What are you actually supposed to do after a road accident?
That is the question at the centre of this week’s Making Sense, as Gareth Edwards speaks to Amanda from Road Cover about what happens when Easter travel goes wrong and why so many South Africans are unprepared for the aftermath.
The conversation unpacks the legal and financial side of road accidents, from injuries and deaths to the Road Accident Fund and the claims process many people do not understand until it is too late. Amanda explains that every time South Africans fill up with fuel, part of that payment goes towards the RAF, yet many drivers, passengers and families still do not realise they may have a right to claim.
The episode also breaks down why the system feels so intimidating, how deadlines can shut claims down completely, and how major portions of payouts can disappear when people do not know the process.
This is not just a conversation about insurance. It is about rights, panic, paperwork and what South Africans need to know before the holiday road trip becomes something far worse.
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