Taxi Driver

Paul (MN)

ahh cheer up and dont' worry about it. it's only a piece of metal! don't let it ruin the bank holiday weekend

SouperComputer

I guess he was being a bully and went one step too far and panicked?

My heart bleeds! Again I would expect the accuracy and judgement of a "professional" driver to be better. Not to mention the attitude towards to other users.

my point is that your reaction should, in an ideal world and IMO, be not be based on thoughts along the lines of "LETS GET THE BACKSTARD BACK AND SHOW HIM A THING OR TWO"

So what you are suggesting is that someone who exhibits this behaviour should be allowed to continue to do so? Its okay, to intimidate other drivers, fúck up and not accept any responsibility?

Once we get the car fixed everyone’s happy? WTF?

Are you really denying that this guy is most likely a dangerous, muppet driver?

He has the cheek to make his own lane at a T Junction, passing other cars patiently waiting, move out into the next part of the junction and intimidate other drivers to the point of a collision? Then to top it all off the drives off?

It’s clear that this guy is an aggressive turd and at the very least should be given a warning from the authorities!

TBH the more you talk about not persuing this, the more unsympathetic I become for the other driver.

SouperComputer

ahh cheer up and dont' worry about it. it's only a piece of metal! don't let it ruin the bank holiday weekend

I fully intend to enjoy my weekend, like I said, I wont be loosing any sleep.

Again, this isnt entirely about "a bit of metal". Dont get me wrong, having the thought of a higher premium and all the lark of a claim is a major pain in the ass. I dont trust insurance companies at the best of times, and I won't be surpised if our premium goes up.

But it's more about having a potientially dangerous driver being called up on it...... For once, Just Once!

Souperfreak

Paul (MN) wrote:

How can you say "it was deliberate" and they say "he may not have meant to do damage"? I seriosuly doubt he deliberatly wanted to crash into you and cause damage or not. I guess he was being a bully and went one step too far and panicked?

I can say it was deliberate because he looked at me while he moved his car forward. Hit my vehicle kind of smirked then looked at the damage and got a surprised look on his face. Meaning he meant to hit me but didn't necessarily mean to cause damage just tap the car.

whippet

....... so .. what have you decided to do?

have you contacted the guards, carraige office or insurance company?

Souperfreak

Souperfreak wrote:

OK 2 things,
Second thing is back to topic:
2) Thank you everyone who has given feedback about this.I spoke to the Carriage Office today and they won't give me his details and they won't take a complaint. They said since I was in an accident with him that I have to report it to the gardas and log the complaint with them. Which is done. Secondly I have not heard back from the Garda at all. I rang her twice yesterday and again today. So now it becomes a waiting game. In the mean time do I have to call my insurance?

WAITING

samo

whippet wrote:

....... so .. what have you decided to do?

have you contacted the guards, carraige office or insurance company?

Re-read post 50

Beat me to it !

kdevitt

Souperfreak wrote:

WAITING

If the guards give you no joy, you can try the MIBI - http://www.mibi.ie/aboutus.asp

Jip

Why ? He's neither unisured or untracable ? The money the MIBI pay out comes out of everyones premium, why should we pay for it ?

whippet

'Re-read post 50 '

apologies !! the thread was going so far off topic I didn't bother reading some of them !!

Souperfreak

So do I tell the insurance or what to see what the garda turn up? I personally don't want to report it if the garda aren't going to bother their hole because it will only go against my insurance premium for next year.

So the next question is
Report to the insurance or no?

samo

whippet wrote:

'Re-read post 50 '

apologies !! the thread was going so far off topic I didn't bother reading some of them !!

Didnt mean it in a snotty way...but yeah 3 pages on, the original point has wandered a little!!!

kdevitt

Jip wrote:

Why ? He's neither unisured or untracable ? The money the MIBI pay out comes out of everyones premium, why should we pay for it ?

Eh - because the driver left the scene of the accident without leaving any details, and if the guards don't deliver, hes untraceable...

I'm sure the 400 quid or so that it costs to repair won't make a huge dent in your premium next year, so you'll be able to sleep tight tonight.

30-6shooter

Originally Posted by Jip

Why ? He's neither unisured or untracable ? The money the MIBI pay out comes out of everyones premium, why should we pay for it

Posted by kdevitt

Eh - because the driver left the scene of the accident without leaving any details, and if the guards don't deliver, hes untraceable...

Well why didnt she fone the guards there and then iand report this "hit n run" and save all this pissin about now.

For all us General premium payers she could have damaged her car driving out her gate and making a fake claim cause the person is now "untraceable". :rolleyes:

the_syco

Insert "boy racer" where "taxi driver" was. She wouldn't be asking, she would be sueing his ass. So what if he loses his job: it'll teach him some manners.

/me wonders how many times he's gotten away with it, cos people are to chicken to sue?

kdevitt

30-6shooter wrote:

Well why didnt she fone the guards there and then iand report this "hit n run" and save all this pissin about now.

For all us General premium payers she could have damaged her car driving out her gate and making a fake claim cause the person is now "untraceable". :rolleyes:

Christ almighty - she rang the guards - read her first post, the guy didn't stop, so theres not much point in leaving your car where it is and waiting for the guards to arrive to record to positions of each car at the time of the accident. I think its safe to assume she didn't hit a gate either and decide to swindle all us general premium payers out of our hard earned cash.

If the guards don't come back to her with details of the other driver, then she's perfectly entitled to make an MIBI claim - its why the thing is there in the first place.

By the way, if you're really concerned about extras on your premium, write to your TD about the government levy on all policies that was introduced to bail out PMPA or wheover in the early 80's rather than get your knickers in a knot over somebody making a rightful MIBI claim.

Jip

kdevitt wrote:

Eh - because the driver left the scene of the accident without leaving any details, and if the guards don't deliver, hes untraceable...

But he's not untracebale, she has his plate number.

kdevitt

Jip wrote:

But he's not untracebale, she has his plate number.

My original post - 'If the guards give you no joy, you can try the MIBI'

In other words, if the guards don't trace him for you - you have the option of the MIBI... because the lady has a fully comp policy, she would have to make the claim against her own policy, and if it goes through the MIBI because they were unable to trace the driver then her NCB won't be affected. Which won't be necessary of course if the guards come back with a name and address, which is more than likely.

Jip

Her NCB might not be affected but she will have to declare that she has made a claim at renewal time and this actually will affect her premium.

SouperComputer

For all us General premium payers she could have damaged her car driving out her gate and making a fake claim

We dont have a gate, nor do we even have pillars for a gate. FACT
A driver drove like a prat into our car from his own "imaginary" lane FACT

If we were going to make a "fake" claim, it would be for more than a poxy wing!

Still no word from the Gards.......looking like a lost cause. They really dont give a proverbial nads do they?

On the other hand. St. James' seemingly keep their tapes for six months, might get somthing worth while from there. At the very least, we can place the driver in the vicinity at the time of the (searching for words as it was not an accident) incident.

The plot thickens...

kdevitt

Jip wrote:

Her NCB might not be affected but she will have to declare that she has made a claim at renewal time and this actually will affect her premium.

You speaking from experience?? I had an MIBI claim last year and it didn't affect my insurance renewal by a single cent...

@Supercomputer - it might be worth contacting your insurance company and just getting their advice. Tell them the situation. Unless you actually allow the claim to go against your own policy, it won't affect your NCB as you won't have made a claim. Since only a handful of insurance companies insure taxi drivers, they might be able to track him down quicker than the gardai.

Jip

But you made the claim directly against MIBI ? Or did you go through your own policy and then your insurance company then claimed MIBI ?

kdevitt

I claimed against my own policy, which in turn claimed against the MIBI - you have to do it this way if you've got fully comp. Claim was for over 5K damage to my car, had no effect on my renewal or NCB.

Souperfreak

Ringing the insurance company now....

STINGER the hospital has cctv of the whole intersection....it goes clear across the road!

YEAH!

Spook_ie

Sorry for dragging a realy old topic up but... don't you just hate it when a thread just stops and leaves everything hanging in mid-air...what happened, did the NCB get lost, did the taxi driver get ****ed over for a hit n run...

Jeez this is worse than having the video run out of tape half way through a Xmas special of Dr. Who....

What Happened?

peasant

You asked three years too late

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