Hit by a lorry, still waiting for it to be sorted, 3 months later!!!!!!!!!!!

eggcup · 12 Apr 2011 at 15:34

Hi all, Im so annoyed right now i could punch my monitor! (lol) Long story short back at the begining of april i had an accident in my car.

I live in a quiet cul de sac and as i entered my cul de sac (on the 7th Jan) to my surprise I see a 45 ft lorry coming towards me, now there is a car parked in front of me so I cannot go past and before i could reverse or do anything else the lorry is already going past me, it begins to turn left into the main road and as it does the back end comes out and takes a massive chunk out of my car.

We swap details etc like you do. and i fill in my accident form and send it off, and every week up till now i get a phone call from my insurance company telling me how my claim is progressing and every time I get the same answer, "still waiting for the 3rd party to fill out they're claim form" and apprently there is nothing my insurance company can do to hurry this up as there is no time limit ????????????????????????(wtf) so basicly if they wanted they could never fill out a accident form and that would be that. All they can do is keep chasing it! :confused:

I just dont understand how this can be the case, isnt there some law where you have you to fill out a claims form?????? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

atpbx · 12 Apr 2011 at 15:35

Get hold of the manager of the transport company tell them to get the form filled out NOW or you will be starting a civil recovery action within the next 7 days to recover all your losses including those incured taking his company to court.

eggcup · 12 Apr 2011 at 15:36

I have just tried to phone him he isnt in, but i have left a message

atpbx · 12 Apr 2011 at 16:12

Good lad.

Matt82 · 12 Apr 2011 at 16:16

atpbx said:
Get hold of the manager of the transport company tell them to get the form filled out NOW or you will be starting a civil recovery action within the next 7 days to recover all your losses including those incured taking his company to court.

they will just LOL at you.

you need to contact your insurer unfortuantely, provided you have fully comp, they will find out who the tp insurer is and move it on from there.

atpbx · 12 Apr 2011 at 16:21

Matt82 said:
they will just LOL at you.

you need to contact your insurer unfortuantely, provided you have fully comp, they will find out who the tp insurer is and move it on from there.

No they wont, what do you think insurance is?

Its to insure you against the costs you incur when you damage you or someone elses car, you are liable for the costs no matter what happens, Insurance just bets against you not having an accident and not having to pay your bills for you.

So he is easily in his rights, to contact them and say if they want to go through insurance, fill the forms in, otherwise it will soliciters and court through a civil action.

Its something I've had to do in the past.

utajoker · 12 Apr 2011 at 16:55

my gf says they have 3 months to do it. she is trainees solicitor.

tho she said more info needed to answer proper.

233 · 12 Apr 2011 at 17:48

tbh op you should have got a third party accident managment company on the case,

with their ridiculous fees it would have been sorted in no time,

Stelly · 12 Apr 2011 at 17:53

utajoker said:
my gf says they have 3 months to do it. she is trainees solicitor.

tho she said more info needed to answer proper.

This, I had my insurance company tell me the above then some boy racer hit my car...

Stelly

eggcup · 12 Apr 2011 at 18:07

Matt82 said:
they will just LOL at you.

you need to contact your insurer unfortuantely, provided you have fully comp, they will find out who the tp insurer is and move it on from there.

hmm i forgot to metion I was only 3rd party fre and theft.

Foxtrot26 said:
tbh op you should have got a third party accident managment company on the case,

with their ridiculous fees it would have been sorted in no time,

Well I have legal cover and apprently it is the legal people dealing with it now. Although they are useless it seems

Rich1988 · 12 Apr 2011 at 20:59

I Was run over in september, still waiting for payout and probably wont come till september, 3 months is nothing

Robdav · 12 Apr 2011 at 21:16

3 months? mate, I got hit by a lorry almost a year ago, and it's still not been resolved. at the moment it's with the courts...

ChrisJSY · 12 Apr 2011 at 22:58

Robdav said:
3 months? mate, I got hit by a lorry almost a year ago, and it's still not been resolved. at the moment it's with the courts...

1 year 5 months for someone hitting my car and still not sorted.
They've taken for me for quite a ride tbh, a rollercoaster.