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Foreign lorry drivers causing accidents
Foreign lorry driver hit our car

The should understand our highway code

If they can't read simple signs (like how fast you should be going) and abide by the Highway Code (Mirror Signal Manoeuvre) they shouldn't be driving in this country!



Lorry drivers are a liability at the best of times, but the foreign ones drive like maniacs! The driver that hit our car was from Poland and the British police cannot force the Polish authorities to trace this individual.

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15-5-2008Please do not blame the foreign drivers for you being unable to make your claims properly. The UK is in the European Union and there are laws governing this issue. http://mib.org.uk/GreenCard/en/UKClaims/GCUKCLAIMS.htm. It does not matter where the car is insured, you report your claim with the MIB ...morematt
30-4-2008I was hit by a romanian lorry a few months ago and still haven't heard anything from the other drivers insurance company. I ended up having to pay a £650 excess on my insurance to get my car repaired which it doesn't look like I'll end up getting back and I'll lose my no claims....moreD
05-4-2008Are you sure you know what country that vehicle came from? That plate looks as if it could have been Dutch or Portuguese, I can't remember offhand how the number sequences go.MikeP
04-4-2008In response to Sarah On Tuesday of this week I was on my way to saisbury ,when at a bridge I stopped to let a foreign lorry driver through as it was a narrow road,he proceded to take the whole drivers side of my Toyota celica with him but failed to stop so I turned the car around followed him and m...morekarl
31-3-2008Report untaxed vehicles at (you do not have to give your name):- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/UntaxedVehicle If enough people do this maybe we can reverse the Dross Zone situation.Deliverance
15-3-2008I am a lorry driver and I want to say something about that "Foreign lorry driver hit our car", and that is that lorry driver can not see you if you are in dead angle so if you are driving in same speed as lorry is then there is no way to see anyone. It does not making any difrent if driver...moremarko
14-3-2008This is terrible what happened. It is a shame that the truck driver did not look in the mirror. Anyway, I am in the same situation with an English lorry. I am Polish and we were driving to London few months ago. English van driver hit us and I have never received any Penny to repair my car. The sam...moreLenny
12-3-2008if you know the registration of the lorry, you should be able to claim from the motor insurance bureau (mib.org.uk)laughing gravy
06-3-2008you have been lucky in Southampton there are polish registered cars being used as Mini cabs and I can't imagine they have ANY insurance even the police have trouble getting information from Polish insurance companies and usualy advise that you are wasting your time tryingIt's high time we ...moretwiggy
12-2-2008Just read the following - Why is it people ALWAYS bring politics into it. When in an accident involving a lorry, ALWAYS get the police involved.This way your sure of one thing, The LAW on your side. foreign drivers HAVE to have the correct papers, if not their screwed. - My husband rang the...morewitc h
12-2-2008Found your article whilst looking up how to trace a foreign lorry. My husband stationary at lights when hit side on by 'eastern european' lorry driver who changed lanes. Our car might be written off. He has given false name and apparently we should have asked for his cab details, the number ...morewitc h
07-2-2008"We need to take down the 'Britain For Sale' sign, withdraw from the EU asap and tighten up all the regulations about foreigners in this country" Too late for that. Britain has already been sold to Europe. Pathetic and sad what one government has done.MikeP



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