ClaireMaxine
Member
Hi, I’m new here and had a horrid situation. I didn’t actually plan to drive, I had an accident some time in my home during the night or early morning and adding to this I’d drunk about 1.5 pints the previous day. I’d hit my head causing a nasty head injury and hematoma, I was very ill. In the morning I apparently appeared outside and drove my car directly into a neighbours 2 vehicles. It’s taken a year of absolute hell as my insurance company wouldn’t insure me after last august saying to wait until the case was over.
The case was over last week as it was dropped as I honestly believe I was never in a breathalysing room ever. I was too ill laying on a cell floor and too ill to be breathalysed. My MGDD form wasn’t completed until about 3 months after the incident with pages incomplete. I couldn’t be cross examined due to the head injury and all other evidence hadn’t been provided so the prosecution couldn’t be cross examined
Now that the case has been dropped due to abuse of process and unfair trial my insurers seem to be looking for a report from the police rather than the courts decision. All along they stated in writing when the case was over ... now they are saying “ yet the police say that I was drink driving ” . So I’ve been through all of this and I’ve got nowhere? I’m still being treated like this based on hearsay and not the courts decision.
I’ve never driven drunk and was wearing my PJ’s when this happened. I suffered a moderate head injury.
I wondered what I can do as far as I can see my insurance company are simply trying to delay time. I contacted the ombudsman who has today taken on my case. Yet I feel as if I’ve literally been set up somehow.
Any advice would be appreciated. Apologies but I posted earlier and the topic heading was simply case as I lost the page and don’t know how to remove the thread.
thank you
Claire
The case was over last week as it was dropped as I honestly believe I was never in a breathalysing room ever. I was too ill laying on a cell floor and too ill to be breathalysed. My MGDD form wasn’t completed until about 3 months after the incident with pages incomplete. I couldn’t be cross examined due to the head injury and all other evidence hadn’t been provided so the prosecution couldn’t be cross examined
Now that the case has been dropped due to abuse of process and unfair trial my insurers seem to be looking for a report from the police rather than the courts decision. All along they stated in writing when the case was over ... now they are saying “ yet the police say that I was drink driving ” . So I’ve been through all of this and I’ve got nowhere? I’m still being treated like this based on hearsay and not the courts decision.
I’ve never driven drunk and was wearing my PJ’s when this happened. I suffered a moderate head injury.
I wondered what I can do as far as I can see my insurance company are simply trying to delay time. I contacted the ombudsman who has today taken on my case. Yet I feel as if I’ve literally been set up somehow.
Any advice would be appreciated. Apologies but I posted earlier and the topic heading was simply case as I lost the page and don’t know how to remove the thread.
thank you
Claire