Accident advice!

Being familiar with the accident advice, motorists will be able to deal quickly and efficiently with the accident situation, reducing the risk on others. Correct and appropriate accident advice needs to given or taken during the incident of accident.

If an accident has happened while you are driving then you need to access the situation while having some of the below points in mind
• Has anybody else other than you has been injured
• Has any damage been caused to someone else’s property or some other vehicle

• Has any animal is injured or killed
If any of the above points are applicable then you are legally required to stay at the incident scene for a reasonable period so that people involved in the accident directly or indirectly will have sufficient time to get to you and request your contact details.

Some accident advice is given below on what needs to be done after the accident has occurred

• The vehicle needs to be moved to some safe place. Stop and identify yourself to the other driver. Turn on the hazard lights if the vehicle can’t be moved. Medical help has to be sought for oneself and the other parties traveling with you and the police needs to be informed. Police needs to be informed about your identity.

• Information of the other driver like the name, address, telephone number, name of the insurance company including his driving license number needs to be exchanged. Details of any passenger or witness also needs to be noted down.

• Name and the badge number of the police officers who arrive at the accident spot needs to be noted down. A copy of the police report needs to be taken which would be filed if there are any extensive damages caused.

• Extensive discussion at the scene of the accident about who is responsible for the accident needs to be avoided.

• Complete description of the accident needs to be written down at the earliest including the weather conditions and any other precise information. It would be even more better if a photograph of the scene is taken depending upon the availability of the camera.

• The damaged vehicle has to be towed or if it can be driven then it needs to be driven to collision repair facility of your choice.

Some of the web site offer some free accident advice and what needs to be done when you are involved in an accident. When you engage a solicitor he will be able to give you in depth accident advice as to what has to be done further after the accident has happened.

Always the insurance company needs to be informed at the earliest about the accident regardless of the fact as to who is at fault. Most of the insurance providers have time frame within which the incident needs to be intimated to them. If it is intimated outside the time frame then your policy will be invalidated.

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Accident advice!