Car accident with no injury
Jan 30th 2011, 7:26 am
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Car accident with no injury
When swapping insurance details with someone in Australia do you have to also give your driving licence number?
Jan 30th 2011, 7:36 am
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Re: Car accident with no injury
From NRMA
Exchange details with other people involved, including:
Exchange details with other people involved, including:
- Date, time and location
- Name and residential address of the person responsible
- Licence and registration details
- Make and model of cars involved in the accident
- Insurance policy details, if known
Jan 30th 2011, 10:10 am
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Re: Car accident with no injury
Thank you, again 
Jan 30th 2011, 9:03 pm
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Re: Car accident with no injury
Note that the requirements for involving the police vary from state to state.
From the NRMA Queensland site
Call the police in these circumstances:
•A person has been killed or injured
•The other party fails to stop and/or supply their details
•A vehicle has to be towed
•A driver appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
•All damage to property (other than vehicles) is more than $2,500
From NRMA NSW, ACT, Tas
Call the police in these circumstances:
•A person has been killed or injured
•The other party fails to stop and/or supply their details
•A vehicle has to be towed
•A driver appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
•Damage to property
From the SA Legal Services Commission Handbook
The driver of every vehicle involved in an accident must:
stop at the scene of the crash
give their name and address, the name and address of the vehicle’s owner, and the vehicle's registration number (or any other information necessary to identify the vehicle) to any other driver involved, any person injured (or their representative) or the owner of any property that has been damaged
if you have not obtained details of the other driver, or have not given details to each person mentioned above, or if a vehicle is towed away, the accident must be reported to police as soon as possible within 24 hours after the crash, except in exceptional circumstances
if there is more than $1000 damage to property (unless the only property destroyed or damaged is property owned by the driver) the accident must be reported to police as soon as possible within 24 hours after the crash, except in exceptional circumstances.
So wherever you are, if there is significant (>$1000) damage done the safest option is to involve the police. However showing your driver licence to the other party is not a legal requirement.
From the NRMA Queensland site
Call the police in these circumstances:
•A person has been killed or injured
•The other party fails to stop and/or supply their details
•A vehicle has to be towed
•A driver appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
•All damage to property (other than vehicles) is more than $2,500
From NRMA NSW, ACT, Tas
Call the police in these circumstances:
•A person has been killed or injured
•The other party fails to stop and/or supply their details
•A vehicle has to be towed
•A driver appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs
•Damage to property
From the SA Legal Services Commission Handbook
The driver of every vehicle involved in an accident must:
stop at the scene of the crash
give their name and address, the name and address of the vehicle’s owner, and the vehicle's registration number (or any other information necessary to identify the vehicle) to any other driver involved, any person injured (or their representative) or the owner of any property that has been damaged
if you have not obtained details of the other driver, or have not given details to each person mentioned above, or if a vehicle is towed away, the accident must be reported to police as soon as possible within 24 hours after the crash, except in exceptional circumstances
if there is more than $1000 damage to property (unless the only property destroyed or damaged is property owned by the driver) the accident must be reported to police as soon as possible within 24 hours after the crash, except in exceptional circumstances.
So wherever you are, if there is significant (>$1000) damage done the safest option is to involve the police. However showing your driver licence to the other party is not a legal requirement.
Last edited by KJCherokee; Jan 30th 2011 at 9:07 pm.
