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[STEMO]

Cant remember the ins & outs, but there's some protection for drivers with trailers that gives them the benefit of the doubt in a minor bump. I was accused of damage to a w4nker when I was towing our caravan & the letter I was initially sent said so ... that was years ago though

So...we not only have to put up with tin tents driving on our roads, but they’re allowed to ram into us without fear of prosecution as well. 

[Andy B]

Cant remember the ins & outs, but there's some protection for drivers with trailers that gives them the benefit of the doubt in a minor bump. I was accused of damage to a w4nker when I was towing our caravan & the letter I was initially sent said so ... that was years ago though

So...we not only have to put up with tin tents driving on our roads, but they’re allowed to ram into us without fear of prosecution as well. 

I never mentioned caravans ...... I said trailers, which includes 40' trailers on the back of a tractor unit.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Don't see why they should have a degree of protection. If they cant drive the fickin things, they should stay away from them. 

[Shackeng]

No trailer, just a horsebox.

[Andy B]

Don't see why they should have a degree of protection. If they cant drive the fickin things, they should stay away from them. 

I didn't write it ..... 

[biggriffin]

Cant remember the ins & outs, but there's some protection for drivers with trailers that gives them the benefit of the doubt in a minor bump. I was accused of damage to a w4nker when I was towing our caravan & the letter I was initially sent said so ... that was years ago though

 

This sounds great, so if some knob is parked on a corner, and i rip the arse out of his car with the trailer, i can claim imunity,  Please show me said law.

[Andy B]

Cant remember the ins & outs, but there's some protection for drivers with trailers that gives them the benefit of the doubt in a minor bump. I was accused of damage to a w4nker when I was towing our caravan & the letter I was initially sent said so ... that was years ago though

 

This sounds great, so if some knob is parked on a corner, and i rip the arse out of his car with the trailer, i can claim imunity,  Please show me said law.

As said, it was a few years back & you now know as much as I do

[Marks DTM Calib]

I believe the police position is - "nobody injured, we will not get involved"?

Ron.

Corrected based on recent experience 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Just be aware that you are usually contractually bound to report any accident to your insurance provider.............. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Put their reg into AskMID to see if the vehicle is insured, also the DVLA check vehicle sites to confirm tax and MoT, then contact your insurer.

If TP is insured your insurer can either pursue the claim on your behalf and subsequently reset your ncb, or alternatively you can claim directly against the TP policy via the details from AskMID

[zirk]

I had something similar a while back, Plod woudn't give out any info, and basically said let your Insurance deal with it (if no one is injured there not interested).

I too didn't want to go through Insurance (wasn't my Fault!) and if I did probably end paying more next year in increased Premiums then what the actual damaged was, as Its a recorded Claim.

I've always said in the past, if its 100% not your fault go through an Independent Assessor rather than your Insurance Co )you tend to get more back that way also), but in this case, I had no witnesses to prove the Fault and had no proof the 3rd Party hit me and didn't stop, so I had to take it on the Chin.   

Any Witnesses.?

[Shackeng]

I had something similar a while back, Plod woudn't give out any info, and basically said let your Insurance deal with it (if no one is injured there not interested).

I too didn't want to go through Insurance (wasn't my Fault!) and if I did probably end paying more next year in increased Premiums then what the actual damaged was, as Its a recorded Claim.

I've always said in the past, if its 100% not your fault go through an Independent Assessor rather than your Insurance Co )you tend to get more back that way also), but in this case, I had no witnesses to prove the Fault and had no proof the 3rd Party hit me and didn't stop, so I had to take it on the Chin.   

Any Witnesses.?

Exactly why I didn't want to contact our insurers. Only witness was SWMBO in our car. Al's suggestion to use askMID costs £4.00, and I may have to go down that route if nothing from plod.

[Shackeng]

Hmmm, interesting, DVLA have no information about the vehicle MOT, although it is taxed until next October. Also it is now a different colour to that it is registered under.

[Shackeng]

Can anyone advise what this means on the DVLA MOT check site?:

MOT: No details held by DVLA

Does this mean it has no MOT?

[omegod]

Or it's less than 3 yrs old ?