Failing To Name A Driver
According to our legal system, failing to name the driver of your vehicle when it has an accident is a greater crime than being in the accident while driving the car 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.
It is quite a common happenstance that drivers flee from the accident spot after causing an accident ” especially if the accident is a serious one. The car is then traced back to the owner, whose responsibility it is to identify the driver or else he or she is liable for two charges, one is failing to name the driver, and the other is the accident itself.
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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