Accident on the M6

[Leodis]

This morning my daughter was involved in an accident on the m6 she was overtaking a lorry when the driver pulled out and clipped the back of her car causing her to spin in front of him. The driver was portugese claimed not to speak english but rang his boss in portugal and tried to blame my daughter. Fortunately the police were having none of this and put the blame on the lorry driver I was annoyed to find out despite Steph's car blocking the motorway nobody stopped to help her until the highways dept turned up. I would have thought that someone would have stopped to help a young girl on her own but obviously getting to work is far more important these days still at the end of the day she wasnt hurt and the cars only a lump of metal and can be replacedjust hope we can get somewhere with his insurance.

[slobodan]

Same happened to my daughter on the M11, except the driver was Lithuanian. They find it difficult to see being LHD.
My daughter was injured, her car was written off. and she hasn't seen a penny from the driver, his company or the insurance.

[cfrizzy]

I was driving a left hooker on a project at harefield to southall earlier this year ###### horrible thing to drive because people didnt realise that your blind spot is on what should be the drivers side plus all the road juntions are designed for rhd. hope your daughter is ok.

[oneintheeye]

i drove a left hooker artic all over europe for 2 years which included alot of miles in this country alot of the problem is eastern european drivers don't think and it's a quick check out and bang some innocent motorist is injured. as a hgv driver it seems to me the further south you go in this country the more danger your in from these drivers i have had to many close calls to mention and all involveing eastern european trucks

[greecysurf]

i drove a left hooker artic all over europe for 2 years which included alot of miles in this country alot of the problem is eastern european drivers don't think and it's a quick check out and bang some innocent motorist is injured. as a hgv driver it seems to me the further south you go in this country the more danger your in from these drivers i have had to many close calls to mention and all involveing eastern european trucks

I spent many many years driving artics all over Europe, to alot of countrys behind what was then the iron curtain, both left hand drive and right hand drive, europeans have the same problem there from right hand drive vehicles, there is a huge blind spot just in front of of the bumper, of about 3/4 of a saloon cars length, alot of hgvs now have a another blind spot mirror over the windsreen to see this point, but a lot don't, alot of foreign drivers lose there pay in an accident, it used to cost me over 5000 pounds a year fully comp with green card, that was 9 years ago, hate to think how much now. Thankfully you daughter is ok, thats the main thing.

[Growler]

Real ignorant lot on the roads these days mate.

Glad to hear your daughters ok though and as you say the car is just a lump of metal that can be replaced.

Hope things go well for you with insurance.

[goodcat]

This morning my daughter was involved in an accident on the m6 she was overtaking a lorry when the driver pulled out and clipped the back of her car causing her to spin in front of him. The driver was portugese claimed not to speak english but rang his boss in portugal and tried to blame my daughter. Fortunately the police were having none of this and put the blame on the lorry driver I was annoyed to find out despite Steph's car blocking the motorway nobody stopped to help her until the highways dept turned up. I would have thought that someone would have stopped to help a young girl on her own but obviously getting to work is far more important these days still at the end of the day she wasnt hurt and the cars only a lump of metal and can be replacedjust hope we can get somewhere with his insurance.

that is sickening to hear! i wouldve stopped and helped her without even thinking about it!


































but thats probably due to the fact that when i was younger i thought i was superman and that i still am! lol
what? still wouldve helped her! lol

[Leodis]

Thanks Steph's fine just feeling a bit sore Its not the driver I'm annoyed about apart from him denying fault but then again everyone does that. I'm more pi55ed off that despite blocking 2 lanes people just drove around her and nobody stopped to make sure she was ok I suppose its just a sign of the times that people dont want to get involved.

[goodcat]

Thanks Steph's fine just feeling a bit sore Its not the driver I'm annoyed about apart from him denying fault but then again everyone does that. I'm more pi55ed off that despite blocking 2 lanes people just drove around her and nobody stopped to make sure she was ok I suppose its just a sign of the times that people dont want to get involved.

i still find this hard to believe. surely its in peoples second nature to stop and help someone in distress out!!?? especially a women!
sorry your daughter had to go through that. must have been very scarey for her laying accross 2 lanes of motorway

[JUDWAK]

ya can tell she dint crash in yorkshire
all is well that ends well mate glad she is ok