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Do you know what to do in the event of a car crash?
MyCarGossip survey reveals that 59% of drivers who are 55+ wouldn't know what to do in the event of a car crash.
A recent YouGov survey commissioned by www.mycargossip.com of 1,485 drivers aged 18+ revealed that 60% of drivers were unsure of all the information they would need to take down in the case of a car accident.
551 of those drivers were 55+ and out of those drivers, 59% of them admitted that they wouldn't know what information they would need to take down for their insurance claim.
Having a car accident is usually very stressful for all of the people involved. It is a time where all of the information that you usually know disappears out of your mind and it can be difficult to remember the important things you need to do at the time of the event.
62% of drivers aged between 35-44 were not likely to know all of the information.
66% of drivers aged between 45-54 were unlikely to take down all of the important information.
59% of drivers 55+ were unlikely to remember all of the information.
Younger drivers aged 18-34 were slightly better with 57% not knowing what to do in the case of a car accident.
Below are the top 16 pieces of information that you need to take down if you are involved in a car accident. Your insurance company needs most of this information to process an accident claim. They need to know your information and also the information of all the people involved.
It also really helps you speed up the process of your insurance claim if you have an independent witness. Sally Lock, a spokesperson from silversurfers.com explained that she was recently involved in a car crash which was not her fault. "I had 4 passengers in my car and assumed that they could act as witnesses." Her insurance company told her that in the UK, witnesses in your own car do not count as independent witnesses.
Sally is still fighting her claim more than 6 months later and her insurance company have told her that without a witness it has to be 50/50 liability. It is really important to know this information, otherwise you might find out when it is too late, after you have left the scene of the accident.
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