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Was the sole witness to a crash earlier, t-boning at a dual carriageway junction, and was just wondering about something. I gave my details to the guy who was boned, in case he needed a witness statement, and then gave the police the same when they turned up.
Question is, should I have just given them to the police, and then let the guy's insurance get them from them if needed?
Genuinely curious, as first relatively high impact crash I have had to deal with, so wasn't sure of the protocol.
Whoever you feel comfortable with giving a statement/details to.
I don't believe (but happy to be corrected) there is a strict legal precedent on this if you are not involved.
You should have just told them to PM you via STW
You should have just told them to PM you via STW
At the time I was unaware the PM function was 'operational', otherwise that would have been the obvious answer.
Hopefully it won't get back to your insurers that you were in the vicinity of a crash; they'll probably put your premium up.
Did you get the bonered guy's details so you can claim for stress caused from witnessing said accident?
I can't see why it should be a problem the presumably innocent party having your details in order to help him with his claim. Given the way these things sometimes get handled he may well be extremely grateful not to have to jump through hoops to get your evidence to support his case (I've no idea how it works in this specific case, but the police are sometimes reluctant to release witness details).
I gave my details to the guy who was boned
Bit late, Shirley?
I gave my details to the guy who was boned..and then gave the police the same
wouldn't want to witness that 😯
Plod, they're the ones that have to clean up the mess.
I witnessed one a couple a weeks ago. Helped, but drove off without leaving details cos it was bleeding obvious who was responsible for the boning.
Plod, they're the ones that have to clean up the mess.
Beaker?
Hopefully it won't get back to your insurers that you were in the vicinity of a crash; they'll probably put your premium up.
Jokes on them. I'm not insured!
😀
isn't it usually obvious who is the Boner, and who is the Boneee
or maybe its all down to camera angle
Either way, there was fluid all over the road.
I thought the done thing these days is video the aftermath hoping something kicks off between the drivers, then post the footage on the internet where the police can find it on their lunch break.
When I previously witnessed a crash I was contacted several times by several different insurers/underwriters, the first of which was a company providing a replacement car - contacting me to ensure that the claimant's case was viable.
I did contact the police, and they were very helpful. Write down details of crash NOW, stuff like timing, direction of travel, what you were doing etc now, as many insurers can take weeks to contact you, and it's surprisingly easy to forget small details (like the colour/make of the cars, appearance and age of those involved, passenger details, weather conditions, road conditions, etc). I found getting a screen grab map off of google quite helpful, as a memory aid.
If you are in doubt about the validity of any of the 'insurers' that are contacting you take their details and get them to contact you in writing. Once you've spent hours filling in forms and drawing diagrams for them NONE of them will contact you again to thank you for doing so.
Watch the insurance company link your details to the crash so that next time you apply they note your are responsible for a huge aim being paid and punish you
It can be satisfying being a witness. One frosty morning a parked car outside my house was hit by a driver who hadn't cleared his windscreen. The driver stopped briefly then drove off and never reported it. I had got his reg no and called the police.
Despite 2 witnesses he pleaded not guilty and it went to trial. I quite enjoyed describing how he got out his car after the crash and inspected the damage then went back to his own car and banged his head off the roof in annoyance before getting back in to drive away.
I gave my details to the guy who was bonedBit late, Shirley?
Sloppy seconds?
OP well done for doing the right thing
As a teenager I witnessed a cyclist pull out on a car without looking. The impac removed a crank by shearing the bottom bracket. Lad was taken off on in an Ambulance. I waited for ages to give my details to the police. It seemed important as I felt reall sorry for the driver who was mortified and done nothing wrong. They came round and took a full statement a few days later