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London Accident Management | Non-Fault Claims Across All 33 Boroughs

A London-specific accident management company for non-fault drivers. 24/7 recovery, like-for-like ULEZ-compliant replacement vehicle, independent engineer, PAS 125 / BSI compliant repair and direct dialogue with the at-fault driver's insurer. Zero upfront cost to you.

  • 24/7 UK dispatch
  • £0 upfront cost
  • Independent engineer
  • Like-for-like replacement
24/7

UK response

Recovery dispatch and live claim handlers, 365 days a year.

UK cities

45+

Direct coverage

Response

<60m

First contact SLA

Cost

£0

Upfront to driver

What we do

Accident management, end-to-end, for non-fault drivers in London

From the moment you call us at the roadside to the day the at-fault driver's insurer settles your claim, we coordinate every step. You drive away in a like-for-like replacement; we deal with the recovery, the storage, the engineer, the repairer and the insurer correspondence. There is no upfront cost. The schedule is recovered from the at-fault driver's insurer under established UK credit-hire authority.

01 · Recovery

24/7 accident recovery anywhere in London

A flatbed or wheel-lift recovery vehicle is dispatched to the scene of your collision within minutes of your call. Recovery runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with realistic ETAs that reflect peak-time congestion on the principal London corridors.

Your vehicle is taken to a CCTV-monitored partner yard kept inside or close to the London boundary so recovery mileage stays low - that protects the recovery line from third-party insurer challenge weeks later, and keeps your vehicle accessible if you need to retrieve personal items.

  • Police-protocol coordination on motorways and the TfL Road Network
  • Damaged-vehicle, immobile-vehicle and mobile-vehicle recovery
  • Photographic record on collection and arrival
Recovery service →
Accident recovery vehicle dispatched in London
Like-for-like replacement vehicle

02 · Replacement vehicle

Like-for-like replacement, ULEZ-compliant, on credit hire

Where credit hire is appropriate (Lagden v O'Connor; Dimond v Lovell), the at-fault driver's insurer is responsible for placing you into a like-for-like replacement vehicle while yours is repaired or replaced. That means equivalent class, equivalent fuel type, equivalent transmission and equivalent practical capability - not a token economy car.

Every replacement placed in London is screened for ULEZ compliance before delivery and, where your normal route crosses the Central London Congestion Charge zone, screened for that exposure too. No additional charge to you for either.

  • Door-to-door delivery and collection
  • Equivalent class - saloon, SUV, van, taxi or PHV
  • Hire window matched to repair window so no gap
Credit hire details →

03 · Engineering & repair

Independent engineer, then PAS 125 / BSI-compliant repair

Before any repair starts we commission an independent engineer's report. The engineer is not on the at-fault insurer's panel and is not paid out of a cost-controlled budget - they assess the damage against full retail repair scope and against your vehicle's pre-accident specification.

The repair itself runs through a partner repairer who works to PAS 125 / BSI standards, with a full audit log, manufacturer-approved parts where applicable, and a structural integrity sign-off on Cat S retentions before the vehicle returns to the road.

  • Independent engineer, not the insurer's panel engineer
  • PAS 125 / BSI compliant approved partner repairers
  • Manufacturer-approved parts where specified
Engineer inspection →
Independent engineer inspecting an accident-damaged vehicle
Claims handling office workspace

04 · Insurer claims handling

We deal with the at-fault insurer; you do not

Once the file is open, every letter, schedule, evidence pack request, chase and counter-offer with the at-fault driver's insurer goes through us. You do not need to be on a recorded line, you do not need to draft a Section 170 statement yourself, you do not need to keep a chase calendar. We do.

Where the at-fault driver is uninsured or untraced, we route the claim through the Motor Insurers' Bureau under their 2017 Uninsured / Untraced agreements, with your separate written consent. Where injury is involved, we refer to an authorised legal partner - again only with your separate written consent.

  • Notification, evidence pack, schedule, chase, settlement
  • MIB routing for uninsured / untraced drivers
  • Separate, opt-in consent for any injury referral
Insurer claims →

How we help

Your London non-fault claim, in five steps

The first hour after a non-fault collision sets the evidential foundation for the whole claim. Open the file with us inside that hour and the rest runs to a predictable timetable.

  1. 01

    Hour 0-1

    Call us at the scene

    Make the scene safe, exchange details, photograph the layout and signals. Call us inside the first hour so we can dispatch recovery and start drafting evidence requests before CCTV retention windows expire.

  2. 02

    Hour 1-24

    We dispatch recovery

    A 24/7 recovery vehicle takes you and your car to a CCTV-monitored partner yard. We file the police report (if reportable) and lodge the council, TfL and National Highways disclosure requests inside the 14-day retention window.

  3. 03

    Day 1-3

    Independent engineer inspection

    We commission an independent engineer's report. Repair scope and like-for-like specification are evidenced before the at-fault insurer's first reserve is set, so the schedule is grounded on retail comparables, not auction prices.

  4. 04

    Day 3-14

    Replacement vehicle + repair

    You collect a like-for-like ULEZ-compliant replacement. Repair runs in parallel through a PAS 125 / BSI-compliant approved partner repairer with a full audit log. Or, where total loss is the call, retain Cat S/N salvage if you prefer.

  5. 05

    Week 4-12

    Settlement coordination

    We pursue the at-fault driver's insurer for the schedule (vehicle value, hire, storage, recovery, excess refund, loss of use). You pay nothing. Property damage typically settles in 6-18 weeks; injury referrals run on a separate consented track.

Why drivers in London choose us

Independent. Itemised. Insurer-friendly. London-specific.

We are not a referral broker, a claims farm or a generalist national handler with a London map pinned to the wall. We work London road-by-road, council-by-council, police BCU by police BCU, and we keep an evidence pack tight enough to defend on challenge.

"Two things matter on a non-fault claim: did you preserve the evidence in the first 72 hours, and is the schedule clean enough that the at-fault insurer cannot pick holes in it. The rest is just chase."- internal claims handling note, applied to every London file
33
London boroughs covered
121
Postcode districts
24/7
Dispatch availability
£0
Upfront cost to you
100%
ULEZ-compliant fleet
14-31d
CCTV retention discipline

London-specific, not a national handler

We work road-by-road and council-by-council. We know which authority owns which stretch of A-road, where TfL and National Highways meet, and which Met Police BCU covers each borough.

Independent engineer, not insurer panel

Our engineers are not paid out of a cost-controlled insurer budget. They assess the damage against full retail repair scope and your vehicle's pre-accident specification.

Itemised, transparent schedule

Every line of the schedule - daily hire rate, storage day count, recovery distance, engineer's fee, repair scope items - is documented and disclosable on request. Nothing bundled.

Direct insurer dialogue

We talk to the at-fault driver's insurer directly. No chase-by-email through a portal, no waiting weeks for a callback. The schedule moves on a defined cadence.

PAS 125 / BSI compliant repair

Approved partner repairers only. Manufacturer-approved parts where specified. Structural integrity sign-off on Cat S retentions. Full audit log on every job.

Salvage retention if you want it

Want to keep your car after a Cat S or Cat N total loss? We negotiate the deduction against the insurer's salvage agent's actual buy-back rate, and coordinate the DVLA paperwork.

Ready when you are

Open your London non-fault claim in under five minutes.

London minicab & PHV

London minicab & private hire accident claims

London private hire vehicles are licensed by Transport for London under the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998, with separate driver, vehicle and operator licences plus ULEZ-compliant or Zero Emission Capable vehicle requirements. Uber, Bolt, Addison Lee, FreeNow and Wheely drivers - and their passengers - work to rules that differ from a standard private motor claim. London-specific PHV guidance, including operator notification and loss-of-earnings evidence, sits on the dedicated page.

London minicab & PHV accident claims
01COVERAGE MAP

All 33 London councils, one page each

London is unusual among UK cities in being made up of 33 separate councils: 32 London boroughs plus the City of London Corporation. Each council is the highway authority for its residential and local A-road network, and each borough has its own postcode mix, traffic profile, council CCTV coverage and policing arrangement. Generic city-level pages miss those distinctions; we have a dedicated page for every council, with the real postcode districts, area names, A-road list, hospital trusts and Met Police BCU (or City of London Police, where applicable) for that specific borough.

Inner London

Inner London boroughs (14)

The denser inner-London boroughs typically have higher pedestrian and cyclist casualty rates, larger council CCTV networks and a partial overlap with the Central London Congestion Charge zone.

Inner London

Camden

11
Area
21.8 km²
Postcodes
11 districts

Met Police Central North BCU

View Camden coverage →
N1CN6N7N19+7 more

Inner London

City of London

4
Area
2.9 km²
Postcodes
4 districts

City of London Police

View City coverage →
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Inner London

Hackney

9
Area
19 km²
Postcodes
9 districts

Met Police Central East BCU

View Hackney coverage →
E1E2E5E8+5 more

Inner London

Hammersmith and Fulham

6
Area
16.4 km²
Postcodes
6 districts

Met Police West Area BCU

View Hammersmith & Fulham coverage →
SW6SW10W6W11+2 more

Inner London

Haringey

8
Area
29.6 km²
Postcodes
8 districts

Met Police North Area BCU

View Haringey coverage →
N4N6N8N10+4 more

Inner London

Islington

6
Area
14.9 km²
Postcodes
6 districts

Met Police Central North BCU

View Islington coverage →
EC1N1N4N5+2 more

Inner London

Kensington and Chelsea

9
Area
12.1 km²
Postcodes
9 districts

Met Police West Area BCU

View Kensington & Chelsea coverage →
SW3SW5SW7SW10+5 more

Inner London

Lambeth

11
Area
26.8 km²
Postcodes
11 districts

Met Police Central South BCU

View Lambeth coverage →
SE1SE5SE11SE21+7 more

Inner London

Lewisham

10
Area
35.1 km²
Postcodes
10 districts

Met Police South East BCU

View Lewisham coverage →
SE3SE4SE6SE8+6 more

Inner London

Newham

7
Area
36.2 km²
Postcodes
7 districts

Met Police North East BCU

View Newham coverage →
E6E7E12E13+3 more

Inner London

Southwark

9
Area
28.9 km²
Postcodes
9 districts

Met Police Central South BCU

View Southwark coverage →
SE1SE5SE15SE16+5 more

Inner London

Tower Hamlets

5
Area
19.8 km²
Postcodes
5 districts

Met Police Central East BCU

View Tower Hamlets coverage →
E1E1WE2E3+1 more

Inner London

Wandsworth

7
Area
34.3 km²
Postcodes
7 districts

Met Police South West BCU

View Wandsworth coverage →
SW8SW11SW12SW15+3 more

Inner London

City of Westminster

7
Area
21.5 km²
Postcodes
7 districts

Met Police West Area BCU

View Westminster coverage →
NW1NW8SW1W1+3 more

Outer London

Outer London boroughs (19)

Outer London boroughs typically have higher motor-vehicle speeds, more rural-feel road sections and a higher share of motorway-adjacent or trunk-road collisions involving the M25, M1, M4, M11, A1, A2, A3, A12 or A13.

Outer London

Barking and Dagenham

5
Area
36.1 km²
Postcodes
5 districts

Met Police East Area BCU

View Barking & Dagenham coverage →
IG11RM6RM8RM9+1 more

Outer London

Barnet

14
Area
86.7 km²
Postcodes
14 districts

Met Police North Area BCU

View Barnet coverage →
EN4EN5HA8N2+10 more

Outer London

Bexley

13
Area
60.6 km²
Postcodes
13 districts

Met Police South East BCU

View Bexley coverage →
DA1DA5DA6DA7+9 more

Outer London

Brent

7
Area
43.2 km²
Postcodes
7 districts

Met Police North West BCU

View Brent coverage →
HA0HA9NW2NW6+3 more

Outer London

Bromley

15
Area
150.1 km²
Postcodes
15 districts

Met Police South Area BCU

View Bromley coverage →
BR1BR2BR3BR4+11 more

Outer London

Croydon

10
Area
86.5 km²
Postcodes
10 districts

Met Police South Area BCU

View Croydon coverage →
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Outer London

Ealing

9
Area
55.5 km²
Postcodes
9 districts

Met Police West Area BCU

View Ealing coverage →
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Outer London

Enfield

13
Area
80.8 km²
Postcodes
13 districts

Met Police North Area BCU

View Enfield coverage →
EN1EN2EN3EN4+9 more

Outer London

Greenwich

6
Area
47.4 km²
Postcodes
6 districts

Met Police South East BCU

View Greenwich coverage →
SE3SE7SE9SE10+2 more

Outer London

Harrow

7
Area
50.5 km²
Postcodes
7 districts

Met Police North West BCU

View Harrow coverage →
HA0HA1HA2HA3+3 more

Outer London

Havering

10
Area
112.3 km²
Postcodes
10 districts

Met Police East Area BCU

View Havering coverage →
RM1RM2RM3RM4+6 more

Outer London

Hillingdon

10
Area
115.7 km²
Postcodes
10 districts

Met Police West Area BCU

View Hillingdon coverage →
HA4HA6TW6UB3+6 more

Outer London

Hounslow

8
Area
56 km²
Postcodes
8 districts

Met Police West Area BCU

View Hounslow coverage →
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Outer London

Kingston upon Thames

9
Area
37.4 km²
Postcodes
9 districts

Met Police South West BCU

View Kingston coverage →
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Outer London

Merton

6
Area
37.6 km²
Postcodes
6 districts

Met Police South West BCU

View Merton coverage →
CR4SM4SW17SW18+2 more

Outer London

Redbridge

9
Area
56.4 km²
Postcodes
9 districts

Met Police East Area BCU

View Redbridge coverage →
IG1IG2IG3IG4+5 more

Outer London

Richmond upon Thames

8
Area
57.4 km²
Postcodes
8 districts

Met Police South West BCU

View Richmond coverage →
KT2TW1TW2TW9+4 more

Outer London

Sutton

8
Area
43.9 km²
Postcodes
8 districts

Met Police South Area BCU

View Sutton coverage →
CR4SM1SM2SM3+4 more

Outer London

Waltham Forest

4
Area
38.8 km²
Postcodes
4 districts

Met Police North East BCU

View Waltham Forest coverage →
E4E10E11E17

London context

Why London is its own claims jurisdiction

London is not just a big city - it is a tri-level highway authority area with its own ULEZ rules, its own 20 mph default, its own LTNs and school-street ANPR, and a policing structure split between 32 Met BCUs and the City of London Police. Every one of those signals affects how a non-fault claim is built.

01

Three highway authorities, one claim

National Highways manages the M25, M1, M3, M4, M11 and M20. Transport for London manages the TfL Road Network - most A-roads and the principal corridors. Each of the 33 London councils is the highway authority for its residential and local A-road network. Disclosure goes to the right one, inside the 14 to 31-day CCTV retention window.

Area
1,572 km²
Population
~8.8m
Councils
33
02

ULEZ + Congestion Charge screening

The expanded ULEZ has covered every London borough since 29 August 2023. The Central London Congestion Charge zone covers the City of London, most of Westminster, southern Camden, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark and Tower Hamlets, and part of Kensington and Chelsea. Every replacement vehicle we place is screened against both - at no charge to you.

  • ULEZ-compliant fleet borough-wide
  • Congestion Charge cover for daily-route crossings
  • Silvertown Tunnel toll-aware placement where relevant
03

20 mph defaults, LTNs and ANPR evidence

All 33 London councils now operate 20 mph as the default speed limit on most council-managed residential streets. Many operate Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, school streets and bus gates that restrict motor vehicle access at published times. Where the at-fault driver entered an LTN or school street unlawfully, the council's ANPR enforcement record is admissible as a liability factor. We pull the relevant traffic regulation order and ANPR record as part of the standard evidence pack.

04

Met BCUs + City of London Police

Reportable collisions in 32 of the 33 London councils are handled by the Metropolitan Police Service Basic Command Unit for the area. The City of London is the exception - policed by the City of London Police, a separate force. Non-injury collisions are reported via the MPS Collision Reporting Service online (or the City of London Police equivalent). The section 170 Road Traffic Act 1988 duty applies to injury, undetermined-blame and details-not-exchanged collisions.

Transparent transactions

No upfront cost, no hidden fees, no surprise charges

We are a London accident management company that runs on the at-fault insurer's account, not yours. Every charge - recovery, secure storage, engineer inspection, repair, credit hire and third-party insurer claims handling - is itemised in writing and recovered from the at-fault driver's insurer under established credit-hire and credit-repair authority (Lagden v O'Connor; Dimond v Lovell). The audit trail is kept clean enough to defend on challenge.

Zero upfront cost

You pay nothing at the point of recovery, storage, repair or replacement vehicle placement.

Itemised written breakdown

Every line on the schedule is documented and disclosable on request. Nothing is bundled into an opaque "claims handling fee".

No success, No fee

We do not deduct a percentage from your damages. Personal injury referrals are handled by authorised legal partners under their own published fees.

Recoverable losses explained up front

We tell you which losses (vehicle value, hire, storage, recovery, excess refund, loss of use) are recoverable from the at-fault insurer, and which are not.

Separate, opt-in consents

Data-sharing, marketing and any injury-referral consents are kept separate, opt-in and never pre-ticked, in line with UK GDPR Article 7(2) and PECR.

Open audit trail

Every disclosure request, signed authority, photograph, engineer's report and insurer letter is filed against the claim reference and retained for 7+ years.

Salvage retention

Want to keep your car after a London write-off? Cat S and Cat N salvage retention

If your vehicle is declared a total loss after a non-fault accident anywhere in London, you do not have to surrender it. Where the independent engineer's report categorises the vehicle as Category S (structural damage, repairable) or Category N (non-structural damage, repairable), you have the right to retain the salvage and keep the car. The at-fault driver's insurer pays the agreed pre-accident market value less an agreed salvage retention deduction (typically 10 to 30 per cent). We negotiate that deduction against the insurer's salvage agent's actual buy-back rate, not the insurer's opening position.

Category S - structural damage, repairable

Surrender the V5C logbook to the DVLA. A new V5C is issued reflecting the salvage marker. The vehicle must pass an MOT before returning to the road.

Category N - non-structural damage, repairable

No DVLA process required. The salvage marker stays with the VIN for life, but the vehicle is otherwise treated normally for tax, insurance and MOT purposes.

Category A and B - cannot be retained

Cat A vehicles must be crushed in their entirety; Cat B may have parts recovered but the shell must be destroyed. Neither category can be returned to the road.

When retention makes sense

Sentimental vehicles, modified or specialist cars, classics with limited supply, low-mileage well-maintained family cars where the market valuation undershoots replacement cost, and vehicles with bespoke disability adaptations.

Frequently asked questions

How many London councils are there?
London is made up of 33 councils: 32 London boroughs plus the City of London Corporation. We have a dedicated accident management page for each one, covering every postcode district that falls within its boundary.
Which London borough has the highest road traffic casualty volume?
The City of Westminster consistently records the highest absolute number of reported road traffic casualties in London because of the very large daytime population, the West End retail core, the rail terminal cluster and the heavy taxi, PHV and coach traffic.
Do you cover the City of London separately from the rest of London?
Yes. The City of London is its own jurisdiction, with its own dedicated police force (City of London Police, separate from the Metropolitan Police Service) and its own highway authority (the City of London Corporation). Our City of London page reflects those distinctions.
Will my replacement car be ULEZ-compliant if I had a non-fault collision in any London borough?
Yes. The expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every London borough since 29 August 2023. We require credit hire vehicles to be ULEZ-compliant for every borough. Where the collision was inside the Central London Congestion Charge zone, the replacement vehicle must also be appropriate for that exposure.
What is the difference between Inner London and Outer London for accident claims?
Inner London boroughs (Camden, City of London, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster) typically have higher pedestrian and cyclist KSI rates and denser CCTV networks. Outer London boroughs typically have higher vehicle speeds and a higher share of motorway-adjacent collisions. The claim handling approach is adjusted accordingly.
How transparent are your fees and charges in London?
Every charge - recovery, secure storage, engineer inspection, repair, credit hire and third-party insurer claims handling - is itemised in writing and recovered from the at-fault driver's insurer, not from the non-fault driver. There is no upfront cost to you, no success, no fee, no settlement deduction and no bundled 'claims handling fee'. Data-sharing, marketing and any injury-referral consents are kept separate, opt-in and never pre-ticked, in line with UK GDPR Article 7(2).
Can I keep my car after it has been written off in a London non-fault accident?
Yes - where the engineer categorises the vehicle as Category S (structural damage, repairable) or Category N (non-structural damage, repairable), you have the right to retain the salvage. The at-fault insurer pays the pre-accident market value less an agreed salvage retention deduction (typically 10 to 30 per cent). Category A and Category B vehicles cannot be retained - Cat A must be crushed and Cat B's shell destroyed.
What happens to the DVLA logbook if I keep a Cat S vehicle?
For Category S you must surrender the V5C logbook to the DVLA and a replacement V5C will be issued showing the salvage marker; the vehicle must also pass an MOT before returning to the road. Category N vehicles do not require a DVLA logbook process. The salvage marker stays with the VIN for life and must be disclosed at every insurance renewal and any future sale.
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