Insurance help?

fadetoblack · 20 Oct 2017 at 13:34

So i was involved in a crash on a major A road the other party decided do you turn straight across my path since then he's gone on holiday and hasn't reported to his insurance company yet. My car is a write off and my insurance company are taking my hire car away on monday until he admits fault where do I stand on this? As I need a car to go back to work and cannot afford to buy one at this moment in time.

Kaeo · 20 Oct 2017 at 14:01

Contact his insurance company and if they won't sort you a courtesy car your only real choice is a claims management company.

Invertigo · 20 Oct 2017 at 14:48

Might prove a bit more difficult if he hasn’t bothered to inform them I imagine, but if it’s as clear cut as you say they’ll happily deal with it themselves to save the extra cost they’ll end up paying if a claims management firm get involved. At least that’s what I’d expect!

fadetoblack · 20 Oct 2017 at 15:06

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Kaeo said:
Contact his insurance company and if they won't sort you a courtesy car your only real choice is a claims management company.

Contacted his insurance will do nothing as he's not reported yet as hes away for 2 weeks.

Swifty55 · 20 Oct 2017 at 15:13

Can you not rent a car yourself and claim back the costs?

Kaeo · 20 Oct 2017 at 16:25

I would be wary of doing that, I get the feeling claiming it back will become a never ending nightmare.

Cleisthenes · 20 Oct 2017 at 16:31

Swifty55 said:
Can you not rent a car yourself and claim back the costs?

Kaeo said:
I would be wary of doing that, I get the feeling claiming it back will become a never ending nightmare.

I have to do this with work quite often and it is a pain and it takes quite a long time for the payment to come through (month, rather than weeks).

It may be your only option though if you can afford it.