

Wishbone Ash · 04-09-2018 04:39PM

listermint wrote: »

...Even on rural roads there is space for 2 cars.?

Plenty of roads in my area of Dublin which aren't wide enough for 2 cars - grass along the centre etc.

wexie · 04-09-2018 04:41PM

listermint wrote: »

Sounds 50:50 to me. Even on rural roads there is space for 2 cars.

You need to get out more :eek:

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More than a few roads like this one all over the place.

Miss OMMC · 04-09-2018 04:41PM

Wow thanks for the flurry of replies!

The guards were called, insurance details swapped etc.

When the other driver got out of the car she was very upset and kept apologizing but once her mother arrived on the scene, the story changed.

My insurance company wanted to know if I was going to claim that she was at fault and if so, I would have to put a claim through her insurance company myself.

What does 50/50 mean exactly? My car is 171 Tuscon with the front totally mangled, her car an 08 megan with a lot less damage

listermint · 04-09-2018 04:42PM

CeilingFly wrote: »

Quite obviously you have not travelled rural roads.

I live on one.... Its usually the miscreants that come around the bend in the middle of the road that cause all the problems.

listermint · 04-09-2018 04:43PM

wexie wrote: »

You need to get out more :eek:

More than a few roads like this one all over the place.

Thats a 21 seater bus. Jesus wept is that the best you could do....

listermint · 04-09-2018 04:44PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

How is it 50/50 she stopped and someone drove into her.

We dont really have proof of that , tbf.

'she braked at the last minute' 'i also braked'

seamus · 04-09-2018 04:44PM

Miss OMMC wrote: »

What does 50/50 mean exactly? My car is 171 Tuscon with the front totally mangled, her car an 08 megan with a lot less damage

50:50 typically means that the total cost of all damage to both vehicles is pooled and split in two between the insurers.

Sometimes it means, "everyone looks after their own", but this is only where both drivers decide not to claim against the other.

If you decide not to claim against her, and she claims against you, you could end up paying the whole bill.

You were stopped. She hit you. Make a claim against her; she was travelling too fast, you weren't.

wexie · 04-09-2018 04:44PM

listermint wrote: »

Thats a 21 seater bus. Jesus wept is that the best you could do....

so you're telling me there's room for 2 cars there are ya?

You said something stupid, accept it, apologize and move on.

wexie · 04-09-2018 04:45PM

seamus wrote: »

50:50 typically means that the total cost of all damage to both vehicles is pooled and split in two between the insurers.

Which is unlikely to go in the favour of the 171 Tucson owner...

listermint · 04-09-2018 04:46PM

wexie wrote: »

so you're telling me there's room for 2 cars there are ya?

You said something stupid, accept it, apologize and move on.

There isnt with a 21 seater bus on it no.

you used a stupid example accept it and apologise so we can move on. and fix your US spelling

Panrich · 04-09-2018 04:47PM

OP you really need to consider getting a dashcam for future if you do much travelling on rural roads.

Alanstrainor · 04-09-2018 04:47PM

listermint wrote: »

There isnt with a 21 seater bus on it no.

you used a stupid example accept it and apologise so we can move on. and fix your US spelling

Don't post in this thread again.

seamus · 04-09-2018 04:48PM

wexie wrote: »

Which is unlikely to go in the favour of the 171 Tucson owner...

The opposite actually. If the 171's costs are 10k and the 08's costs are 5k, then both insurers will pay 7.5k.

OP has nothing to lose by putting in a claim.

flatty · 04-09-2018 04:51PM

I'd imagine she will say very much the same thing as you to her insurance company. It'll be your word against hers, and the companies will just accept that you were equally at fault. This may not be what happened, but with no witnesses, unless she accepts blame, the insurance companies will likely be unable to make any other call. Still, stranger things have happened.

Kenny Logins · 04-09-2018 04:52PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

How is it 50/50 she stopped and someone drove into her.

Can't prove it though - What if the other driver says the same?

Miss OMMC · 04-09-2018 04:53PM

I think I'll chance putting through a claim. These people are neighbours so I'd rather not do it but realistically i think I have to.

+1 for getting a dash cam. It's been on my to-do list for ages...

Thanks again

TheBoyConor · 04-09-2018 04:54PM

Op is entitled to claim. Nothing to be lost by putting in the claim anyway so you might as well.

Silent Running · 04-09-2018 04:55PM

Can you find a witness to say you had stopped. Maybe someone living along the road might have seen it through a window or from a garden. It might be worth knocking on doors.

Doniekp · 04-09-2018 04:56PM

Did you take pictures of where the cars position were on the roads after the accident. Picture of skid marks? so they can judge what speed car were traveling at?

Kenny Logins · 04-09-2018 04:58PM

Miss OMMC wrote: »

I think I'll chance putting through a claim. These people are neighbours so I'd rather not do it but realistically i think I have to.

+1 for getting a dash cam. It's been on my to-do list for ages...

Thanks again

100% put in a claim against them. Let the insurers battle it out.

Miss OMMC · 04-09-2018 05:03PM

Doniekp wrote: »

Did you take pictures of where the cars position were on the roads after the accident. Picture of skid marks? so they can judge what speed car were traveling at?

My partner was in the car with me. He took pictures from all angles including her tyres etc which were OK. I thought maybe she was on the wrong side coming round the bend but from the pictures it looks like positioning of both cars was OK.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 04-09-2018 05:05PM

I know it's not your fault, but if you claim, it's likely your premium will go up.

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