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Hit and run

  • 01-10-2016 10:30pm
    #1
    linpoo
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭


    Last night, while sitting in a row of traffic at a red light, the car in front reversed back into me. I got out and the fella seemed a bit dosey which I'm thinking now could have been stoned. I gave out to him as my pregnant sister was in the car and my niece.

    I saw him going to get back into his car so I flew around and took a pick of his insurance details before he sped off breaking a read light.

    I reported it to the guards, there's no visible damage but you never know why could have been done to the inside. My question is, would you ring his insurance company to let them know what happened and let them know he left the scene of an accident? Would you bother ringing them if your not claiming?


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  • #2
    Liam McPoyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,846 ✭✭✭✭Liam McPoyle


    linpoo wrote: »
    Last night, while sitting in a row of traffic at a red light, the car in front reversed back into me. I got out and the fella seemed a bit dosey which I'm thinking now could have been stoned. I gave out to him as my pregnant sister was in the car and my niece.

    I saw him going to get back into his car so I flew around and took a pick of his insurance details before he sped off breaking a read light.

    I reported it to the guards, there's no visible damage but you never know why could have been done to the inside. My question is, would you ring his insurance company to let them know what happened and let them know he left the scene of an accident? Would you bother ringing them if your not claiming?

    Its a criminal offence to leave the scene of an accident, what did the guards say?

    As for your question, I'd suggest ringing your own Insurer first and advising them of what happened, be sure to stress you aren't making a claim but its just in case yer man suddenly decides you rear ended him. Its unlikely to happen given what you outlined above however it's better to be safe than sorry.

    Ask their advice about reporting him to his own company. They may decide that they will do it on your behalf. I'm sure its something they (his insurer) would be very interested in knowing anyway.


  • #3
    linpoo
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭linpoo


    Saul T Nutzz wrote: »
    Its a criminal offence to leave the scene of an accident, what did the guards say?

    As for your question, I'd suggest ringing your own Insurer first and advising them of what happened, be sure to stress you aren't making a claim but its just in case yer man suddenly decides you rear ended him. Its unlikely to happen given what you outlined above however it's better to be safe than sorry.

    Ask their advice about reporting him to his own company. They may decide that they will do it on your behalf. I'm sure its something they (his insurer) would be very interested in knowing anyway.

    The garda I spoke to didn't seem too bothered tbh. Suppose they've bigger fish to fry. I even said he seemed stoned and she didn't flinch.

    Yeah I think il ring the insurance company just to let them know. We've actually the same insurance company funnily enough.

    Thanks :-)


  • #4
    BettePorter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,257 ✭✭✭BettePorter


    linpoo wrote:
    The garda I spoke to didn't seem too bothered tbh.

    So frustrating


  • #5
    H3llR4iser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    Maybe this guys was stoned or drunk, but an increase of "hit & run" incidents is to be unfortunately expected with the current insurance situation. People will try and run away, especially if say they hit a parked car, when they can't think "oh snap, at least I have insurance, no problem!" but have to think "oh sh1t, if I make a claim now I'll be priced out of driving / refused cover by all companies!". It's no justification at all, but a near future problem we'll have to deal with.


  • #6
    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    1. +1 notify your insurers.

    2. Ring and then write to the other parties insurers notifying them of the accident.

    3. Ask your sister and your niece (if she is not very young) to write down their recollections of events and forward those to your insurers when completing the accident report form which I expect them to send you. It helps to have a contemporaneous record of vents in case things go pear- shaped.


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