The claim is normally against the DoT / Highways Agency for a motorway sign who then seek to recover from the at-fault contractor.

The best way to deal with this is to make the claim directly against the at-fault third party rather than involve your own insurer as that way you do not risk your policy excess and no claims.

However dealing with the at-fault thrid party is not for the faint hearted in any event and this is especially true when it is a statutory body.

My accident team may well be able to deal with them on your behalf.

Where are you in the claim? Is the car off the road? Has the car been assessed for damage?

Please email me at asklucy@honestjohn.co.uk

If you are trying to claim off the highways authority then you have to prove that they were negligent. Was it not a very windy/ gale force winds then so it would be difficult to prove in such exceptional circumstances that they were negligent. If it was very windy then the highway code suggests driving with more caution, so this may be against you.

good luck with the email

yeah, but wouldn't ya need some colloboration like a indy witness that it was not fixed to its stand properly, could have been tied on properly then knocked by another vehicle.

If the sign is blowing into the road and hits a car it is not weighted properly. Weighting should be sufficient to cover all expected conditions in the UK and that includes gale force winds. It might be different if there was a Louisiana tornado but nothing the UK experienced last week was unexpected

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It WAS windy but the car was not being battered by gusts of winds and otherwise driving conditions were normal - e.g. no rain light conditions were fair etc.

I do have a witness - my business colleague was sitting in the passenger seat and clearly saw the accident happen. I know he is unlikely to be considered unbiased but I guess it may help my cause? Lucy - can you please ask your colleague to contact me to discuss how you might be able to assist in this case. Thank you.