Who will pay if someone else's wheel flew into the car on the go
The Internet is full of videos showing how one car's wheel falls off and flies straight into another. Often - directly into the lane of oncoming traffic. Because of what the wheels most often fall off, and who is responsible for this, the AvtoVzglyad portal understood.
A nightmare for any driver: a wheel that has come off from the car in front flies towards his car with great speed. The situation is practically uncontrollable. A lone heavy wheel can easily change direction, hitting any obstacle, or even start jumping, threatening to land straight on the roof and windshield of cars rushing in the stream. Who is to blame and what to do if you find yourself in such a story?
Such accidents are both simple and complex at the same time. However, as always, it all depends on the causes of their occurrence. Paragraph 9 puts some points above the “and” of the SDA, which obliges the driver to monitor the technical condition of the vehicle and check it before each departure. In other words, if the driver missed or ignored the malfunction, then all the blame falls on him and his insurance company.
And what if the driver does not want to admit his guilt? Then it will help to turn to experts who will disassemble the car by cogs, find out the reason for the separation of the wheel and announce their verdict, from which they can no longer get rid of and which the court will unconditionally accept. Moreover, the payment for the services of an expert will fall on the shoulders of the culprit of the accident. However, as a rule, the investigation of such cases takes place within the framework of insurance companies.
However, there are times when the driver of a car left without a wheel insists on the version that the tire service employees are to blame. And this also happens all the time. Not always service station employees use a special tool to tighten wheel bolts. Then, instead of a torque wrench or a specialized wrench, they use a regular “balloon” wrench and tighten the nuts just to a squeak, which is also bad. And when there is a seasonal emergency at the tire fitting, then not tightening a couple of bolts in the bustle is a trifling matter. But that's not your problem either.
First of all, you should file an accident and demand compensation from the insurance company of the culprit. But he, if he is sure that the service or tire fitting workers are to blame, has the right to hold the service station where they work accountable. If the directorate of the service does not agree with the accusation, then it must conduct an examination at its own expense, based on the results of which it will give its answer. If after the examination the driver received a negative answer, then it's time to study the conclusion of the experts and go to court.
It is worth remembering: in the case when the court does not recognize the fault of the car service, the costs of the examination and other legal costs will be borne by the driver. And most importantly, you need to be prepared for the fact that all this will take time and you will have to spend your nerves.
However, if in a dispute with a service station the driver proves that the wheel fell off due to the negligence of mechanics, then the efforts will be compensated financially. However, it is much easier to check the health of your vehicle every time, check the wheel bolts, tire pressure, headlights, steering and brakes before the trip. This will keep you out of trouble and keep your wallet thin.
