Car Accidents - Questions & Answers

I was involved in an automobile crash caused by someone else. Who can I turn to for help in recovering damages to my vehicle and for my injuries?

First contact Miami Car Accident Lawyer Justin Ziegler. We have had great success in helping victims of car accidents receive proper medical treatment and compensation (money) for their injuries.

The sole purpose of the Bureau of Financial Responsibility is to ensure that people are responsible for their actions involving motor vehicles. They do this by making sure everyone has insurance to pay for the damages they cause, or they may cause, when they own a motor vehicle or register a motor vehicle.

Make sure that you request a Crash Report from a law enforcement agency that investigated the crash. If you do not have a Crash Report, we will request one for you. The report must indicate a moving violation charge.

• Obtain this at the earliest and send it to us.
• Proceed to obtain a final judgment from a court against the at-fault party and send the final judgment with the crash report to us.

Here is what will happen.

A. If the party had PIP insurance but no Bodily Injury coverage and you sustained both damages and injuries.

You can obtain the insurance details for property damage coverage from us and file for the damages with their insurance company. The judgment will be enforced for injuries. While normally the law provides us authority to suspend a license of an uninsured party only for 3 years, in the case we have a judgment, we have the authority to suspend licenses, tags and registrations for a period of 20 years or until the judgment is satisfied.

B. If the party had no insurance at all.

The judgment will be immediately enforced and the at-fault party's license, tags, and registrations will be suspended for 20 years or until the entire judgment is satisfied. The reports and judgment must be sent to: Bureau of Financial Responsibility 2900 Apalachee Parkway, MS 97 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0585

Some of the above the above information is reproduced from the Florida Department of Highway & Safety Motor Vehicles.

What type of automobile insurance coverage is required for a person causing a crash?

What should I do if I am involved in an automobile crash?

What if I am unable to contact my insurance agent to represent me and determine the at-fault party is insured or uninsured?

If I am approached by the at-fault party regarding releases, what should I do?

If you have been involved in a crash and desire the insurance coverage for the other party, we will obtain the information by mailing your request to: