“Given the number of Eastern European trucks on our roads getting insurance sorted cross borders must be a well trodden path”.

I wonder how many of these claims are resolved?

I commute the M20 in Kent. At least once a week, I see car and lorry drivers stopped on the hard shoulder after such incidents, exchanging details.

From my own experience, the (Hungarian) cargo company failed to respond to my insurance company. After 6 months the case was closed. The choice was to make a claim which would have been treated as an “at fault” one or fix the damage myself. At least my vehicle remained roadworthy after the incident.

I am surprised you were not offered the option of getting the vehicle repaired while the claim was pending.

You have got further than I did. I wish you luck.

European registered vehicles have a representative in each member country to handle claims on their behalf.

The UK representative can be found via the MIB on this link.

tinyurl.com/bcjcexn

A bit late now for this case but worth following the advice given in the highway code not to travel alongside another vehicle on a dual carraigeway/motorway. This advice is also endorsed by the IAM and RoSPA. Wait until there is enough room up front then pass the vehicle as quickly as possible. By holding back you can also see what is directly in front of the vehicle as well so can tell if its likely to pull into your path.

Bit gutted today, received a letter from the MIB to say that the Polish Bureau cannot find details of the cab registration...

Don't know what to do now...any ideas?

Hi Many thanks for that, the MIB are sending a claim form out to me, but I am within the 3 months of the accident happening....luckly.

Who knows if it exists, all I got was the trailer reg and the UK broker for them said tey cannot do anything without the cab reg..

Yet I have his address information policy number etc....Just not his green card number which is what I needed. But because I could not understand a word he said, the Highways agency took the information for me.