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Motor Vehicle Accidents > Third Party Claims in a Motor Vehicle Accident > The Claims Procedure to the Road Accident Fund > Time Limits/Prescription Periods when Making Claims to the Road Accident Fund
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Time Limits/Prescription Periods when Making Claims to the Road Accident Fund

You must lodge the claim within three years from the date of the accident, if you know who caused the accident. If you don’t know who caused the accident you have two years to claim. Whatever the case, your claim must reach the Road Accident Fund in time, or you will lose the right to claim. If the attorney leaves the claim too late, and you did not cause any delays, then you can institute an action against the attorney for not sticking to the time limits which resulted in your claim prescribing.