Haywood v Road Accident Fund (37961/2012) [2016] ZAGPJHC 272 (9 September 2016)
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
37961/2012
Judge
FHD Van Oosten
The plaintiff lodged his claim with the Road Accident Fund more than two years after the date of the collision, and failed to provide sufficient particulars of the driver and vehicle as required by the Act and its regulations. The subsequent provision of the driver's identity occurred more than five years after the collision, depriving the RAF of its statutory advantages to investigate and assess liability. The plaintiff's minority at the time of the collision was of negligible consequence, as he attained majority less than two months after the incident. The requirements of the Act and regula…