Just written my car off

[zaphod22]

Some Consultants will happily say in reports that the person's injuries will take 2 years to heal which is where £4500-5000 comes from. How they come to that conclusion when they are seeing the person only a few months after the accident beats me but there you go.

If you are still suffering and the 8 month prognosis has elapsed then you should be re-examined and a further prognosis given.

 

[i_hate_beckham]

Not sure about fault - it's a bit of a grey area. I got hit by a lorry sticking my nose out of a junction (because there was an artic parked on the corner) and they had better insurance than I did so I ended up paying for the damage to my car - their lorry was fine. But I was told after that it was their fault so not sure how the law stands.

Took the car to the mechanic today to make sure it was still drivable, and he says from the damage, there is no way it was my fault, she must have been pulling out and broadsided me as i went past. He knows the junction well as he lives in the same village as me and said the way the damage has happened says i couldnt have hit her, it has to be her driving into me.

 

[Juice Terry]

Took the car to the mechanic today to make sure it was still drivable, and he says from the damage, there is no way it was my fault, she must have been pulling out and broadsided me as i went past. He knows the junction well as he lives in the same village as me and said the way the damage has happened says i couldnt have hit her, it has to be her driving into me.

What utter bollocks theres no way he'd be able to say that for certain without witnessing the accident.

How do you not know whether you hit her or vice versa when you were the one driving the car? You sound like a complete liability.

 

[trashpony]

What utter bollocks theres no way he'd be able to say that for certain without witnessing the accident.

How do you not know whether you hit her or vice versa when you were the one driving the car? You sound like a complete liability.

Innit

 

[Bob_the_lost]

What utter bollocks theres no way he'd be able to say that for certain without witnessing the accident.

How do you not know whether you hit her or vice versa when you were the one driving the car? You sound like a complete liability.

It's rather tricky to drive your car sideways into the front of another car without skidding, of which there was no mention, if the impact was to the side of ihb's motor rather than the front it's pretty safe to say that ihb did not hit her, she hit him. Of course that might not be the case here, but it's one possible situation where it's pretty bloody obvious that ihb was not at fault.

You sound like you didn't think that through properly. As to the liability, car accidents shake you up.

 

[trashpony]

It's rather tricky to drive your car sideways into the front of another car (if the impact was to the side of ihb's motor rather than the front). Of course that might not be the case here, but it's one situation where it's pretty bloody obvious that ihb was not at fault.

You sound like you didn't think that through properly.

Earlier he said she was stationary and he hit the side of her because she was sticking out. Now he's saying she hit him. How can you not know whether you hit someone or they hit you?

It's not bloody obvious at all

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Earlier he said she was stationary and he hit the side of her because she was sticking out. Now he's saying she hit him. How can you not know whether you hit someone or they hit you?

It's not bloody obvious at all

Read it again (you got it before it was edited for clarity of purpose), if the impact were to the side of the car and there was no skidding it's pretty bloody obvious that ihb did not hit her, she would have hit him. Cars do not like traveling sideways (and i preculded that with the no skidding bit).

I'm intrigued by what happened too but i'd rate damage to the car far above eye witness testimony as far as reliable evidence goes.

 

[trashpony]

Read it again, if the impact were to the side of the car and there was no skidding it's pretty bloody obvious that ihb did not hit her, she would have hit him. Cars do not like traveling sideways (and i preculded that with the no skidding bit).

I'm intrigued by what happened too but i'd rate damage to the car far above eye witness testimony as far as reliable evidence goes.

Anyone who thinks it's okay to do 100mph when they've only just passed their test shouldn't be on the road at all imo. And if he can't tell whether someone hit him or not, then that just confirms my suspicion that the boy's a bloody danger to other road users.

 

[spanglechick]

tbh - i would offer to pay her damage off the insurance.

if she contests it at all, you'll have to involve your insurance company - and it doesn't sound clear cut - could go either way.

bob - it's very possible to dammage the side of your car by hitting the front of someone else's.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

bob - it's very possible to dammage the side of your car by hitting the front of someone else's.

It is, but it's also near impossible to front end someone and have an untouched bumper and stoved in side. If you'd care to see here:

What utter bollocks theres no way he'd be able to say that for certain without witnessing the accident.

 

[Cobbles]

We swapped names, adresses, and phone numbers.

Did you manage to swap the names addresses and policy numbers of your insurers?

 

[Giles]

Got any photos of the damage to your car that you could upload?

Then, because we are all experts on road crashes on here, we will be able to totally go to town on working out how fast you and she were going, who was to blame, what the weather was like at the time of the accident, etc etc.

Giles..

 

[nonamenopackdrill]

Also, you can (though rarely do) invalidate your insurance if you admit responsibility. Most policies tell you not to admit responsibility under any circumstances.

Glad you're ok.

 

[i_hate_beckham]

Anyone who thinks it's okay to do 100mph when they've only just passed their test

You make it sound like the next day, it was 6 months after passing my test and after doing the pass plus course in motorway driving..

 

[i_hate_beckham]

Got any photos of the damage to your car that you could upload?

Then, because we are all experts on road crashes on here, we will be able to totally go to town on working out how fast you and she were going, who was to blame, what the weather was like at the time of the accident, etc etc.

Giles..

Yeah will upload them in a bit.

 

[trashpony]

You make it sound like the next day, it was 6 months after passing my test and after doing the pass plus course in motorway driving..

I rest my case.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

I rest my case.

Then your case is a bit shit, but let's save that for another speeding thread shall we?

 

[i_hate_beckham]

I rest my case.

What so the fact it was quite a while after passing my test and i went out and got professional tution on motorway driving before attempting it by myself makes me more dangerous does it? I'd like to live in your topsy-turvy world, seems like fun.

 

[nonamenopackdrill]

The pass plus allows you to do 100mph now?

To be honest, I've done 100, once (I'm a year passed) - on the M4 at 2am. I saw one car in an hour and a half - but I never would if there were other cars.

 

[i_hate_beckham]

Did you manage to swap the names addresses and policy numbers of your insurers?

No, mainly because i don't know mine. I'm a named driver on dads insurance.

 

[nonamenopackdrill]

What so the fact it was quite a while after passing my test and i went out and got professional tution on motorway driving before attempting it by myself makes me more dangerous does it? I'd like to live in your topsy-turvy world, seems like fun.

It being only 6 months and you thinking that's a long time makes it more dangerous.

 

[trashpony]

Then your case is a bit shit, but let's save that for another speeding thread shall we?

I'm sure you're right - which is why it's usually blokes in their late teens/early twenties who have by far the most accidents. Because they all really know what they're doing don't they?

 

[i_hate_beckham]

The pass plus allows you to do 100mph now?

No, thats not what i said. I was pointing out that unlike what trashpiny suggests i hadnt just passed my test the day before.

Edit: and i don't think 6 months is a long time, but again longer than was suggested.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

I'm sure you're right - which is why it's usually blokes in their late teens/early twenties who have by far the most accidents. Because they all really know what they're doing don't they?

As opposed to ever doing 100mph = unsafe driver?

If you're going to go down the putting stupid words in each other's mouths line then have fun. If you want a sensible discussion then you know where to find me. [/subject]

 

[phildwyer]

Earlier he said she was stationary and he hit the side of her because she was sticking out. Now he's saying she hit him. How can you not know whether you hit someone or they hit you?

It's not bloody obvious at all

It will be obvious from the material evidence. IHB is quite right--the nature of the impact is best determined by the damage to the vehicle, not by the driver's account of what happened.

 

[i_hate_beckham]

Earlier he said she was stationary and he hit the side of her because she was sticking out. Now he's saying she hit him. How can you not know whether you hit someone or they hit you?

It's not bloody obvious at all

Its quite easy not to know, because i wasnt watching her every move, i was watching the road, and strangely i go with the mechanics opinion on the matter of her driving into me rather than yours or juice terry's who havent seen my car, the crash site or fuck all else yet seems to be experts on my crash suddenly.

 

[trashpony]

As opposed to ever doing 100mph = unsafe driver?

If you're going to go down the putting stupid words in each other's mouths line then have fun. If you want a sensible discussion then you know where to find me. [/subject]

I think it's pretty fucking stupid doing that kind of speed after six months' experience. I'm surprised anyone thinks it isn't.

But yeah - let's not have a discussion because you don't seem to be interested in facts or statistics and only in about making pronouncements about who was responsible for a crash you didn't see and for which you've seen one person's evidence of - evidence which has changed completely since the accident happened I might add.

 

[phildwyer]

I think it's pretty fucking stupid doing that kind of speed after six months' experience. I'm surprised anyone thinks it isn't.

But yeah - let's not have a discussion because you don't seem to be interested in facts or statistics and only in about making pronouncements about who was responsible for a crash you didn't see and for which you've seen one person's evidence of - evidence which has changed completely since the accident happened I might add.

No, the evidence will not have changed. A mechanic or a policeman can tell what happened by examining the car. That is the evidence that counts.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Ionly in about making pronouncements about who was responsible for a crash you didn't see and for which you've seen one person's evidence of - evidence which has changed completely since the accident happened I might add.

Please, quote me.

Then quote me where i was shown any bloody evidence.

Then just for shits and giggles can you quote the post where god came down and gave me the formula for room temperature superconductor because i seem to have lost it.

I expect better thought out posts from you.

 

[Iam]

What utter bollocks theres no way he'd be able to say that for certain without witnessing the accident.

Unless, of course, he is or has been an insurance assessor, or been involved with that part of the industry. Hardly out of the realms of possibility for a mechanic...

How do you not know whether you hit her or vice versa when you were the one driving the car? You sound like a complete liability.

And you sound like a judgemental twat. People don't always have clear memories of stressful situations or accidents. Shock or stress can affect these things hugely.

In fact, there's some ridiculuous preciousness in evidence on this thread. Deep breaths, people. And relax.

i_h_b, glad you're ok.