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Title: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Andy B on 08 January 2013, 15:54:53
I bet if it'd been their own car, they'd have made an instant recovery! (Although it's not the first time I've heard of it happening. )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-20944339

Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Sam Burton on 08 January 2013, 16:17:13
How futting for that poor Women though just imagine if that Vectra was one of our Omegas my heart would sink if they told me they had to turn it into a 5 door convertible :P actually.....  ::) ;D

But seriously though id be gutted if i was in her shoes like most of us would specially if theyve had the car for a while and its in good nick and good mechanical health.
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Del Boy on 08 January 2013, 16:18:08
I wouldn't let it happen, of all the things to do  >:(.
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Sam Burton on 08 January 2013, 16:19:10
I wouldn't let it happen, of all the things to do  >:(.

I Dont think i could to be honest  :(
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Del Boy on 08 January 2013, 16:21:36
Who's going to cover the cost of that? The way I see it is, she'll have to claim off of her insurance, which'll push her premium up! Unbelievable.
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Lazydocker on 08 January 2013, 16:44:48
It's a direct result of the accident so the claim should go to the guilty party, but no doubt it won't >:( >:(
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: joshwyatt on 08 January 2013, 16:49:23
Even the police aren't immune, have a look at this;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelightphotos/6947272065/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Lazydocker on 08 January 2013, 16:52:09
Unfortunately there is the chance that it may just be an "Ambulance Chaser" type claim too >:( ::)
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: albitz on 08 January 2013, 16:52:46
It helps the ambulance chasing solicitiors if their clients "had to have the roof cut off" to be exctricated from the vehicle. ::)

Haha,great minds (or fools ?) :D
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 08 January 2013, 16:56:14
"we can only aspologise for the inconvenience..."

You couldn't make that up, sadly.
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: martin42 on 08 January 2013, 17:14:10
similar thing happened to 1 off our sales reps,brand new vectra on a 09 plate,only a month old,gave a person a lift to hospital,for some reason,she couldnt move,so out come the fire brigade and remove the roof off the car,lets just say branch manager was fuming ....
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: SMD on 08 January 2013, 17:35:32
If you refuse, can they go ahead and destroy your car without your permission?
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Andy B on 08 January 2013, 17:36:59
It helps the ambulance chasing solicitiors if their clients "had to have the roof cut off" to be exctricated from the vehicle. ::)

Haha,great minds (or fools ?) :D

There was one recently where they were in their own vehicle & the decision was made to remove the roof to get them out! A miracle happened & they found that weren't actually that hurt!  ::)  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: martin42 on 08 January 2013, 18:08:20
could be a bonus of having a convertible then,il just put roof down then lol  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 08 January 2013, 18:23:23
I think I commented on something similar a while back. I went to a 2 car RTC, Corsa versus Accord. Fairly minor bump but the Corsa came off worse, the driver of it, got out and ran down the road to her boyfriends house to summon him. The pair returned moments later in his Subaru Imprezza. She then stated she had neck / back pain so an ambulance was summoned, who after examining her stated she would have to be 'extracted' from the vehicle  :o :o :o Only when the fire bobbies got there and it was explained to boyfriend what was about to happen, he spoke to her (well shouted using a few expletives) and she got out  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Andy B on 08 January 2013, 18:30:34
I think I commented on something similar a while back. I went to a 2 car RTC, Corsa versus Accord. Fairly minor bump but the Corsa came off worse, the driver of it, got out and ran down the road to her boyfriends house to summon him. The pair returned moments later in his Subaru Imprezza. She then stated she had neck / back pain so an ambulance was summoned, who after examining her stated she would have to be 'extracted' from the vehicle  :o :o :o Only when the fire bobbies got there and it was explained to boyfriend what was about to happen, he spoke to her (well shouted using a few expletives) and she got out  ;D ;D ;D

That's the one!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D :y
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 08 January 2013, 18:37:24
One of them I'll never forget Andy, had all us emergency services in stitches  ;D

However, its standard procedure where paramedics think that there is a potential risk of back / neck injuries, rightly so too. Just unfortunate that some undesirables take advantage of it.
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: omega3000 on 08 January 2013, 18:54:41
could be a bonus of having a convertible then,il just put roof down then lol  ;D ;D ;D

They would still cut it off  ;D
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 08 January 2013, 19:29:55
I can just imagine the pair of them sat in the back and when the initial shock had faded, one said to the other " Compo!!! "  ::)  >:(
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: Webby the Bear on 08 January 2013, 19:32:39
I love my car too much. I'd have kicked them out
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: PhilRich on 08 January 2013, 20:11:41
I love my car too much. I'd have kicked them out





I'd have held the Emergency Services at bay with my walking stick while I skull dragged the pair of breakless lying b*stards out of the car with my last breath rather than have them cut off my roof, and i'm not bloody joking either!  >:( 


 'breakless' ???
What is it with this tossing Word Filter! breakless ......F   E   C   K   L   E   S   S  is a genuine word meaning Unthinking & Irresponsible FFS! I blame the bloody Irish for this travesty  ;D ;)
Title: Re: when you stop at an accident .... don't let them in your car!
Post by: jonnycool on 08 January 2013, 23:10:35
They got into the car under their own steam without getting paralysed, so they could bloody well get out under their own steam as well  8)

....or they would be getting hurt  8)