Highway Ticket - Accident + Unsafe Lane Change Ticket.. NEED ADVISE

[royal]

OKay first of all i got into an accident last night on the highway .. there was a police report made about the accident and i also got the ticket for unsafe lane change ..the ticket is not a problem .. but ...

I have Third Party (Liablity) INsurance for DesJardin now what do i do?? ... should i call them and tell them what happend ? becasue i dont need to claim anything .. its third party i still have to pay for my own car .. plus the other car had templates on so ontario covers him.. so how does this work now ? should i not report the accident report to them at all becasue i dont need to claim anything ?? .. the ticket i think is unnessecary .. so i dont know i might just plead it guilty with explanation .. so what to do about insruace compnay and how long do i have to report??

[leon200608]

Ontario has no-fault insurance, which means no matter who's at fault each driver only deals with his/her own insurance for compensation. I would say there's no need to report to your insurance company as they won't pay for anything anyway. Just advice, don't blame on me if something happens.

[kleptodathief]

just report the accident man, ur scamming insurance ,if u DON'T!:idea: im guessing it was 100% ur fault? i hate this no fault insurance BS we have, if ur at fault, u PAY the other driver...sick of hi rates!!!

[kenchau]

i don't think no fault is the reason for high insurance premiums. i think it's statistics. it's the increasing frequency and severity of accidents.

prior to no-fault, if you were at fault, your insurance company would just pay for the other party's damages, as well as, your's. that would actually cost your insurance company more.

however, if you weren't at fault, the other party's insurance company would pay for your damages, as well as, their's.

in the end it's a wash, insurance companies are "considered" to break even from this standpoint, so you deal with your own company. all that does is it allows you to get your car fixed and paid for much quicker than if you had to deal with the other party's company if you're not at fault.

to the OP, if you don't report the accident, and down the road, the other party sues you, you will be in a very bad position because you did not bother reporting the accident. by law you are required to report all accidents to the insurance company whether you are making a claim or not. in the end, the decision is up to you.

[Pete_Coach]

Ontario has no-fault insurance, which means no matter who's at fault each driver only deals with his/her own insurance for compensation. I would say there's no need to report to your insurance company as they won't pay for anything anyway. Just advice, don't blame on me if something happens.

Your insurance company will be contacted by the other persons company. That is a guarantee. You may have to pay for items such as road clean up, if any emergency vehicles were called out etc. your company may have to pay for some of the damage or ancillary charges surrounding the incident.
This happened to my Son, no damage to his car but the other car hit a rail and spilled fluid. The Police said it was his error that caused the accident and he got dinged several months later for the clean up. He got a increase in insurance and was told by the company that he did not report it so he is on "probation" with the company. Sounds dumb but it happened.
Know this, all insurance companies are tied together. They all know the same things about you. You can't quit one thinking you get a fresh start with another.
Advise - report it.

[ES_Revenge]

OKay first of all i got into an accident last night on the highway .. there was a police report made about the accident and i also got the ticket for unsafe lane change ..the ticket is not a problem .. but ...

the ticket i think is unnessecary .. so i dont know i might just plead it guilty with explanation .. so what to do about insruace compnay and how long do i have to report??
Just wondering why it is you think the ticket is "unnecessary". It sounds like you may have caused an accident (through an improper lane change) and now you think the ticket isn't necessary? :rolleyes: That would be typical of the driver who thinks they should just do whatever they want and who cares about anyone else (which is the unfortunate majority it seems).

If that's not the case, could you at least describe the accident better so we can get an idea of what happened. Saying "I got in an accident and got a ticket for" just makes it sound like you caused an accident.

What happened to the other car involved in the accident? Were there damages? Also what do you mean by "the other driver had templates on", what does that mean? Why are they "covered by the province", did you hit a police car? :confused:

[royal]

sorry to update after a while but the incident was that it was dark at night i was changing lanes.. this dodge shadow i hit (black colour) had no rear lights or anything on, so he was hiddent behind a suv while changing lanes and due to his light not being on i could not see him till ym front light shun on him .. therefore the accident happend i dont think i deserve the ticket because the lan change was safe but if his lights were on then maybe it wouldnt have happend wen your on the road you have to let people know your their..


But as for a progress, the person i hit is now filing a lawsuit for injuries and wants to be compensated in such situations what do i do?? should i hire a lawyer or let the insuracne company deal with it??

[Digo]

That sucks dude, but I have no advice to give you. The other dude didn't get in trouble for not having his lights on?

[rfdrfd]

But as for a progress, the person i hit is now filing a lawsuit for injuries and wants to be compensated in such situations what do i do?? should i hire a lawyer or let the insuracne company deal with it??


Lawsuit? Yikes. If it was me, I would have no idea about how to deal with lawsuits, I would go talk to a lawyer and see how much fees would be.

Talk to your insurance company and ask them for advice as well. No cost in that.

[bonerhaus]

Its time to quit pinching pennies on RFD and pay a lawyer some money for consulation.

[sillysimms]

But as for a progress, the person i hit is now filing a lawsuit for injuries and wants to be compensated in such situations what do i do?? should i hire a lawyer or let the insuracne company deal with it??

Don't hire a lawyer on your own. What you need to do is contact your insurance company. Your insurer will hire a lawyer on your behalf to represent you and the lawyer hired by your insurer will defend you (to the limits of your policy).

Just curious as to what the amount of damages is that they're asking for? However, make sure to contact your insurer right away and they'll handle this for you.

[thephenom]

Don't hire a lawyer on your own. What you need to do is contact your insurance company. Your insurer will hire a lawyer on your behalf to represent you and the lawyer hired by your insurer will defend you (to the limits of your policy).

Just curious as to what the amount of damages is that they're asking for? However, make sure to contact your insurer right away and they'll handle this for you.

QFT.

Had a woman file a small claims court suit on me, since I had reported the accident. I just handed insurance company the notice and they took care of it.

Here's what you do:
Call your insurance company
Report accident
Do not file a claim (this usually dings your insurance more)
Sit back and let your insurance company deal with the rest.

[sillysimms]

QFT.

Had a woman file a small claims court suit on me, since I had reported the accident. I just handed insurance company the notice and they took care of it.

Here's what you do:
Call your insurance company
Report accident
Do not file a claim (this usually dings your insurance more)
Sit back and let your insurance company deal with the rest.

But also keep in mind, that if your insurance company handles it and pays anything out (e.g. lawyer etc.) it is a claim against your insurance.

[Avatar]

My broker told me once that it's not legal to leave the light off after the night falls or something like that. If you can find a witness or get your insurance company to check the other truck's rear lighting system (in case it's not working) then you are not at fault.

Sometimes I just hate ppl don't turn on the light in the night especially on 401. What's the cost to save a light bulb. Don't tell me that they forgot to turn it on. Should notice it right away that the dash is dark.

[royal]

well i have my friends in the car as witnesses.. but iunno how the judge is gonna react to that when he knows thier my friends.. but we will see i am definatley fighting it

[sunnyd71]

Sorry to steal the thread but I am in a very similar situation.

Today I was in an accident where I was changing lanes and there was a dump truck about 60 feet behind me. I started moving into the lane to my left and the lights changed so the car in front stopped and I could not complete my lane change. We were only moving about 10 km/hour because of an accident after the lights.

My car was 75% in the next lane and the truck came from about 60 feet behind to a full stop. After about 60 seconds, the light turned green and the truck drove right into me. I still had my breaks on so my car didn't move. The driver waited about 15 seconds and hit me a 2nd time. 3 or 4 minutes later after I crawled out of the passenger side, he got out of him truck. He refused to provide me information or go to the police station so I called the police again and asked for an officer to be sent.

The officer who came to the scene concluded that I drove into his truck while he was parked since the driver lied. He said there was no red light and I darted in front of him and my drivers side door hit his tire. (This is absolutely impossible if you look at the damage)

Now I have a ticket for an unsafe lane change, I have to pay for my car to be repaired because I only have 3rd party coverage and he might say his truck has damage. Whats worse is he spoke to another truck driver while I was talking to the police and she is lying for him saying I went in front of his truck and then he hit me even though he came to a full stop, waited 60 seconds and then drove into me.

I want to fight the ticket in court and will but what do you think my chances are? It looks like everything is stacked against me. Also, should I do anything like contact my insurance even though they will not pay for anything? I live in Ontario.

The worst part of the whole situation is I had been signalling for a long time and the truck driver would not let me in. It looks like he saw an opportunity and purposely hit my car knowing that since it is from the side, the police will think I hit him! So very frustrated!