You can still claim
A not-at-fault claim is made against the at-fault driver’s insurance, not yours. So whether you have comprehensive cover, third party property cover or no car insurance at all, the claim works the same way — provided the other driver is at fault and insured.
For drivers without insurance this matters even more: there’s no insurer of your own to arrange a hire car or repairer, so having someone handle the claim for you makes a real difference.
If the other driver is uninsured too
Then there’s no insurer to claim from, and recovering the cost means pursuing the driver personally, which can be slow and uncertain. We’ll be honest about that before anything is signed. If you have third party property cover, check whether it includes an uninsured motorist extension — some policies do.
Make sure you have their details
- Name, address and phone number of the other driver
- Their registration number
- Their insurer, if they’ll tell you
- Photos of the scene and the damage