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Mathew
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Hi All,
I am hoping someone may be able to give me some advice. I was involved in a car accident where a truck ran up the rear of my car. I pulled in and when I was in the lane the truck blasted me and I accidentally touched the brakes and wasn't able to accelerate out before he hit me. That's the short of what happened, this was about 6 months ago. My insurance company also cancelled my insurance policy due to the fact that I hadn't advised them of a previous accident (4 years ago) and I had to pay all my repair bills.
Today I received a phone call from a lawyer advising the truck driver is seeking payment of $8,200 for repairs done to the truck. As far as I know he only had 1 quote and got the repairs done. I am also suspicious of the repairs as the police report states "light damage to the front bar of the B-Double".
Due to my car insurance not paying out this makes things difficult. Where does my responsibility lie? Shouldn't he have put the accident through his insurance company and I then pay the excess? Is the truck at fault for usingt his horn unnecessarily (As I was back in the lane when he blasted me?)
Many thanks
I am hoping someone may be able to give me some advice. I was involved in a car accident where a truck ran up the rear of my car. I pulled in and when I was in the lane the truck blasted me and I accidentally touched the brakes and wasn't able to accelerate out before he hit me. That's the short of what happened, this was about 6 months ago. My insurance company also cancelled my insurance policy due to the fact that I hadn't advised them of a previous accident (4 years ago) and I had to pay all my repair bills.
Today I received a phone call from a lawyer advising the truck driver is seeking payment of $8,200 for repairs done to the truck. As far as I know he only had 1 quote and got the repairs done. I am also suspicious of the repairs as the police report states "light damage to the front bar of the B-Double".
Due to my car insurance not paying out this makes things difficult. Where does my responsibility lie? Shouldn't he have put the accident through his insurance company and I then pay the excess? Is the truck at fault for usingt his horn unnecessarily (As I was back in the lane when he blasted me?)
Many thanks