Selection of the Accidents option from the Maintenance Control Main Menu or the
icon from the Toolbar opens the Accident Maintenance screen.
Alternatively, this screen is also logically accessible via the Accident Management option from within the Relief Hire Vehicle Details screen and may also be viewed within Contract Review and Vehicle Purchasing.
This screen enables the creation and administration of accident records for a selected vehicle. This process allows monitoring of accident progress through the creation of a number of separate records which, when collated, form the accident record. The separate records enable recording of the accident detail itself, third party details, third party insurance details, as many estimates as required as well as a simple diary system to remind the maintenance controller to follow-up repairs.
One of the following two screens may be presented depending upon whether the vehicle already has an accident recorded against or whether it is the first accident to be logged against the selected vehicle: