Re: Uninsured driver making personal injury claim - is this insane or what?

FriarTuck wrote:
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:03:04 -0700, Tommo wrote:

On 30 Apr, 15:37, "Arthur Shaw" <n...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Briefly:-

My wife rear ended another car a few weeks ago and it turns out the
driver she hit was uninsured. Now the uninsured driver has put in a
personal injury claim against my wife's insurance.

Is this guy trying it on or does he stand any real chance of getting
compensation? Surely he would have forfeited his right to
compensation due to the fact that he was not insured?

Just looking at this from a common sense point of view.

- Arthur

Common sense, and the law for that matter, says that he does not
forfeit a right to bring a claim for personal injuries just because
he doesn't have insurance. Common sense does say that it is
difficult for the person who did the rear ending to succeed in a
claim against the vehicle in front.


Doesn't common sense say that person without insurance should not have
been on the road illegally to shunt into in the first place?

Ok , you are doing 30.5 mph in a 30 zone.
You are driving illegally so you forfeit the right to compensation if
someone rams you?



Like perhaps a new (maybe old) scam, people braking hard in front of
you to make a spurious claim for injuries.

And you don't do that , attracting the attention of the police , unless your
vehicle is legal.

Its a lesson best learnt early, keep your distance, there are most
certainly some idiots on the road.

--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk


.

Relevant Pages