Traffic Offence - Finding Lawyer, court & misc fees

[Mclairs83]

Hi Gurus, I’m seeking advice on how to make claim on SBS bus.

My car was travelling straight, within speed limit and not in yellow box when a bus abruptly cut into my lane. My car was in complete stop and I honked to avoid contact but the bus continued moving, made contact and only stopped after a few meter after contact.

After two weeks of ding dong with SBS claim departments and my Toyota Borneo workshop, there is no path forward as SBS claim department claims that the bus captain didn’t make a report. I went back to Borneo as my car is less than 6 months old.

Fast forward to today, I called the sbs hotline and the staff confirmed that internal police was made and their Claim Department response to my workshop is inaccurate. I sent an email to Claim Department but they are not cooperative.

I plan to seek legal assistance during MPS. My car is drivable but it’s frustrating that SBS is avoiding responsibility.

TTYL; how to make sbs take responsibility in car accident. Any tips?

if your car is less than 6mths old. i assume your DVR is in tip top condition.

U don't have any recording as evidence to prove?

 

[EJB]

I'm guessing... might be lane to lane side swipe, this case, usually 50-50.

Bus bay exit to lane, that one can still argue. I ever swerve as the bus just filter out without checking for traffic. Gave it a good horn, wrote and complain to SBS, as usual they don't get back.

 

[superman]

I'm guessing... might be lane to lane side swipe, this case, usually 50-50.

Bus bay exit to lane, that one can still argue. I ever swerve as the bus just filter out without checking for traffic. Gave it a good horn, wrote and complain to SBS, as usual they don't get back.

Nowadays, Bus Drivers treat Yellow Box in front of Bus Bay as the same as Give Way to Bus Box and just exit without looking out for other vehicles.

 

[EJB]

Nowadays, Bus Drivers treat Yellow Box in front of Bus Bay as the same as Give Way to Bus Box and just exit without looking out for other vehicles.

My incident was before that, just yellow junction box. Like you said, now with the give way box, they largi more brazen.

 

[Mclairs83]

My incident was before that, just yellow junction box. Like you said, now with the give way box, they largi more brazen.

i wouldn't say they are more brazen. its their rights to exit.. and we have to slow down/stop before the give way line right?

if u don't comply and u got into accident, you are at the losing end, because u didn't "give way"

 

[EJB]

i wouldn't say they are more brazen. its their rights to exit.. and we have to slow down/stop before the give way line right?

if u don't comply and u got into accident, you are at the losing end, because u didn't "give way"

You have the right of way, doesn't mean you can just exit accordingly.

You need to give time for cars in the other lane to react. You signal doesn't mean I can brake in time to a stop. I might have to speed up pass, while the car behind stops in time.

Giving way isn't 'right of way'. I think you misunderstand 'giving way' and 'right of way'.

 

[ahbear82]

I'm guessing, you went back to Toyota for claims and they can't do anything?

MPS isn't going to do much as you still have car insurance covering your car. What you're unhappy about, is the fact you are held liable for the accident and SBS is refusing to pay for damages.

Have you considered taking this matter public, sharing the video, going through the social media route to put pressure on SBS to react?

Let Sin Ming or StraitsTimes pick up the issue and then pressure them accordingly?

Going through the legal route, sending writs, demands can be lengthy, painful and super expensive to drag on. The ones with a legal department in house can easily drag the issue for years and you have to keep paying to keep your legal on the leash.

Unless you're a multimillionaire, I doubt highly you wanna go the legal route. Much as I don't like it myself if it happens to me, but right now, I think social media pressure is the best way to go.

Alternatively, you should have gone to an external party workshop that can handle such cases for you.

Nowadays, is it mandatory disqualification as long as you caused grievous hurt? Be it first offender or repeat offender? From SPF website, seems that most traffic offence no longer has suspension, all will be disqualification.

 

[EJB]

Nowadays, is it mandatory disqualification as long as you caused grievous hurt? Be it first offender or repeat offender? From SPF website, seems that most traffic offence no longer has suspension, all will be disqualification.

I really can't advise. You have to ask a lawyer for this. Law always changes so laypeople like us can't keep up.