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Car accidents Oct 18, 2008
Has anyone been involved in a car accident? Are the police always called?

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Oct 18, 2008
nope not involved..touchwood...

you need the paper given by a cop to get the insurance...
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Oct 18, 2008
yes and yes
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Oct 18, 2008
Yes.

And depends on your fault or not, the Color of the accident report sheet given to you is Green or Red. Green, the other party or their insurance pays for your and the other car's damage. Red, you or your insurance pays for your and the other car's damage.
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Oct 18, 2008
and also WHITE..

white paper is given, when the fault is unknown..
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Oct 18, 2008
Oh... I've never seen that. When would a fault be unknown? (Unless you are talking about the incompetence of the cops! :P)
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Oct 18, 2008
lol..that's not about incompetence...

in a situation., someone bumped your car in your absence while parked...this gets you white paper from the cop....
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Oct 18, 2008
..and who covers for the repair in the absence of a comprehensive insurance? The owner of the car that got bumped, I'm sure. And there goes the no-accident clause.
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Oct 18, 2008
certainly...the owner's insurance covers..,
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Oct 19, 2008
In the instance of a white copy, you normally have to pay the insurance excess if you actually claim. The white copy allows you to get the car repaired without claiming (to protect your no claims bonus) as all garages need an accident report before making a repair.

The rules are all different in Sharjah!

:) :) :)

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Oct 25, 2008
Are they better or worse than Dubai? the rules...
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Oct 26, 2008
Kyoto wrote:Are they better or worse than Dubai? the rules...


More 'basic'.

The policeman has the final say.
If a local hits you, its your fault.
If you hit a local, its your fault.
If you are Indian and you hit anyone, its your fault.

:( :( :(

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Oct 26, 2008
Dubai Knight wrote:
Kyoto wrote:Are they better or worse than Dubai? the rules...


More 'basic'.

The policeman has the final say.
If a local hits you, its your fault.
If you hit a local, its your fault.
If you are Indian and you hit anyone, its your fault.

:( :( :(

Knight


is that only in sharjah?
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Oct 26, 2008
Dubai Knight wrote:
Kyoto wrote:Are they better or worse than Dubai? the rules...


More 'basic'.

The policeman has the final say.
If a local hits you, its your fault.
If you hit a local, its your fault.
If you are Indian and you hit anyone, its your fault.

:( :( :(

Knight


awww come on not all of those rules are true dk.
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Oct 26, 2008
They used to be true all over the UAE sadly. Better now though.
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Oct 26, 2008
The one that made me open my eyes was the local who, when taken to court by the expat who he had hit, said:
"It is my country, if you had not come here, I would not have hit you!"
I think he won!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Oct 26, 2008
sharfraz wrote:lol..that's not about incompetence...

in a situation., someone bumped your car in your absence while parked...this gets you white paper from the cop....


this happened to me and I got the green piece
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Oct 27, 2008
Dubai Knight wrote:The one that made me open my eyes was the local who, when taken to court by the expat who he had hit, said:
"It is my country, if you had not come here, I would not have hit you!"
I think he won!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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may i inject some humor

did he say in arabic or english?


firefly wrote:
sharfraz wrote:lol..that's not about incompetence...

in a situation., someone bumped your car in your absence while parked...this gets you white paper from the cop....


this happened to me and I got the green piece



lucky you!! that sorts out.
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Oct 27, 2008
sharfraz wrote:
Dubai Knight wrote:The one that made me open my eyes was the local who, when taken to court by the expat who he had hit, said:
"It is my country, if you had not come here, I would not have hit you!"
I think he won!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Knight


may i inject some humor

did he say in arabic or english?.


Read up there, just on the second line, along a bit, after 'the' and before 'who'...the little 'L' word?

What do you think?

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Oct 27, 2008
that doesnt answer,.thats a question again...,
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sharfraz wrote:that doesnt answer,.thats a question again...,


'L' for?

:roll: :roll: :roll:

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Dubai Knight wrote:
sharfraz wrote:that doesnt answer,.thats a question again...,


'L' for?

:roll: :roll: :roll:

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

local language.....
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Oct 27, 2008
Have you guys noticed those skid marks along the inner-most lane of SZR? You won't miss them.. there's one every few meters and most of them leads to the center island. Amazing.

On average, how many road accidents do you witness in a day? I guess for me I see around 2-4 along SZR from DIC to Deira.
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Oct 28, 2008
pinoy1 wrote:On average, how many road accidents do you witness in a day? I guess for me I see around 2-4 along SZR from DIC to Deira.


Why? Do you cause them???

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Oct 29, 2008
Dubai Knight wrote:
pinoy1 wrote:On average, how many road accidents do you witness in a day? I guess for me I see around 2-4 along SZR from DIC to Deira.


Why? Do you cause them???

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Hah! No I don't. Neither does my driver.
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Oct 30, 2008
pinoy1 wrote:
Dubai Knight wrote:
pinoy1 wrote:On average, how many road accidents do you witness in a day? I guess for me I see around 2-4 along SZR from DIC to Deira.


Why? Do you cause them???

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Knight


Hah! No I don't. Neither does my driver.


Driver? :shock: Posh ain't we!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oct 30, 2008
Driver? Shocked Posh ain't we!


Perhaps not, maybe his "driver" is driving one of those biege minibuses :lol:

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Driver? Shocked Posh ain't we!


Perhaps not, maybe his "driver" is driving one of those biege minibuses :lol:

Scratcher


The ones with the big wiggly shock absorber in the middle?

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Oct 30, 2008
Well after finally arriving and being here now 4 days... I understand why so many do have a driver now LOL. I was considering one myself. One of my husband's friends had his driver pick us up to go out and it was great! Didn't have to drive and face the terror of the roundabouts or the DUI after we closed the club
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Oct 30, 2008
yeah, in al ain you have a lot of roundabouts but the traffic is very less.,
jebel hafeet would be cold right now.., its a nice place there.,
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