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What to do after a car accident in Germany
Practical organisational steps after a car accident in Germany: secure the scene, document facts and keep technical and legal roles separate.
Direct answer
First secure people and the accident scene. Record the parties, vehicles and visible damage without making your own legal liability assessment. Technical damage assessment and legal advice can then be organised separately.
Secure people and the scene
Call 112 or the police on 110 in an emergency. Use warning equipment where safe.
Document facts
Record location, vehicles, registration numbers, parties and visible damage. Avoid premature admissions of liability.
Keep roles separate
An assessor establishes technical facts. A traffic-law firm handles legal questions. SchadenNetzwerk can coordinate the contacts.
Role boundarySchadenNetzwerk coordinates contacts and does not provide legal advice. Technical assessment is performed by assessors; legal evaluation and enforcement are provided by authorised law firms.