TAR Services specializes in providing expert opinion in High Courts \ District Courts and Magistrate Courts in South Africa on how and why a motor vehicle\truck\heavy motor vehicle\bus\motorcycle\bicycle\pedestrian accident happened.
Johan Joubert specializes in accident scene analysis, applied mathematics and physics, while Martin Graham is a mechanical analyst.
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CIVIL CASES
We testify in Civil matters where one insurance company is trying to recover their money from another insurance company.
CCTV video footage of accident used in reconstruction.
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND CASES (RAF)
We testify in civil matters where a claim has been instituted against the RAF. We also defend the RAF in certain cases, all depending ion the merits of the case.
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CRIMINAL CASES
We testify in Criminal matters where we assist the NPA in prosecution. We also testify in criminal cases for the defense, again depending ion the merits of the case.
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TAR SERVICES FUNCTIONS
TAR Services Experts, Mr Johan Joubert (Accident Reconstruction, Applied Mathematics Accident Scene, Vehicle Dynamics Expert) and Mr Martin Graham (Mechanical Vehicle Analysis, Vehicle Dynamics and Accident Scene Expert) are both considered as experts in the High Courts in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana).
TAR Services is the only company in South Africa that has both a Reconstruction, Applied Mathematical, Cause Analysis, Physics, Vehicle Dynamics, Interpretation of the Law and a Mechanical Analysis experts.
Our expertise includes, Pedestrian, Motorcycle, Bicycle, Motor vehicle, Heavy Vehicle and Train Accidents.
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CRIMINAL CASES
TAR Services experts are frequently used by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA), Senior Public Prosecutors (SPP), to assist the state prosecution arriving from motor and truck accidents. Here we are required to investigate and reconstruct traffic accidents where our reports are used for prosecution purposes.
TAR Services are also frequency used by defense attorneys and defense advocates to defend their clients in criminal matters arising from vehicle accidents.
It however has to be stressed that TAR Services are not hired guns and any case depends on the merits of the case and the physical evidence.
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CIVIL CASES
Many criminal cases leads to cases against the Road Accident Fund (RAF). TAR Services experts are then asked to reconstruct accident to determine the cause of the accident as well as the degree or percentage negligence or contributing negligence from the drivers involved.
TAR Services experts however also defend the Road Accident Fund (RAF) in cases where the driver has no claim according to the merits of the case or even in false claims against the RAF.
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INSURANCE CLAIMS
TAR Services assist many insurance companies including Hollard Insurance, OUTsurance and SANTAM in claims against them where the claimant is suspected of driving his\her vehicle recklessly at the time of suffering the damages to his\her vehicle.
Although persons take out insurance to cover them for negligence, insurance companies have the right to refuse a claim if it can be proven that the claimant were under the influence of alcohol or drove his vehicle reckless at the time of the accident.
TAR Services are also called as experts in Arbitration where two Insurance companies cannot agree on who’s client were responsible for an accident and in order to reduce litigation costs, these cases are referred for arbitration.
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INSURANCE FRAUD
TAR Services are also involved in the investigation of false claims against insurance companies where assessors, tow-in companies, scrap yard operators and repair shops are involved in.
Most of these cases involves false claims for vehicle parts or inflated repair quotes. In these cases having an Expert in Mechanical Analysis as TAR Services has, is vital.
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PRIVATE CLAIMS
TAR Services also assist individuals that has been conned by vehicle repair shops for inflated quotes or where the quality of work done was inferior. In these cases having an Expert in Mechanical Analysis as TAR Services has, is vital.
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REQUESTS FOR ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
In any request for the reconstruction of an accident, please supply us with all the information you have on the case via email. This includes but limited to:
Is it a claim against the RAF or are you defending the RAF?
- Is it a claim against an Insurance Company that fails to pay out?
- Are you defending and insurance company against a claim?
- Is it a criminal case? Are you for the state (prosecution) or for the defence
- All statements \ affidavits from drivers, passengers, independent witnesses an pedestrians.
- A copy of the entire police case docket.
- A copy of the photo album by LCRC (in colour if possible) or Accident Response Unit, including sketch plan and key to sketch.
- An indication of who your client is.
The above information is required in order to determine if there is merits in your case and if we will be able to assist.
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