What to do after a car accident in Grantham

The minutes after a collision are the worst time to be working out what you are supposed to do. Keep this page saved and follow it in order.

1. Make the scene safe

Stop, switch the engine off and put your hazards on. On the A1 or the A52 around Grantham, get everyone behind a barrier if it is safe to do so, never stand between vehicles. Call 999 if anyone is injured or the road is blocked.

2. Swap details, do not apportion blame

You must legally give your name, address and insurance details. Take the other driver's name, phone number, registration and insurer. Saying sorry at the roadside is human, but leave the question of fault to the insurers who will read the evidence.

3. Photograph more than you think you need

Both vehicles from all four corners, the damage close up, the position of the cars in the road, skid marks, road signs, and the wider scene showing the junction. If a dash cam recorded it, save the clip straight away before it is overwritten.

4. Call us before you call your insurer

This is the step that saves people money. Once you ring your insurer first, you will usually be steered towards their approved network. Under UK consumer law you are entitled to choose your own repairer, and telling us first lets us open the file, arrange collection and get a courtesy car to you. Call Solution Repair Grantham on 07956 786622.

5. If it was not your fault

You are entitled to a full repair at no cost, a like for like replacement vehicle and recovery of your out of pocket expenses. There is no excess to pay and your own policy is not used, so your no claims discount is protected. We handle the third party insurer for you.

6. Check whether your car is safe to drive

Warning lights, fluid on the road, a bonnet that will not shut properly, a wheel that has moved out of line or a deployed airbag all mean do not drive it. We recover vehicles across Grantham, Barrowby, Great Gonerby, Colsterworth, Sleaford and the villages along the A1.

7. Expect an ADAS check

If your car has lane keep assist, automatic braking, adaptive cruise or a camera behind the windscreen, those systems need recalibrating after body or glass work. It is not an upsell, it is what keeps them accurate.

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