ALWAYS report an accident to SAPS !!!

[porqui]

Cannot stress this enough!

[kingalton]

porque porqui?

[Guest Karma]

is this thread aimed at toddlers and old people?

Edited June 11, 2014 by Karma

[Grebel]

Assuming of course that we are talking about traffic accidents involving vehicles...?

[awesme]

what happened, and whats now not happening.

 

G

[Meezo]

Check the hit and run thread, its an offset from that i assume

[nathrix]

Surprisingly there are many people who don't report accidents to the SAPS and it's a criminal offense especially when the other party drives away from the accident scene.

[Patchelicious]

This thread must have been posted accidentally, should I go to SAPS?

[awesme]

Accidents only HAVE to reported if someone got hurt, otherwise it's optional from a legal point of view,

 

Not a lego requirement, but a requirement comes in, any claim to a insurance company needs to be accompanied by a case number.

 

G

 

Surprisingly there are many people who don't report accidents to the SAPS and it's a criminal offense especially when the other party drives away from the accident scene.

[Vetseun]

I have absolutely zero faith in the SAPD.

 

After our accident as per attached link.

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/133190-hit-and-run-in-bloemfontein/

 

It took more than a month for statements to be taken.

 

After we had made a big fuss, the matter was elevated to a competent investigator.

There was finally progress.

 

Unfortunately this guy was diagnosed with cancer and is on long term sick leave.

 

Nothing has happened since then.

 

When we started making a fuss recently it was discovered that the file was missing.

 

The drunken idiot who took us out will never face the music.

[porqui]

This thread must have been posted accidentally, should I go to SAPS?

 

 

NOT!

 

It is surprising how many people do not report accidents.

 

And YES!

[porqui]

Accidents only HAVE to reported if someone got hurt, otherwise it's optional from a legal point of view,

 

Not a lego requirement, but a requirement comes in, any claim to a insurance company needs to be accompanied by a case number.

 

G

 

Not so !!!

 

Accidents always have to be reported.

 

I also thought only when someone is injured.

 

Our local SAPS recently fined someone R500 for not reporting a fender bender.

Local Facebook was up in arms but SAPS made their point and that was it.

[nathrix]

Accidents only HAVE to reported if someone got hurt, otherwise it's optional from a legal point of view,

 

Not a lego requirement, but a requirement comes in, any claim to a insurance company needs to be accompanied by a case number.

 

G

 

What about vehicle/bike or some other damage (no personal injury) during incident and both parties don't have insurance, surely it's still a legal requirement?