RSSFailing To Name A Driver
Nov 30
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The laws in place that govern British motoring state that refusing to or failure to disclose the name of the driver of your car at the time of an accident is a worse crime than actually causing the accident yourself!
Several cases are stuck in court when people fail to name their drivers, and though it might seem a very brave thing to do, it is seriously foolish decision! Accidents are quite common happenings, and though serious sometimes, even the best drivers really cant avoid them.
When more serious accidents happen, it is quite a common occurrence for the driver to flee the scene and leave the car. However when the car is found it is traced back to the owner who then has to identify who was driving the car when the accident took place, but if they dont, then they face two charges. One is failing to name the driver and the other is causing the accident.
Many people who hire drivers do not know the address of their driver and usually only have a mobile phone number which are not always reliable. So if you employ drivers, it is well worth getting their full information and conducting a full background check, even if it means getting them from a third party agency so that you are not held responsible when something untoward happens on the roads.
According to the police, every year there are thousands of cases where the owner of a car claims that he cant remember who took his vehicle or that they dont know in order to protect their friend who did take it out. In most of these cases however, a witness to the accident can clear up who was driving and the driver is then fined for the accident and owner is charged with failing to name the driver which carries a greater punishment than the accident itself.
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