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I don't usually get involved in things as I'm not very assertive except when I feel something is unjust
Two weeks ago my daughter (Samwise off the vine) was involved in a serious collision with a foreign lorry on the M25. Fortunately she had little physical injury but was very shaken. He said he did not see her, she was in his blind spot. After details had been taken, he went on his way, and dealt with the whole matter in a very laid back way, according to Sam.
The Police said that they deal with at least 14 of these incidents a day and this coincides with what I have read on the internet suggesting that almost half of accidents on the M25 are caused by foreign lorry drivers and are due to the blind spot issue (apparently this is called 'sideswiping'). The UK have introduced Fresnel mirrors which can overcome the blind spot difficulty but cannot enforce this on foreign lorry drivers. We recieved a letter today from Surrey police saying they cannot pursue the matter as the other party is a foreign lorry driver and under current legislation they therefore cannot prosecute.
This all seems so unfair, I feel it is not just about my daughter, who was very lucky but all those other people involved in similar accidents and are possibly hospitalised. I have now contacted my local MP as I am sure that if this had happened on the continent to one of us and we had been at fault we would end up being prosecuted.
Am I right to be doing this, I've never done anything like this before?
Is there anything else I can do?
Two weeks ago my daughter (Samwise off the vine) was involved in a serious collision with a foreign lorry on the M25. Fortunately she had little physical injury but was very shaken. He said he did not see her, she was in his blind spot. After details had been taken, he went on his way, and dealt with the whole matter in a very laid back way, according to Sam.The Police said that they deal with at least 14 of these incidents a day and this coincides with what I have read on the internet suggesting that almost half of accidents on the M25 are caused by foreign lorry drivers and are due to the blind spot issue (apparently this is called 'sideswiping'). The UK have introduced Fresnel mirrors which can overcome the blind spot difficulty but cannot enforce this on foreign lorry drivers. We recieved a letter today from Surrey police saying they cannot pursue the matter as the other party is a foreign lorry driver and under current legislation they therefore cannot prosecute.
This all seems so unfair, I feel it is not just about my daughter, who was very lucky but all those other people involved in similar accidents and are possibly hospitalised. I have now contacted my local MP as I am sure that if this had happened on the continent to one of us and we had been at fault we would end up being prosecuted.
Am I right to be doing this, I've never done anything like this before?
Is there anything else I can do?
More accountability for accidents caused by overseas drivers? Better cover/assistance from the insurance companies?
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