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Had one of those days today where nothing seems to go right :( Woke up with a cold, had a cr*p day at work, too many annoying clients :bang: and all I wanted to do was come home, have a glass of wine (or two ;) ) and forget about it. Then, on my way home, turned right at a mini roundabout and BANG! A Nisan Micra hit me full on at god knows what speed but she certainly wasn't breaking :shrug: . You wouldn't believe the damage a Nisan Micra can do to an M3 :( It's actually split the passanger door horizontally, done the front wing, rear wing and even slashed the rear tyre! I drove it home but it didn't feel good at all :(
I'll take some photos in the morning and add them to this thread so you can see the damage.
I've never had an accident in 22 years of driving :shrug:
Well, I guess I'm about to find out how good my insurance company is :shrug: She admitted liability at the scene 4 times "So sorry, I just didn't see you etc"
Oh and my bl**dy neck hurts too :'(
/rant over
/opens bottle of Rioja :beer:
Diego Garcia
09-01-2007, 18:36
Take it easy mate. Glad you got out alright and all that. :)
Thanks Pete, just feeling a bit sorry for myself and my car, I love my car :(
It might "only be a Micra", but its still 3/4 tonne of metal on wheels.
Bloody women drivers, eh?
Diego Garcia
09-01-2007, 18:39
Thanks Pete, just feeling a bit sorry for myself and my car, I love my car :(
Sure, thats understandable. Is it a write off? Bummer if yes...
Sure, thats understandable. Is it a write off? Bummer if yes...
Honestly don't know Pete, I'm sure the chassis must have twisted looking at the damage :shrug:
:lol: at GfK
Sorry to hear that m8 - hope you are ok - watch out for that whiplash / back pain etc & if in doubt see a doctor or someone ...
As to the collision I'd rather be in a Bimmer being hit by a Nissan than in a Nissan being hit by a Bimmer ;)
Paul :thumbs:
Warspite
09-01-2007, 18:46
Badluck, but atleast your ok, as bad as it is it could so easily have been far worse - goodluck with the insurance :thumbs:
If still not right tomorrow suggest you go see a doctor, incase you end up having to have time off work you could always claim. Hope you dont need to though.
PaulBoy & Warspite, thanks guys and you both make very good points indeed :thumbs:
If still not right tomorrow suggest you go see a doctor, incase you end up having to have time off work you could always claim.
Yeah I was just saying to Beverley, I'll see how it is in the morning :shrug:
busterboy
09-01-2007, 18:51
The main thing is you seem to ok health wise "or does your neck hurt real bad..You sure you don't need a doctor to check it out..:nuts: ";) ££££££££££££££££££
Its a fact anyone can have an accident so never knock anyone else because your turn could be next..:nono:
Hope her stance of accepting liability stands when she gets up in the morning after thinking about it.
Any witnesses..:shrug:
i would say definitely see a doctor ! if you are sore now tomorrow may be worse ! Only been in 1 big accident and my back is still bad some 9 years later !
Grrr, I hate nissan micras they cause more hassle on the roads than their size ever warranted. Mostly down to the blind 93yr old little lady drivers!
Oooh it's really sore actually Busterboy :D
Nah, no witnesses, everyone drove off, quite a busy road unfortunately
Only been in 1 big accident and my back is still bad some 9 years later !
Blimey Ian, sorry to hear that :(
Blimey Ian, sorry to hear that :(
Well was self inflicted so not too much sympathy required ! lol
Rolled a car on a track day, ended up hanging upside down by the seatbelt ! flippin hurt though !
busterboy
09-01-2007, 19:00
Well was self inflicted so not too much sympathy required ! lol
Rolled a car on a track day, ended up hanging upside down by the seatbelt ! flippin hurt though !
Oh no... Chav scum at the wheel I bet..:lol:
Oh no... Chav scum at the wheel I bet..:lol:
Chav scum ? moi ! LOL bit harsh that ! lol
I restrained my driving like a pillock to track days not the local housing estates ;)
busterboy
09-01-2007, 19:06
Chav scum ? moi ! LOL bit harsh that ! lol
I restrained my driving like a pillock to track days not the local housing estates ;)
Yeah only joking Ian, You know that already...;)
I hope..:suspect:
Yeah only joking Ian, You know that already...;)
I hope..:suspect:
Consider yaself banned :bat:;) LOL
That was a joke too ! lol ;) :bonk:
Get this! I've just had the young lady's mother on the phone asking if I'd mind pretending to the insurance that it was her driving and not her daughter :annoyed: The cheek of it! She's already told her insurance that it was her driving :cuckoo: Surely she's just shot herself in the foot big time :shrug:
minimeeze
09-01-2007, 19:13
Sorry to hear about your accident :hug: Do see a doctor if your neck hurts though - it will be documented on your medical records forever then, so if you do need to make a claim, you have medical proof! I got whiplash from a rear shunt about 9 years ago and I still have neck / back problems. I went to hospital and had to wear a silly collar for a few weeks but never claimed :cuckoo:
Glad it wasn't just me that had a crappy day though ;)
Warspite
09-01-2007, 19:14
Dont do it (Im sure you wont) - but if you did your putting yourself in a serious position if you do.
busterboy
09-01-2007, 19:15
Get this! I've just had the young lady's mother on the phone asking if I'd mind pretending to the insurance that it was her driving and not her daughter :annoyed: The cheek of it! She's already told her insurance that it was her driving :cuckoo: Surely she's just shot herself in the foot big time :shrug:
Bloody hell mate, It sounds very dodgy to me as if she either isnt insured or more likely she doesnt want to lose here no claims being so young..:eek:
I would think very hard about this and probably report this to the police and tell them the story..:thumbsdown:
Having a bump is one thing, Being corrupt is another..:bat:
Thanks Mini. Don't worry guys there's NO WAY I'm playing along with her game :nono: I'll certainly be telling my insurers the WHOLE truth though :suspect:
First off. Get yourself down to A&E and get yourself checked out.
You may feel fine now, but who knows what's damaged.
Also, and believe me, I hate ambulance chasers with a passion, BUT, looking into the future (for legitimate reasons). If, say, the accident has caused an injury that will later incapacitate you, or force you to have time off work etc, where you will rightly be entitled to, and need compensation, it will go in your favour if you have had medical help in the first instance.
As for her mother ringing up asking if they can switch over...Do...Not....do it....at all.
Offer to forget that she rang and asked you if you like, but dont lie to save herself. It can, and most likely will, bugger you up if it becomes serious.
What if it turns out her vehicle wasnt roadworthy, or, say, it turns out she was drinking...or had no license.
It's just not worth it mate, especially not for the risk of the insurance finding out, it all going to pot, and you being out of pocket. Nevermind the possibility of being prosecuted for it.
She also said "I didn't see you"....well if she was going at a fair old speed, then she didnt see the mini roundabout either, or else she SHOULD have slowed down.
This is one of my pet hates at mini roundabouts. Especially on straight roads....when people come screaming down the road, and as they think they have right of way over anything from the side road (to their left), then they dont have to slow down, as nothing is coming up the road ahead of them (and no road to the right).
Cue me coming from the side road and trying to pull out but these bumholes are doing 40 mph towards the roundabout, so I have no chance.
You dont have right of way until you are ON THE ROUNDABOUT...doughnut.
Did you get round to opening that Rioja? Sounds like you are in serious need.
Take it easy and get your neck checked out... as previous.
You can get a new car, but if yr body is knacked ...
Only concern i have with all this, is if she isnt insured, im not sure who you can claim against ! Only thing can do if thats the case is take them to court ? Hopefully someone else can comment ! (Ill ask a mate whos Police as well)
Poor you :(
Poor BMW :(
I still havent had my crash damage fixed yet - but it was far less worse than yours sounds :(
Marcel I know you're right about getting checked out and thank you for your kind words. I think, having given it some thought over the last little while, and listened to the advice from you guys, I definately will, but it'll have to wait until the morning *** I've opend that Rioja now and it's going down very well :thumbs:
Thank you everyone for being so concerned, I really appreciate it :)
Only concern i have with all this, is if she isnt insured, im not sure who you can claim against ! Only thing can do if thats the case is take them to court ? Hopefully someone else can comment ! (Ill ask a mate whos Police as well)
She did give me her insurance company details and policy number so I think the issue is more to do with her age and the policy excess :shrug: I'm pretty sure she was only 17 or 18. Not really my problem though is it? :thinking:
I still havent had my crash damage fixed yet - but it was far less worse than yours sounds :(
Blimey Joe, that was ages ago!
tough break chap, i remember when my sierra got rammed by a nissan maxima..was gutted...
hope it all works out, and get on to the police
Blimey Joe, that was ages ago!
I know. And its gone wrong again since then. The bloody thing keeps breaking on me.
The current list now includes a new motor for the rear passenger nearside window mechanism.
Thats on top of:
new PDC for the rear
respray bumper
new trim round bumper
new indicator unit (to be bodged in or else have to replace main headlamp unit too)
And this is all after spending £1500 on it in two months. The worst bit is the hassle of getting it to my specialist - who is nearly an hour's drive away. :(
Anyway, back to your problem...
just spoken to my mate, he said the mum is committing an offence lying to the insurance, so she is in trouble anyway ! he agrees with whats been said already, tell your insurance the truth and then let them deal with it ! :)
I know. And its gone wrong again since then. The bloody thing keeps breaking on me.
The current list now includes a new motor for the rear passenger nearside window mechanism.
Thats on top of:
new PDC for the rear
respray bumper
new trim round bumper
new indicator unit (to be bodged in or else have to replace main headlamp unit too)
And this is all after spending £1500 on it in two months. The worst bit is the hassle of getting it to my specialist - who is nearly an hour's drive away. :(
Anyway, back to your problem...
Sorry you're still having all this hassle Joe, the accident wasn't your fault though was it? How come the insurance isn't coveing it?
just spoken to my mate, he said the mum is committing an offence lying to the insurance, so she is in trouble anyway ! he agrees with whats been said already, tell your insurance the truth and then let them deal with it ! :)
Ian that's so kind of you to speak to your mate for me. I really appreciate it, thanks. I'll definately be telling them how it really happened.
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Sorry you're still having all this hassle Joe, the accident wasn't your fault though was it? How come the insurance isn't coveing it?
Im thinking it might go 50:50, then I'm screwed on my NCB and excess.
Im thinking it might go 50:50, then I'm screwed on my NCB and excess.
Bummer mate :thumbsdown:
:eek:
glad your ok mate ...:thumbs:
lost my mondeo on the way to work last. week near miss that was. a rear strut bent left the driver side rear wheel faceing east. at just over 60mph :naughty.: "85ish" .it threw me across the road then back then across then passed an oncoming tanker driver almost sideways .i managed to pull over and take a min or two to compose myself " thank my lucky stars "
anyway must be the week ..
like me mate just be glad your still here.:clap:
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Here are a few photos I took this morning of the damage :(
http://www.image-evolution.co.uk/PSD/crash1.jpg
http://www.image-evolution.co.uk/PSD/crash2.jpg
http://www.image-evolution.co.uk/PSD/crash3.jpg
h.r.ford
10-01-2007, 10:16
Ohh my goodness. Although from that it looks cosmetic and a couple of new body panels should sort you right out. How are you feeling this morning?
omg! :eek: Poor car. :(
But luckily, you're alright. The car can be fixed. :thumbs:
Yeah, don't do any lying about anything with police or insurance.
Hope you are feeling ok this morning, but still recommend doctors for check up
busterboy
10-01-2007, 10:40
Crikey that is a mess..:eek: Opened it up like a bean can..:(
How is the neck this morning, More to the point has the family from hell been back in touch..:thumbsdown:
Jolly good sideways swipe that.
I suspect it's not just the panels.
1.
The subframe "looks" unbent, but the the 2" wide gap from rear to front wheel suggests that either the sub frame is bent down or the body is pushed up.
2.
The damage cannot have stopped at the front wheel arch the front wheel, steering, driveshaft and therefore engine mounts will have taken a pretty good wallop too.
I can see why your neck hurts.
Paul, Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope your aches and pains go away soon. Get it checked out, and then any compo claims look better.
If there is anything I can do to help you let me know.
Didn't you have a EOS 1D II in your car at the time with a range of L glass lenses? must of fallen out in the accident. Listen to the insurance company cry when you tell them the cost of that.
Feeling ok this morning, thanks for asking. I've spoken to the insurance company and told them to put on record that her mother asked me to lie about who was driving. At least that way it's on the file. Gonna try to get to docs this afternoon or in the morning to get my neck checked. Just waiting for everyone to phone me back now - hire car company, loss assessor etc etc
busterboy
10-01-2007, 10:46
Just waiting for everyone to phone me back now - hire car company, loss assessor etc etc
Nightmare situation mate.:(
Glad you sprung those lying gits to the insurance.;)
Get this! I've just had the young lady's mother on the phone asking if I'd mind pretending to the insurance that it was her driving and not her daughter :annoyed: The cheek of it! She's already told her insurance that it was her driving :cuckoo: Surely she's just shot herself in the foot big time :shrug:
Don't have anything to do with this at all!!!
There's a false declaration to her insurance company, and if you go along with it you could well get roped in.
When people want to bugger about like this there are all sorts of possible reasons - she may already be loaded with points and mom wants to take 'em instead, but it could also well be no ins, no test cert, prov licence holder not accompanied, and if that's the case she and mom stand to get done for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, triable at Crown Court only with a very real chance of going down the steps for a while.
Keep a straight bat with this, I'm not keen on the sound of it at all.;)
Warspite
10-01-2007, 11:35
Good to hear your feeling well.
Gonna take more than a bit of T-cut to fix that mess, cant imagine what state the Micra's must be in.
Agree about telling the insurance about the fraudulent claim aswell, your right to play it by the book - you've done nothing wrong so you should be fine.
:thumbs:
I'd love to see the Micra. And her insurance premium for next year. :lol:
Don't have anything to do with this at all!!!
There's a false declaration to her insurance company, and if you go along with it you could well get roped in.
When people want to bugger about like this there are all sorts of possible reasons - she may already be loaded with points and mom wants to take 'em instead, but it could also well be no ins, no test cert, prov licence holder not accompanied, and if that's the case she and mom stand to get done for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, triable at Crown Court only with a very real chance of going down the steps for a while.
Keep a straight bat with this, I'm not keen on the sound of it at all.;)
CT, did you use to be a policeman?
I'm not sure - once in another incarnation I think. I keep getting these occasional flashbacks. ;)
I'd love to see the Micra. And her insurance premium for next year. :lol:
It was a serious mess! Can't be anything other than a right off. The nearside headlight ended up where her wing mirror used to be!
Don't have anything to do with this at all!!!
There's a false declaration to her insurance company, and if you go along with it you could well get roped in.
When people want to bugger about like this there are all sorts of possible reasons - she may already be loaded with points and mom wants to take 'em instead, but it could also well be no ins, no test cert, prov licence holder not accompanied, and if that's the case she and mom stand to get done for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, triable at Crown Court only with a very real chance of going down the steps for a while.
Keep a straight bat with this, I'm not keen on the sound of it at all.;)
Sorry to hear about the accident and subsequent issues. I can only re-iterate what CT has said and have nothing to do with the shenanigans.
First off, I would write everything down in as much detail as possible using dates and times etc.
Secondly, report it to the police immediately and if at all possible within 24 hours of the accident. There are two reasons for this, as you have been injured it is classed as a Personal Injury (PI) accident and as such must be reported as laid down in the Road Traffic Act. Also, by reporting it fully (including the above details and photographs) it shows that you are squeaky clean and have nothing to hide, unlike the other party. If they are interviewed by the police they may well confess to everything which will aid your claim, particularly if they are prosecuted.
Good luck with it and get down that police station straight away with all your docs.
It was a serious mess! Can't be anything other than a right off. The nearside headlight ended up where her wing mirror used to be!I thought it [yours] was mostly superficial damage at first but after a closer look I can see that the bottom of both doors has been pushed inwards which MIGHT mean chassis damage. That being the case its going to be extremely expensive to repair (if its even possible).
Best case scenario it wants new panels all down the nearside, which for an M3 is gonna be well into four figures I would think.
You had anybody look over it yet?
[edit] Is that slash across the door caused by her mirror?!
Sorry to hear about the accident and subsequent issues. I can only re-iterate what CT has said and have nothing to do with the shenanigans.
First off, I would write everything down in as much detail as possible using dates and times etc.
Secondly, report it to the police immediately and if at all possible within 24 hours of the accident. There are two reasons for this, as you have been injured it is classed as a Personal Injury (PI) accident and as such must be reported as laid down in the Road Traffic Act. Also, by reporting it fully (including the above details and photographs) it shows that you are squeaky clean and have nothing to hide, unlike the other party. If they are interviewed by the police they may well confess to everything which will aid your claim, particularly if they are prosecuted.
Good luck with it and get down that police station straight away with all your docs.
Actually Colin provided that you exchange insurance details in the case of an injury accident, there's no obligation to report the RTA. ( In the case of damage only you have to swap names and addresses and reg'd numbers.)
That apart, I'd report this to the police. It should be done as soon as practicable and in any case within 24 hours. It has to be to an officer personally - you can't do it over the phone so it's a bit of a PITA.
Just looking at the damage to the M3 there's no doubt whatsoever that the other driver is to blame. I know Grendel's main concern is getting his damage fixed, but there's enough alarm bells ringing here to make me think report it regardless of what you've agreed with this woman, who could be crapping herself hoping the police don't get involved. ;)
Don't be surprised if the cops don't want to deal with it as you've swapped the necessary details, but make sure you tell them about the approach made to you which should give them enough reason to pursue it.
Good luck. :)
You had anybody look over it yet?
[edit] Is that slash across the door caused by her mirror?!
Still waiting for the loss assessor to phone, the insurance co say he'll be in touch by end of tomorrow :shrug: Doesn't look like it's gonna be cheap though does it?
No idea what opened up that gash in the door :thinking: Looks like it's been opened with a tin opener!
Latest update - the Legal Cover people can't sort me out a "similar" hire car straight away because the accident happened on a mini roundabout so it's not a straight forward claim :shrug:. Apparently she could claim that I was on the wrong side of the roundabout! They need a statement of liability from her insurers first which they can't give until they get her completed claim form back. In the mean time my insurance company get sort me out a hire car for 48hrs and guess what they want to give me ......A NISSAN MICRA. I don't know whether to :lol: :lol: or :'( :'(
Thanks for your good advice Colin and Cedric :thumbs:
I still can't believe how bad it looks, it really does look worse in the daylight :(
I'm glad your ok though.
Can I suggest next time you take photo's of your car you wash it first!
Can I suggest next time you take photo's of your car you wash it first!
:razz: :razz:
:lol:
Dark Star
10-01-2007, 13:14
Just caught up on this saga Paul - hope it all resolves itself and there are no ill effects!
Btw before I bought my Passat a couple of months ago I was driving.....
.....
.....
..... a Nissan Micra!!!:embarrassed:
Enjoy the Micra dude! :p
Dont go hitting any M3s!
richmond
10-01-2007, 13:36
First, thank heavens you're OK. Touch wood I've never been in an accident.
I don't envy you your fight with the insurance company, they're happy enough to take your cash but notoriously slow to settle a claim. Can be like :bang: .
Look after yourself,
Dai
Btw before I bought my Passat a couple of months ago I was driving.....
..... a Nissan Micra!!!:embarrassed:
Enjoy the Micra dude! :p
Dont go hitting any M3s!
Glad you guys can keep me smiling :D :thumbs:
You wouldn't believe the hassle I'm having today trying to deal with all this. I must have made / received 15 phone calls by now! I wouldn't mind so much if it was my fault :shrug:
photostar_1
10-01-2007, 15:08
Hey Grendel, I've only just caught up on this thread.........
Hope you are ok now and the neck improved. I can only re-iterate what everyone else has said:
1. Get a medical opinion in case of issues down the line
2. Report accident to the police
3. Stick to the truth. Do you have any witnesses?
I agree the girls insurance business sounds dodgy, so good luck with it all.
Take care of yourself :)
Paul, so glad to hear youre ok, though I can imagine youre pretty p*ssed about everything right now.
If the roundabout means the accident isnt straightforward, you need to be sure to write everything down, as already suggested, while its clear in your mind.
Are you sure there were no witnesses?
My bro got knocked from his motorbike & catapulted into abrick wall... courtesy of a drunk driver.
Youd have the driver being drunk would make it open & shut case ... not so, he insisted my bro was speeding.
My bro thought he had no witnesses but several months later it came to his ears that an elderlyhousebound guy had seen everything, he willingly gave a witness statement & the case skipped along after that.
Hopefully, the dodgey sounding stuff with the girl is just her mom wanting to take her points for her, Ive heard of several teenagers/parents that have done this, tut!
Good luck.
Sorry to hear about this and not wishing to add any gloom on an already gloomy situation but...
Last April my wife was driving home southbound on the M5 about 10 at night. She was in the middle lane when the Argos lorry in the slow lane decided to pull across into her lane forcing my wife into the outside lane where she ended up stopped against the barrier. The lorry didn't stop, of course.
Fortunately it was only a couple of hundred yards from the slip road to the services and she managed to get the car into the car park.
Cutting a long story short. Car was written off, my wife was off work for 2 months, Argos gave us the runaround - denied it was their lorry, then said it was but it wasn't damaged and the driver knew nothing and then denying it again. It was only last month that they finally admitted liability and this was after receiving a summons. Argos then said the loss and PI were dealt with by two different departments. The loss (excess, loss of use, etc.) was paid out almost straight away and we received an offer of £300 for PI - half of what they paid just for loss of use. Complete joke and it looks like we're off to court now.
Anyway rant over, my advice is keep on top of things with the insurance company, if they're anything like ours were they need chasing up all the time or you'll be waiting weeks at a time for a piece of paper to be moved from one desk to another.
jeeeez thats a mess!
could have been worse, you could have got a new corsa as a runabout
Gloria and pxl8, so sorry to hear about those two awful situations. Makes my incident seem quite insignificant really. Mine's just damage to a car. Thank you both for the words of advice and experience of similar situations. I do fear that, despite this seeming like a clear "no fault" case it's going to drag on and on.
jeeeez thats a mess!
could have been worse, you could have got a new corsa as a runabout
Got a Yaris in the end :eek:
Marianne
10-01-2007, 17:41
wah....I can't believe her Mum did that...I guess you are following the advice of getting yourself checked out? What a load of hassle....poor you
:annoyed:
chuckles
10-01-2007, 18:03
Thats on top of:
new PDC for the rear
respray bumper
new trim round bumper
new indicator unit (to be bodged in or else have to replace main headlamp unit too)
Good grief Joe - I didn't know BMWs had any of those things fitted :shrug:
Sorry to hear of all these nasty goings-on..... get that neck checked!
Good grief Joe - I didn't know BMWs had any of those things fitted :shrug:Baaahahahahahahahahahaha!! :notworthy:
Tough one. Hope your neck turns out to be OK. There must have been something ridiculously sharp on that micra to tear through the metal on your door like that! :eek:
Fingers crossed it all gets sorted.
minimeeze
10-01-2007, 18:51
Got a Yaris in the end :eek:
If it's one of the new ones, they're awful :gag:
Your car does look pretty poorly though :(
If it's one of the new ones, they're awful :gag:
It is, and it is! :thumbsdown:
chuckles
10-01-2007, 21:08
It is, and it is! :thumbsdown:
We hired one of those when we went to Ireland last May..... Marianne refuses, quite adamantly that she'll never go in one again.... it made her so ...... :puke:
Gotta admit - I couldn't believe how bad it was, and I was driving... (pass the bag --- the memory is too vivid)!
Venomator
10-01-2007, 21:16
Crikey this one is moving as fast as MILF and catching up fast ... :eek:
Been out nearly all day and what happens ... missed a load more goings on again ... can't be trusted alone you lot ... :D
Sorry to hear about your disastrous day Grendel ... not a good thing to happen to anyone ...:( ... but seriously pleased you are OK (almost) ... ;)
You have had so much advice already and, as usual for this place, it is all good stuff so I will not add to it ... suffice to say you gotta look after your own interests m8 ... and we'll all be rooting for you ... :thumbs:
:p
minimeeze
10-01-2007, 21:20
The new ones are dreadful. I have had 4 Toyota Yaris's (if that's the plural for Yaris :shrug:) and think they are fab little cars. I now have a 51 reg Yaris T-Sport which is quite nippy as it's a 1.5L compared to the normal 1L. However, I took it in to be serviced a few weeks ago and got a brand new Yaris for the day. It's the worst car I've ever driven. Plasticky, awful thing it was, with light coloured A pillars that distract you.
My T Sport has to go into the dealership next week and I've said I'll sit and wait for it as I can't bear the thought of having to drive around in plastic box again.
digitalfailure
10-01-2007, 21:43
Sorry to hear about the bang m8 :( thats a nasty start to the year. But thank your stars your OK, cars can be fixed, people aren't always so lucky.
I'd be a bit worried now though........the insurance will stick you in a kia picanto hire car for a month and then you'll lose the will to drive and resort to public transport!
Thanks for the kind words Rog :thumbs:
DF - A kia picanto? I think that's about the only thing that could be worse than this bl**dy hateful Yaris, right Min & Chuckles? :gag:
Forbiddenbiker
11-01-2007, 00:26
Sorry to hear about your accident , but hey, at least it makes for a good thread. :D
Hope your necks ok too, hopefully you'll get through this quagmire of lies and insurance palavers by...'some time this year'… it wouldn't surprise me.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed you're not with Direct Line, who "lost" my girlfriend's cheque on two occasions when someone drove in to her and wrote her car off. It was only when I phoned up, nearly reduced the call centre monkey to tears, and turned the air blue with his manager that we eventually started getting results.
It was a funny old accident that she had, the other driver turned across her path and so they collided. At the scene, he complained of neck pains (despite being in a Ford Focus vs my gf's Fiat Seicento) and so the fire crew cut the roof of his car to get him out. After that, he claimed that she ran a red light and it was her fault! In the end it all dragged on for ages, with police statements, a lot of scraping to try and find the money to get Sarah back on the road again, and direct line were useless in doing anything to help her.
In the end, I went on Google Earth, got an image of the junction, and put together 10 pages of pictures, words, and diagrams to illustrate what happened. In the end, it paid off because Sarah got full compensation for it, and was found totally not at fault, and the other driver was given points and sent on a driving course! Hope that'll teach him - lying never pays off.
However, I think everything's a lot more clear cut with you - at least the other party is admitting to be at fault, even though they've lied about which member of the family was behind the wheel. Luckily for you, I think they'll come off a lot worse.
Regarding the Yaris, the older ones I've driven have all been great - shame the new ones are poo. The Aygo was good fun when I had a blast round in that.
I feel your pain though, I've gone from an Audi A3 2.0T to a clapped out 1.6 Astra Estate for the last week while mine's in for repairs. :bang:
It was a funny old accident that she had, the other driver turned across her path and so they collided. At the scene, he complained of neck pains (despite being in a Ford Focus vs my gf's Fiat Seicento) and so the fire crew cut the roof of his car to get him out. After that, he claimed that she ran a red light and it was her fault! In the end it all dragged on for ages, with police statements, a lot of scraping to try and find the money to get Sarah back on the road again, and direct line were useless in doing anything to help her.
In the end, I went on Google Earth, got an image of the junction, and put together 10 pages of pictures, words, and diagrams to illustrate what happened. In the end, it paid off because Sarah got full compensation for it, and was found totally not at fault, and the other driver was given points and sent on a driving course! Hope that'll teach him - lying never pays off.
Sounds like maybe the guy is a professional con where they stage the accident and claim for personal injury.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/6186027.stm
http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/2005/8/17/179633.html
tooManySarahs
14-01-2007, 11:39
Sorry to hear about your accident and to see that state of your poor car! Hope your neck is feeling a bit better now. I'm markp's girlfriend, and as he said a couple of posts ago i had an accident where my car was written off with the other driver blaming me. it was so much the accident that caused me the problems but the other driver and insurance company. I ended up being cautioned by the police and being told to go to the police station becuase he said id run a red light. Anyway i thought my car would be ok but it wasnt. here's a pic of mine (you cant see much as it was taken at the scrap yard after they moved it without my permission!)
doesnt look too bad but apparently it was all mechanical damage not so much cosmetic
the pic was taken with a camera phone so excuse the poor quality
http://www2.markphelan.net/crash.jpg
Sorry to read your story Sarah (I guess your name is Sarah?). Sounds like you had a real nightmare. It's just wrong when someone who is completely free of any blame in this situation end up being so badly inconvenienced! I really feel for you. Glad it turned out ok in the end.
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