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Daughter had an accident

My daughter, who has been driving for about 4 months, has had an accident. She has ran into the back of another vehicle. The police were involved and she had made every attempt to stop, however the car skidded to a halt leaving tyre marks of 84 feet, she swears she was not speeding. Other than my daughter suffering minor cuts and shock no one was injured. She has put a deposit on another car before this incident and I am trying to evaluate paying for the rest of the car, as I am unsure what course of action re penalty points, insurance etc. the police will take.

Asked on 20 August 2012 by jools2triumphs

Answered by Honest John
She was probably too close to the car in front. I had a similar incident on the M40 yesterday at 70mph. A car simply pulled into my path. Fortuntely I reacted quickly enough to steer into the space it had left. Her crash was due to lack of experience.
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