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Motoring Offences and Special Circumstances
Falling to Provide Breath Test
Abandoned Cars and Nuisance Parking
Appealing in Motoring Offences
Making a Motor Insurance Claim
Claiming Against the Fault Driver
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) is a UK Guarantee Fund that compensates victims of negligent uninsured or untraced drivers (commonly known as Hit and Run accidents). The Motor Insurers' Bureau is funded via insurance premiums and the typical cost is £15-30 per policy. Compensation paid out since 1946 is in excess of 2 Billion pounds. Administration costs alone have risen from 11 million in 2004 to 19 million in 2006.
The Motor Insurers' Bureau will pay for bodily injury suffered by victims of negligent uninsured or untraced drivers and there is no limit to the level of compensation.
The MIB will also pay for property damage as a result of negligent uninsured or untraced drivers. If the damage is a result of an untraced driver then the MIB will not pay the first £300.00 and will treat this as an excess. If the damage is a result of an uninsured driver then the £300.00 excess does not apply.
Uninsured Agreements cover identified drivers who have caused an accident and injury to a fellow motorist or pedestrian.
The Untraced Drivers’ Agreement requires the MIB to cover victims of ‘hit and run’ accidents.
The onus is on the victim to make as many enquiries as possible to work out who the registered keeper is of the vehicle etc. A claim may still be pursued if the vehicle is insured but not the driver. The police and DVLA will be helpful in this regard.
The police must be notified as soon as possible so that they are able to follow up any potential leads. If applicable, the insurers of all the relevant parties must be notified also. Insurers have access to the Motor Insurance Database which will confirm if the driver at fault is insured or not. To put in a claim a form may be downloaded from the MIB website.
This will apply when the motorist has failed to stop after an accident or cannot be identified. Again, the police must be notified straight away so that they can make their enquiries.
Applications under this agreement can only be considered if they are received within three years from the date of the accident for personal injury or nine months in respect of property damage claims
The MIB will not pay compensation when a victim has been already been compensated from another source.
Also, the MIB will not pay compensation when a victim is involved in an accident and their own vehicle is not insured irrespective of whether it is fault or non-fault.
The Motor Insurance Database (MID) contains the insurance policy details of all insured UK vehicles. It is accessed by different people for different reasons. The police and DVLA access the database frequently. The police access this information to reduce the number of uninsured drivers on the road and also to track ‘hit and run’ drivers.
The following areas are covered:
England; Scotland and Wales
Northern Ireland
Isle of Man
Alderney
Guernsey
Jersey
Sark
Gibraltar
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