Had to happen sometime,

A1(M) going into the A1 (St Albans - Stevenage), come into the 2nd lane and the car infront of me braked hard, I had to do a full emergency stop. The car behind couldn't brake in time so swerved to the right of me.

We both pulled onto the hard shoulder, I asked her if she was okay which she said she was. Her Blue A4 or A6 avant come off alot worse, a big scuff on the front left bumper and some plastic trim popped out along the side of the car meaning there might have been some unseen damage underneath the car. She basically wen't don't worry about it, it's fine. I stupidly didn't take her details as I didn't beleive the accident to be her fault, but because I had to brake hard because of the car infront.

All my colleagues at work are now telling me I need to claim against her insurance because she hit me, but as I was unsure of the blame and because of the shock I didn't get her reg and she drove off quite quickly:mad:

I'm okay, a bit shaken up, the car has a scuff on the right hand corner of the bumper, it's broken off it's bracket and it looks like the rear wheel could be bent :(

Ironically I was driving to the dealers to get a rattle fixed:thumbdwn:

Sorry to hear of your bad luck, although it sounds as if it cold have been much worse. The damage may not be much to fix. Does your Fabia have steel rims, if so try asking your dealer if they have any from alloy wheels upgrades they have done, if you know the servce guys well they may be able to help you out.

Had to happen sometime,

A1(M) going into the A1 (St Albans - Stevenage), come into the 2nd lane and the car infront of me braked hard, I had to do a full emergency stop. The car behind couldn't brake in time so swerved to the right of me.

We both pulled onto the hard shoulder, I asked her if she was okay which she said she was. Her Blue A4 or A6 avant come off alot worse, a big scuff on the front left bumper and some plastic trim popped out along the side of the car meaning there might have been some unseen damage underneath the car. She basically wen't don't worry about it, it's fine. I stupidly didn't take her details as I didn't beleive the accident to be her fault, but because I had to brake hard because of the car infront.

All my colleagues at work are now telling me I need to claim against her insurance because she hit me, but as I was unsure of the blame and because of the shock I didn't get her reg and she drove off quite quickly:mad:

I'm okay, a bit shaken up, the car has a scuff on the right hand corner of the bumper, it's broken off it's bracket and it looks like the rear wheel could be bent :(

Ironically I was driving to the dealers to get a rattle fixed:thumbdwn:

I doubt your wheel is bent; unless it was hit directly... I hope you don't get whiplash from being hit from behind - it usually takes day or so to come on...

Your colleagues/friends are right

Always get details.

Had she left enough distance she'd have stopped in time.

Car behind is generally held at fault .

Highway code section 126

Stopping Distances. Drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. You should

* leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it suddenly slows down or stops. The safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance (see Typical Stopping Distances PDF below)

* allow at least a two-second gap between you and the vehicle in front on roads carrying faster-moving traffic and in tunnels where visibility is reduced. The gap should be at least doubled on wet roads and increased still further on icy roads

* remember, large vehicles and motorcycles need a greater distance to stop. If driving a large vehicle in a tunnel, you should allow a four-second gap between you and the vehicle in front

If you have to stop in a tunnel, leave at least a 5-metre gap between you and the vehicle in front.

Are behind is generally held at fault .

Highway code section 126

Stopping Distances. Drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. You should

* leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it suddenly slows down or stops. The safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance (see Typical Stopping Distances PDF below)

* allow at least a two-second gap between you and the vehicle in front on roads carrying faster-moving traffic and in tunnels where visibility is reduced. The gap should be at least doubled on wet roads and increased still further on icy roads

* remember, large vehicles and motorcycles need a greater distance to stop. If driving a large vehicle in a tunnel, you should allow a four-second gap between you and the vehicle in front

If you have to stop in a tunnel, leave at least a 5-metre gap between you and the vehicle in front.

Yeah, I know this now but I didn't get her registration number unfortunatley:O

Just glad it wasnt any worse, a bit of a pain in the backside is the A1m where it becomes a dual carriageway!

Yeah, I know this now but I didn't get her registration number unfortunatley:O

Just glad it wasnt any worse, a bit of a pain in the backside is the A1m where it becomes a dual carriageway!

hope it all works out OK

Report it to the police as she failed to give details and drove off.

ALWAYS get details. Can be decided later on if it's worth claiming, but not if they drive away and you later find damage.

check with police could well be ctv there

Failure to stop and exchange details at motor collision is IIRC an offence.

it is an offence, if you could just get the reg the insurers can then work their stuff!!

As been said report it and tell them that she didnt leave you her details

And if you have a car type and colour and even a part registration the police may well be able to help a lot.