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Kaido_RR

By Kaido_RR,
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Kaido_RR Grand Master

Kaido_RR

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Hi there,

just wondering if i could get peoples advice, i was in a small car accident this weekend. now i was not at fault in the accident.

I think i have hurt my neck in the accident, as it feels sore and hurts when i move it. How do i go about claiming my injury? Do i go to the doctor and get a report and then submit that to the insurance company so that the person at fault can pay for any medical bills?

Thanks Michael

edit: i am with just-cars insurance if that matters

_8OO5TED_ Mentor

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personal injury insurance is covered under your compulsory 3rd party personal injury and registration that you pay on your vehicle. You wouldnt claim it through Just Cars.

Its a claim you make through the government. im not 100% who you actually speak to, but if you call DPI on MOnday im sure they could tell you as they deal with rego and licensing etc.

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Onthehunt Veteran

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first things first is to go to a doctor asap and tell them the full story and report all the aches and pains etc your feeling so its all down on record.

Im not 100% sure who you claim it through but you can get a nice amount of compensation for it.

mitchy_ Grand Master

mitchy_

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let me know how you go michael, however i'm going to ring the DPI monday too..

i still have a sore neck from my crash, and i should really have rang the DPI earlier, i did go to the emergancy department straight away though, and let them know it was a motor vehicle accident.

money for car mods would be good. :P

KeeFy Mentor

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Yeah, the problem with this kinda things is, it might not hurt bad now.. but down the road it might just suddenly haunt you. I don't know about the aussie system thou, but regardless, go to a hospital and get a full x-ray and mri just in case, and find someone to claim. Good luck and take care mikey. Hope u're feeling alright. Was the line involved in the accident?

P/s: Mitchy, has it landed and registered? :P

Zappn Collaborator

Zappn

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Go to the doctor as soon as you can.

They'll give you a form to sign and probably refer you to a physio, they'll give you an incident report to fill out.

You'll also need to report the accident to the police as there was someone hurt and the insurance form needs a police report number.

I was rear ended at the end of feb and my neck didn't hurt too bad, went ot the doctor anyway. Lucky I did as I had some damage to my neck and shoulders, was all covered by their rego insurance.

Dani Boi Grand Master

Dani Boi

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Yeah if you obtained an injury during the acident your supposed to ring the police within 24hrs else there's no real way of determining if the accident caused the injury.

ps. you get my reply Michael about my dash, I wasn't sure if it send or not :)

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like people have said go to the cops asap. my mrs was hit by a car and busted her leg up pretty bad. go to the cops and they give u an incident report sheet to fill out.

give them all the details of what happened and who was invoved and the cops sort it out from there.

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