Grandad wrote:Thanks A change since my days at work.
BTW, I only knew because on a previous similar thread, somebody pointed it out to me.
Grandad wrote:Thanks A change since my days at work.
tykeboy2003 wrote:Isn't a driver compelled by law to give insurance details? Almost the same as not remaining at the scene of an accident?
If your (motorised) vehicle is involved in an accident you need to take the following steps to ensure you do not break the law.
Your duties are to stop, to give information, in some cases to produce your insurance certificate and in some cases to report the accident to the police.
Further Detail
If, as a driver, you are involved in a road-traffic accident and one or more of the following occurs:
a person, other than yourself, is injured,
damage is caused to another vehicle or to someone else’s property
an animal has been killed or injured, except in your own vehicle or trailer (an ‘animal’ is defined as ‘any horse, cattle, ass, mule, sheep, pig, goat or dog’)
You must:
stop and remain at the scene for a reasonable period
give your vehicle registration number, your name and address, and that of the vehicle owner (if different), to anyone with reasonable grounds for asking for those details
If you do not exchange those details at the scene, you must report the accident at a police station or to a police constable as soon as you can, and in any case within 24 hours.
In the case of injuries
Where injury is caused to another person, then in addition to the above you must also:
Produce your certificate of insurance, if anyone at the scene has reasonable grounds to see it. If you do not, you must report the accident at a police station or to a constable as soon as is practicable and in any case within 24 hours. You’ll need to produce your certificate of insurance.
landsurfer wrote:The "produce your certificate of insurance" is a new one to me.
Mine only exists somewhere in Arizona in a Cray supercomputer called the iCloud.
landsurfer wrote:Lets have a poll.
How many people have a hard copy of their insurance certificate in their car or about there person every time they travel ?
irc wrote:landsurfer wrote:Lets have a poll.
How many people have a hard copy of their insurance certificate in their car or about there person every time they travel ?
landsurfer wrote:Lets have a poll.
How many people have a hard copy of their insurance certificate in their car or about there person every time they travel ?
landsurfer wrote:Lets have a poll.
How many people have a hard copy of their insurance certificate in their car or about there person every time they travel ?