Irish Garden
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Hello there everybody.
My girlfriend was involved in a minor tip on a roundabout last night.
She was on the outer lane of the roundabout and the other car involved was in the inner lane.
The story goes that the other driver tried to enter her lane upon exiting the roundabout and thats when the accident occoured (all hearsay as I was not there).
There was minimal damage to her driver side wing whereas the other car had a bit more in passenger door damage.
Both drivers pulled in off the roundabout and both claimed the other was at fault.
The guards were called, they took and exchanged details.
As is often the case with roundabouts the guards said it was 50/50 and they should sort it out beween them.
The guards left the scene but the other driver was still claiming my girlfriend was at fault.
I suppose my first question is......
What should be done tomorrow? Will my girlfriend just reporting the accident/incident to the insurance company cause the loss of her no-claims bonus. I should mention that for the small amout of damage caused to her car, my girlfriend wishes to take the situation no further and repair it herself.
My second question is....
Will her insurance company just pay out to the other driver, only for us to find out at the next renewal time. Or will there be a drawn out affair if both parties contest.
My girlfriend was involved in a minor tip on a roundabout last night.
She was on the outer lane of the roundabout and the other car involved was in the inner lane.
The story goes that the other driver tried to enter her lane upon exiting the roundabout and thats when the accident occoured (all hearsay as I was not there).
There was minimal damage to her driver side wing whereas the other car had a bit more in passenger door damage.
Both drivers pulled in off the roundabout and both claimed the other was at fault.
The guards were called, they took and exchanged details.
As is often the case with roundabouts the guards said it was 50/50 and they should sort it out beween them.
The guards left the scene but the other driver was still claiming my girlfriend was at fault.
I suppose my first question is......
What should be done tomorrow? Will my girlfriend just reporting the accident/incident to the insurance company cause the loss of her no-claims bonus. I should mention that for the small amout of damage caused to her car, my girlfriend wishes to take the situation no further and repair it herself.
My second question is....
Will her insurance company just pay out to the other driver, only for us to find out at the next renewal time. Or will there be a drawn out affair if both parties contest.