If you believe the accident was your fault, please follow the standard claims process by calling our Customer Claim Line on 0333 241 9566. This line is open 24 hours so you can call at any time.
You must call us within 24 hours of the incident taking place, and ideally within one hour. This is regardless of whether you wish to make a claim under your policy or not. Any delay in notifying us of an incident may invalidate your right to claim.
Six important points to help You after an accident:
- Make a note of the registration number of any vehicles involved, and any witnesses.
- Do not admit responsibility.
- Ask for the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all people involved including any passengers in the other vehicle and details of any property damaged.
- Take a photograph of the scene of the incident if it is safe to do so and you have a camera or a camera-phone.
- If anyone other than you is injured in the accident, you must show your Certificate of Motor Insurance to the police. If you cannot do this at the time of the accident, take it to the police as soon as possible or within 24 hours.
- Draw a diagram of the scene showing the movement of the vehicles to illustrate the direction the vehicles have travelled, and their final positions. Note the road names and position of any witnesses, and any other relevant details to help you recall the incident.
You must:
- Send the insurer any correspondence you receive (including any claim form or summons) without delay and unanswered.
- Tell the Insurer about any future prosecution, coroner’s inquest or fatal accident inquiry involving anyone covered by this policy.
- Not make any admission, offer, promise or payment without the insurer’s written consent. This applies to any person (or on behalf of any person) claiming under this policy.
- Co-operate fully with the insurer on all matters concerning the handling and settlement of any claim.
The insurer shall be entitled to conduct the defence or settlement of any claim and to instruct the solicitors of their choice to act for you in any proceedings. In circumstances where it is considered appropriate to do so the insurer will be entitled to admit liability on behalf of You or any person claiming under the policy. Such admissions may be made prior to or after the commencement of proceedings in relation to any event likely to give rise to a claim under the policy. The insurer will be entitled to take action, at their expense, to get back any payment they have made.
If your car is not driveable following an insured incident the insurer may, subject to availability provide you with the use of a courtesy car.
If the insurer makes a payment in respect of a claim that they cannot recover from a third party, they will reduce your no claims discount even if you were not to blame. Your no claims discount will be reduced in accordance with the insurer scale applicable at such a time as shown on your schedule. (Subject to the terms of any protected no claims discount you may have purchased). Please see your schedule for details.
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