Exchanging details after a road traffic accident
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From: Cynic on 21 Jun 2010 16:07 On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:50:16 +0100, "Justin Credible" <matt.finish(a)btopenworld.com> wrote: >>>Of course if you were to brake to avoid a black dog that ran out into >>>the road .... >> Exactly so! >And when a JP asks why you deliberately slammed on anchors and you trot out >the "black dog" line, Plod refutes it saying there was no dog. >Who do you think the JP will believe? It makes no difference what they believe, and you could even concede that it may have been a trick of the light that caused you to *think* there was something that jumped into the road. If a car that has been following you for some distance rear ends you, he was either too close or not paying attention whatever the reason for your emergency stop. -- Cynic
From: Silk on 21 Jun 2010 16:10 On 21/06/2010 19:56, Brian wrote: > Irrelevant if you are rear ended. The only one who'll be rear ended will be you.
From: bod on 21 Jun 2010 16:13 Silk wrote: > On 21/06/2010 19:56, Brian wrote: > >> Irrelevant if you are rear ended. > > The only one who'll be rear ended will be you. > > That's what his boyfriend said last night. Bod
From: Nkosi (ama-ecosse) on 22 Jun 2010 08:01 On 21 June, 10:25, Chris Hills <c...(a)chaz6.com> wrote: > When involved in a collision, you are obliged to exchange your address > and insurance details with the other driver. If the other party is an > on-duty police officer are they still required to do so? > > Consider this scenario. You are being signalled to pull over for an > offense such as speeding or tailgating. You perform an emergency stop > and the police car rear-ends your vehicle. Would the driver have to hand > over his address? YES
From: Mike Ross on 22 Jun 2010 10:12
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:55:11 +0100, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >Mike Ross wrote: >> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:03:06 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >>> Chris Hills wrote: >>>> On 21/06/2010 10:38, bod wrote: >>>>>> Consider this scenario. You are being signalled to pull over for >>>>>> an offense such as speeding or tailgating. You perform an >>>>>> emergency stop and the police car rear-ends your vehicle. Would >>>>>> the driver have to hand over his address? >>>> >>>>> Why would you perform an emergency stop in that situation? >>>> >>>> I would not. It is a hypothetical scenario. >> >>> In that case, I assume that the police station that the plod was >>> stationed at would be the address given. After all, it would be the >>> police insurance that would have to deal with it (I assume). >> >> Ultimately, yes, very likely. But your *claim* (if you have one) is >> against the driver *personally*; their insurance should them step in >> and take care of things. But if their insurers don't play ball, you >> can always sue the other driver personally. Their home address will >> be on their drivers license - which you must see, of course. >> >> Mike > >there is no requirement to have or produce a driving licence at the scene of >an accident. Really? Then how, in a damage-only accident not requiring the police to attend, is one supposed to ensure that the other party has not given a false name & address? Mike -- http://www.corestore.org 'As I walk along these shores I am the history within' |