Accidents, of less or more severity, occur constantly in the roads in our country.
It should probably already be: “Really, every day I go to work I see an accident.”
In fact, it seems that there are Accidents at all hours In the main Portuguese roads, even more notorious in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto.
The normal in these cases is that the drivers involved stop their vehicles in a safe place and Fill in the statement together Automobile accident friendly.
Then they sign and each sends the document to their own insurance company to blame.
But unfortunately, It is not always like this.
There are cases where one of the parties prefers not to sign this document.
This way, let's tell you how you should act if this situation is passing with you.
What is the friendly accident declaration?
Before we approach any problems that may arise if one party does not sign, we will explain to what the document consists of.
Although many people know him as a friendly agreement, his real name is Automobile accident friendly statement (DAAA).
It is used for those involved in traffic accident (even if it is less serious), to describe in detail what happened, so that insurers can determine the guilt and compensate the victim.
Insurers usually deliver these documents when they make their insurance.
We recommend checking if there are any in the car and, if not, ask it to your insurance company.
What do I do if the other person doesn't want to sign the document?
Now that you know what the friendly accident declaration consists of and when it should fill it, we will help you realize what happens if the other driver does not want to collaborate, that is, fill and/or sign.
There may be many reasons why a driver refuses to sign a friendly statement, as we will see below.
Whatever the reason, it is important that does not press him or try to force you to do something against your will.
Put yourself in this situation: you are sure how it all happened and wants to put it as in the friendly statement, but the other person says it was not so and tries to hide or falsify information.
In this case, there is only one solution for this: call the police.
It's no use wasting time to argue or trying to convince the other driver.
Competent authorities (GNR or PSP) usually move to the scene of the accident and report on the incident.
We must also remember that in case of bodily injury, first should call 112, there will be time for friendly statement if necessary.
What is the police report for?
As noted, if one drivers refuses to give their data or flee, the police will go to the scene.
While the police arrive, we recommend that trying to write down the other vehicle, talk to possible witnesses and look for security cameras that may have registered the accident.
Attention! It is important that it does not touch anything, so that the authorities find everything like and which one happened.
Thus, the police will investigate the causes of the accident and later report their view of what happened in the report.
That Document issued by the police It will replace the friendly declaration of accident and will be fundamental to determine the culprit for the accident, as it includes the circumstances in which the accident occurred, the versions of the witnesses and those involved and, finally, the version of the agents themselves.
Why reasons for the other driver refuses to sign?
In fact, it should not waste time thinking what the reason the other driver does not want to sign the friendly statement because whatever the reason, it cannot require to do so.
Can be very diverse, but here are some reasons that usually They are the most common:
– Different versions about the event:
– Increased price of automobile insurance;
– Do not have insurance.
What do I do if the other driver escapes?
First, we must remember that running after an accident is a serious crime.
If you have an accident with someone who decides to escape the scene, you should call the police.
While the authorities arrive at the scene of the accident, we advise you, once again, not change anything (the position of your car, etc).
Try to find witnesses that were present at the time of the accident or, until there is a security chamber that may have registered the accident.
