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Unidentified vehicle
Case notes on claims when the vehicle at fault can’t be identified, brought against the Nominal Defendant.
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Picture hiddenUnidentified vehicleHot pursuit of at-fault driver not essential for unidentified vehicle claim
Is a road accident injury victim required in an unidentified vehicle claim to give hot pursuit to identify an at-fault vehicle in an attempt to read and remember its registration number?
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Picture hiddenUnidentified vehicleA white van but can’t say which one: Nominal Defendant pays $844k
Can a motor accident injury claim against the owner of the vehicle suspected to be at fault for an accident also include a side claim against the nominal defendant in case of vehicle misidentification?
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Court says unidentified vehicle made up; driver gets none of $1.5 mil agreed damages
A driver whose ute collided with the rear of a preceding vehicle on a highway in Central Queensland has failed in his attempt to blame the accident on an unidentified third car with a judge concluding the story was his own…
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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