Should I inform my insurers of a minor accident in a car park?

While parked in a supermarket car park my car was run into by another car reversing out of a parking space. The woman driver apologised, admitted liability and offered to pay my repair costs rather than...

How can I contact the owner of a car I scraped?

Please advise if it is possible to find the owner of a vehicle. Unfortunately I scraped a parked and empty car whilst parking and wish to admit blame. When I returned to try and find the owner the car...

Dealer didn’t tell me car was involved in an accident – what can I do?

Some 14 months ago I bought an approved used Vauxhall Insignia from a dealer. The car had less than 5000 miles on the clock, with a clean HPI and no details about any accidents. In July I went on a long...

How can I defend my friend against an accident claim when he was driving my car?

Please can you help me? At the end of last year I loaned my car to a Missionary friend who returned to this country for Christmas, who was aged 55 with a clean licence and full NCB when he owned a car...

Car drivers need to concentrate and look out for motorcycles.

My wife was a nurse in a busy A&E hospital and she has seen some shocking after-effects of motorbike accidents, mainly caused by the actions of car drivers who were not concentrating on their driving....

Should I answer questions to solicitors regarding an accident I witnessed over the phone?

I witnessed an accident on a country road two years ago and gave a witness statement to the police at the scene, as did one other driver. I believe that our accounts may have differed. I have recently...

Why do motorcycles illegally use loud exhausts to warn drivers of their presence?

You responded to PB of Newcastle upon Tyne by saying that noisy exhausts prevent motorcyclist injuries. Noisy exhausts are antisocial and in most cases illegal. Motorcycles have a horn to warn other motorists...

Can I keep my damaged Mazda 6 if it is written off, and get it repaired myself?

My locked 2007 Mazda 6 TS 5-door auto parked on my driveway was struck by a car veering off the road at speed. After demolishing part of my neighbour's wall and part of my hedge it bounced off the rear...

How can we recoup our costs against dishonest driver who hit our car?

My son's car was hit in the side by a pick-up truck trying to execute an illegal U-turn. The driver of the truck admitted it was his fault and provided contact details, which later were found to be false....

Why do accident management companies make such pests of themselves?

On 12 February 2011 whilst working as a driving instructor I was involved in a minor no-fault incident. When I say minor, the pupil who was driving took his test and passed in the car two days later. Examiners...