Accident Statement. How to act

When an accident occurs, the parties must notify their insurance. To facilitate the process of compensation, the Companies have the document Friendly Accident Statement (hereinafter DAA) that drivers involved must complete and submit to their insurance companies. You should always have it available on your vehicle.

This seems so simple, sometimes becomes an almost impossible mission. The nerves of the moment, the rush and in many cases, not knowing how to fill the DAA can make arrangements for the repair of the vehicle may be long, or even be responsible for the accident declare who is not. The truth is that a high percentage of drivers do not know or have difficulty completing the SAA.

I'll give you some tips that will help you in case accident.

1. It is easy to say, but rule number 1, stay calm, do not upset you help.
2. Checks if injured by a need to call 112 to report the situation.
3. Do not argue. Invite to remain calm and fill the DAA. If you see that the water is not calm and think fit, call the police to mediate between the parties.
4. If everything is going well, it is time to take data. You must not fill in two forms, one is enough, SAA consists of original and copy.
5. Boxes are ordered from 1 to 15 and there is a space left and right corresponding to the data of each vehicle (A and B). Fill them in numerical order, is indifferent your vehicle using the boxes "A" or "B", select any.
6. In addition to the data for the SAA serves the Companies to help determine responsibility for the accident. Boxes # 12 and 13 will be of great help. At the 12th each of the parts marked on the side which made the 13 and drawn as were the vehicles at the time of impact, identifies each car, mark the direction of travel, traffic signals and do not worry if do not miss a work of art.
7. Use if you need to make any comments to help clarify what happened Box 14.
8. Finally, it is important you to sign (box 15), you remain part a copy of each and a handshake is never over. Remember to give your Insurance Broker to the report.

Do not forget to check if you bring in your car or motorcycle is printed DAA. If you have been in doubt, ask your Insurance Broker to explain you how to fill out a hand, help is part of our management.
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