Your opinions on this car accident scenario please?

Tiger01204

It's the scraped car's fault as they ran into the back of the 'offending car'. That's the law.

janetlouise24

I would like to say the Driver that was getting chased is at fault as he drove away from the accident. But that's not the case the driver in the rear should have left enough gap as is taught in driving lessons. The fact is they could have followed at a reasonable speed and got the plate when they stopped at traffic lights. Sorry....

rja_agent

The car that overtook on the left hand side is guilty of undertaking, as well as the damage that he causaed in doing so. the car that then gave chase and then hit the car infront is guilty of that accident because he was driving without due care and attention and driving too close to the car in front to stop. Both cars would be guilty of speeding should they be caught for doing so.

neogriff

the car that drove into the back of the other one is at fault. they should have kept a safe distance behind the car in front. there is no argument in rear impact cases, if you hit someone from behind its your fault.

girl from oz

The car in the rear is always at fault in a "rear-ender".

oadbywonder

Lock um all up

BigBoy

other car is at fault for scrape on the side

the scraped car is at fault for running up the back of the other car

insurance companies will not see it any other way unless you can prove the other car slammed on its brakes to cause an accident - even then it will be difficult to prove as the car following should have left enough space should the car in front need to do an emergancy stop.

the other car may be prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident though

Old Fart

Never drive at such a speed that you cannot stop within the distance you see to be clear.

No if`s or but`s, simple and straight forward.
The undertaking and the scraping has nothing to do with one car running into another, the fact that the following car driver was driving up close behind in order to read a number plate shows the driver was not driving with due care and attention, was driving too close to stop and was an accident waiting to happen.

budda m

Hope you have witnesses!

Your both liable the only difference is how much trouble your going to get in to with the police. For the other driver "leaving the scene of an accident" does carry heavy penalty. You could both get "reckless endangerment", "driving without due care",

You weren't flashed by the cameras were you?

So were you in middle of outer lane and they undertook you??

Chris

This is two accidents of course. The first one from the scraping, which is the fault of the passing vehicle. The second one is the fault of the car that did the rear-ending. You must travel at a safe speed and following distance so that if the car in front of you stops for any reason you can avoid a rear-end collision.

pmca_dub

There are two offences here. First offence is on behalf of the over taking car, because while over taking it made contact with another and kept driving off. Second offence is on behalf of the car following to get the reg number because first of all both shouldn't be speeding but even still the car behind should always be aware of the car ahead slowing down suddenly or stopping and should keep the proper distance.

les l

car at the rear is at fault you must leave enough distance between vehicles so you can stop safely when the unexpected happens now you have stopped get the details of the offending driver re "scrapes" offence

desert_kats

the person who rear ended the car in front is. doesn't matter if both speeding, only way car in rear not at fault is if the car in front stopped dead and has a habit of doing that.

Martin14th

Failing to stop after an accident is an offence, how the accident came about is up to others to decide, there are several reasons why you could be over taken on the left in Uk, not only one way streets, slow moving traffic on motorway/dual carriageway etc. How the vehicles came to collide is the question, did the car being "undertaken" move left deliberately?

As to the rear end shunt, car following is totally at fault, 6 points possibly, big insurance rise next year likely, speed is irellevant

Goggie

Both Of Them

Peter V

Both of you were breaking the law,so the second part of this accident was the following drivers fault

CowboyBill

First loss...him. Second loss...you (idiot)

assassin

both are at fault

klute2006

Guy in front for the scrape, guy behind for the right-off.

Gerard McCarthy

Unfortunately the driver of the rear car.

witheringtonkeith

if you go into the back of some one regardless off what happend you are indeed at at falt know question asked sorrry bad boy!

Pit Bull

First car to blame for the initial incident, but the second car is to blame for the "shunt".
It's very difficult if not impossible to prove that running into the back of something is not your fault.

tonyinspain

sorry but its the car that hit the front car thats to blame crap i know but thats the law and in reality you both should not be speeding also even if your giving chase you still keep your distance .

ronpad@btinternet.com

Both of you. It is not an offence to overtake on the inside but you are automatically at fault if you do so.

If you run into the back of another car you were driving too close, guilty.

Suggest you shake hands and walk away.

c.j.davies

The car behind - didnt leave enough space in front.

barneyboomagoo

Overtaking on the left ? If this is a UK question then no car should be overtaking on the left. I would say that the car overtaking on the left was at fault for the scrape but the insurance company may think differently.
Without a doubt it is always the car that hits the rear of the other car that is at fault.
The police may also have something to say with regard to speed, leaving the scene of the accident (scape) etc.

stewiegriffin4president

You both are. The scraper is at fault for scraping car #2 while passing. Driver of car #2 is at fault for following too closely and running into the back of the scraper. And NEITHER of you should have left the scene of the first accident!

iwalker500

incident not accident, was the car turning right when it was overtaken on the left, thats the only time anyone can overtake on the left, chaseing another car at speed is stupid, even if they did wrong, following far enough to take v r m, would be enough, if you ran into the rear you are at fault to close,

Loollea

the first car is at fault for the scrape the second car is at fault for following too close even though they had a good excuse, report all to the insurance company and let them work it out

Stu

It's 50-50. The offending car's damage to the scraped car is the offending driver's fault; the law requires that the scraped car is responsible for hitting the rear of the offending car.

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