CAR ACCIDENTS IN US: Making a Successful Car Accident Claim

If you find yourself in a car accident [1], here's what to do to
protect yourself and make sure that everything gets taken care of.

Be Prepared. Always carry a mobile phone with you when you're driving,
as well as a pen and paper to take notes with, a disposable camera to
take pictures of the vehicle with, and a card that contains any
information that a doctor would need if he or she were to treat you.

Know Your Insurance Policy. If you get in an accident [2], the
insurance process will be much easier if you know exactly what's
covered in your policy and what's not. You don't want to wait until
after the accident [3] to find out that your policy doesn't cover the
cost of towing or the cost of a rental car.

Stay Safe. If you get in an accident [4], move the cars to the side of
the road out of the way of any oncoming traffic, as long as there are
no serious injuries. Turn on your hazard lights to alert other drives,
and if you have warning triangles or cones, make use of them!

Report the Accident [5]. Even if it's a minor car accident [6], you
should still call the police and have them come and file an accident
[7] report.

Trade Information. Get the other person's name, address, phone number,
insurance information, license plate number, and driver's license
number. Also take down a description of each car, including its year,
make, model and color, in addition to the location of the collision,
how it happened, and the extent of the damage. Be polite, but don't
admit fault to the other person or the police officer, even if you
think the accident [8] may have been your fault.

Document the Evidence. Write down a description of the damage to each
of the vehicles, and take photos of the damage that occurred. This
will be very useful for your claims adjuster and if there's any sort
of dispute.

Contact Your Insurance Company [9]. Within one business day of the
accident [10], you should have called your insurance company [11] and
informed them about the accident [12]. They'll undoubtedly have
questions and will provide you details of the process required to take
care of your claim [13].

Getting in a car accident [14] can be an emotionally frightening
experience, but keep a cool head, and follow these steps to take care
of things. It might even be a good idea to print a copy of this
article and throw it in your glove compartment.

Christian is an author of several articles pertaining to No Win No
Fee, Compensation [15] Claims, Accident Claims, Personal [16] Injury
Claims and other legal articles.

CAR ACCIDENTS IN US

Chủ Nhật, 3 tháng 10, 2010

Making a Successful Car Accident Claim

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