Do’s and Don’ts at Road Traffic Accidents in Ireland

If you believe that you may need to seek compensation for road traffic accidents in Ireland, you should follow these rules:

DO obtain the following information:

• Details of registration numbers.
• Name of Gardai / police and station (if they have been present at the accident).
• Name, address and contact telephone numbers of the driver(s). 
• Name, addresses and contact telephone numbers of any witnesses.  
• Details of the driver’s insurance company and policy number.

DO describe the accident by:  

• Making a sketch or drawing of the scene of the accident.
• Taking photographs if you have a camera or camera phone.
• Recording information such as street names; the vehicles’ locations on the road and the direction of traffic at the point of collision.

DO report the accident to Gardai / Police:

• If there is any injury to any of the parties.
• If the third party driver has no valid insurance, attempts to leave the scene or admits to driving a stolen vehicle.
• Even if there is no personal injury evident at the time, report the accident to your nearest station and provide details of the accident.

DO visit your doctor if you think you may have suffered any injury, which may not always be immediately apparent at the time of the accident.

DON’T make any statements about the accident or admit liability at the scene of the accident.

DON’T leave the scene of an accident until all information has been exchanged between the parties. If personal injury is involved, do not leave the scene until the Gardai / Police have arrived. 

Our Services 
If you need more information, you can learn more about the legal process for accident and personal injury compensation claims.  To establish if you have a case for compensation, start by telling us about your case. 

To contact us, call us on 1850 940140 or 01-8745656, e-mail us at law@traceysolicitors.ie or we can call you back.  After examination of your case, we can decide to proceed with a claim for compensation.