What information should be gathered after a car accident?

When involved in a car accident it is useful if the following information can be obtained: 

  • Name and address of the negligent driver; 
  • Name and address of the negligent driver’s employer if they are driving a work’s vehicle; 
  • Registration, make and model of the negligent driver’s vehicle; 
  • Negligent driver’s insurance details – name, address, policy number and the name of the policy holder; 
  • Photographs of the damage to the vehicles; 
  • Names and addresses of anyone who witnesses the accident; 
  • Name of the police officer who took down the details and the accident reference if the police attended the scene.