What to do after a car accident without insurance?
Driving without insurance and facing a potential multi-thousand-euro damage claim or lawsuit leaves you stuck in a prolonged period of uncertainty while dealing with police reports, rental car companies, and legal procedures. This total lack of coverage stops you from knowing how large the final financial blow will be or how to start handling the fallout.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Borrowing a car temporarily to get to work
- 2Moving wedding funds into emergency savings or using them to settle tickets
- 3Looking for a second job to increase income
- 4Consulting with a lawyer regarding tickets or liability
- 5Hiring a private lawyer
- 6Asking online forums for personal experiences and advice on negotiating settlement amounts
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I haven’t received an official damage claim yet, but I’m concerned that I could be 99% have a chance of facing a bill of €30,000–€50,000 or potentially more.”source ↗
“The not knowing currently is driving me nuts especially because it's spain and also my lawyer already said it can take years before they complete the lawsuit etc with the police.”source ↗
“I blew 0,01% above legal spanish limit. Accident didn't happen because of it but doesn't matter for the sake anyway because sixt will claim on their policies all the time since they have a 0% tolerance”source ↗
“I will not be insured probaly, i had 2 beers and they have a zero tolerance policy .”source ↗
Where this came up
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