I was driving my car when it was struck by another car doing a U-turn from the other side of the road.
Both the other driver and I drove our cars to park on the roadside.
The driver of the other car got out and approached me verbally accepting it was his fault and his responsibility but declared he had no insurance.
He wrote his Name, address, phone number and driver licence number for me.
I immediately drove to my insurance office and filled out a claim form.
Although I have phoned my Insurance company they still have not phone the other driver to establish his admission of fault in causing this accident.
My car has no use of indicators, has crushed panels and the rev counter and temperature gauge do not work.
My petition asks for: compulsory third party insurance for all owners of vehicles through car registration both in New Zealand and internationally.
Updates
June 15, 2016
I spent the entire morning scrolling through the stories you all have been leaving here and honestly my heart just hurts reading about the nightmares so many of you have faced without any coverage. It is frustrating waiting for the insurance companies to actually do the job they take our premiums for while the car sits there in my driveway looking like a total wreck. I am working on drafting a formal letter to send out to the transport officials because they need to understand that this is not just an occasional bad luck event but a systemic failure.
June 15, 2016
Seeing all these people backing the idea makes my head spin because I honestly thought I was just shouting into the void after that nightmare accident. It is wild to realize how many of you have dealt with this exact kind of headache and now I am actually feeling like we might force the powers that be to finally listen for once.
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I'm presently living in the UK but frequently visit New Zealand and will probably return permanently in the long term. The UK has compulsory third party. I cannot understand why NZ does not. There's no logic. It is part of the responsibility of car ownership. Of course in the UK, it also covers damage to people which comes under ACC in NZ, but that is no excuse for not having it.
A worthy cause! I had my car written off by an uninsured driver many years ago. The other driver was speeding and admitted it was his fault.
This petition is now closed and will be presented to Parliament. Thank you to all participants and signers. regards Genie
We need this to happen sooner than later. I know the UK have done this for years, why is New Zealand so far behind?
Sooner than later.
TPI is essential. It may reduce premiums for fully insured cars/drivers.
Should have been made compulsory years ago
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I was driving my car when it was struck by another car doing a U-turn from the other side of the road.
Both the other driver and I drove our cars to park on the roadside.
The driver of the other car got out and approached me verbally accepting it was his fault and his responsibility but declared he had no insurance.
He wrote his Name, address, phone number and driver licence number for me.
I immediately drove to my insurance office and filled out a claim form.
Although I have phoned my Insurance company they still have not phone the other driver to establish his admission of fault in causing this accident.
My car has no use of indicators, has crushed panels and the rev counter and temperature gauge do not work.
My petition asks for: compulsory third party insurance for all owners of vehicles through car registration both in New Zealand and internationally.
Updates
June 15, 2016
I spent the entire morning scrolling through the stories you all have been leaving here and honestly my heart just hurts reading about the nightmares so many of you have faced without any coverage. It is frustrating waiting for the insurance companies to actually do the job they take our premiums for while the car sits there in my driveway looking like a total wreck. I am working on drafting a formal letter to send out to the transport officials because they need to understand that this is not just an occasional bad luck event but a systemic failure.
June 15, 2016
Seeing all these people backing the idea makes my head spin because I honestly thought I was just shouting into the void after that nightmare accident. It is wild to realize how many of you have dealt with this exact kind of headache and now I am actually feeling like we might force the powers that be to finally listen for once.
27 Comments
I come from Manitoba, in Canada. I was shocked to find that here you can be on the road with an uninsured vehicle. It only makes sense that insurance and vehicle registrations is linked, with TPI the minimum compulsory insurance. Here too it should be illegal for a driver to be on the road in a vehicle that isn't both registered and insured.
I'm presently living in the UK but frequently visit New Zealand and will probably return permanently in the long term. The UK has compulsory third party. I cannot understand why NZ does not. There's no logic. It is part of the responsibility of car ownership. Of course in the UK, it also covers damage to people which comes under ACC in NZ, but that is no excuse for not having it.
A worthy cause! I had my car written off by an uninsured driver many years ago. The other driver was speeding and admitted it was his fault.
This petition is now closed and will be presented to Parliament. Thank you to all participants and signers. regards Genie
We need this to happen sooner than later. I know the UK have done this for years, why is New Zealand so far behind?
Sooner than later.
TPI is essential. It may reduce premiums for fully insured cars/drivers.
Should have been made compulsory years ago
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I come from Manitoba, in Canada. I was shocked to find that here you can be on the road with an uninsured vehicle. It only makes sense that insurance and vehicle registrations is linked, with TPI the minimum compulsory insurance. Here too it should be illegal for a driver to be on the road in a vehicle that isn't both registered and insured.