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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: PhilRich on 11 May 2010, 19:57:57
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No not me ;D
My youngest lad (32 :o) got rear ended on Sunday afternoon driving his 'P' Reg. Nissan Primera. He has bad bruising across his shoulder & chest & a lot of pain across his shoulder blades, but otherwise he is all in one piece thank Heavens. The only outward visible damage to the car was a dented & jammed boot lid & loose (not damaged!!) rear bumper. On closer inspection, the rear 18" of the floorpan is rippled & twisted, so it's a 'not economically viable to repair writeoff'! Another damn good car going to motor heaven :(
The strange thing is, that he got a call from the other drivers insurer on Monday Morning offering him £650!!! I told him to reject it & wait for them to up the offer, but no dice!, they said they had already offered £200 more than book value, but he could also keep the car!!!! So, as I type, the
cheque is in his bank account waiting to clear, he has already found another car & put down a deposit with the remainder loaned from the Bank of Mum & Dad tomorrow!
I can't get my head around how quickly this has been settled?, It's amazing!! :o
Now the jammy bugger has a mint 'S' Reg Saab 2.0ltr with full Saab service history :) You couldn't make it up! ::) :y
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Bad news about the shunt P but at least his injuries were not too serious. Good news about the quick resolution of the matter however. Hope he enjoys the Saab :y :y
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No not me ;D
My youngest lad (32 :o) got rear ended on Sunday afternoon driving his 'P' Reg. Nissan Primera. He has bad bruising across his shoulder & chest & a lot of pain across his shoulder blades, but otherwise he is all in one piece thank Heavens. The only outward visible damage to the car was a dented & jammed boot lid & loose (not damaged!!) rear bumper. On closer inspection, the rear 18" of the floorpan is rippled & twisted, so it's a 'not economically viable to repair writeoff'! Another damn good car going to motor heaven :(
The strange thing is, that he got a call from the other drivers insurer on Monday Morning offering him £650!!! I told him to reject it & wait for them to up the offer, but no dice!, they said they had already offered £200 more than book value, but he could also keep the car!!!! So, as I type, the
cheque is in his bank account waiting to clear, he has already found another car & put down a deposit with the remainder loaned from the Bank of Mum & Dad tomorrow!
I can't get my head around how quickly this has been settled?, It's amazing!! :o
Now the jammy bugger has a mint 'S' Reg Saab 2.0ltr with full Saab service history :) You couldn't make it up! ::) :y
That should do him until he receives his money for the pain and suffering then he can buy a newer car :y
Just to add, glad he's ok ;)
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I hope he didn't sign anything saying "Full and Final Settlement" when he received the cheque as otherwise there's no space for an injury claim if required
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I hope he didn't sign anything saying "Full and Final Settlement" when he received the cheque as otherwise there's no space for an injury claim if required
He has had a lot more luck than me then,mine has been going on since 25th feb,and still no further than the end of my nose,looks like im going to be taking it further >:(,on the other hand,glad he is ok phil. :y
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I hope he didn't sign anything saying "Full and Final Settlement" when he received the cheque as otherwise there's no space for an injury claim if required
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No Paul, it's all been done over the telephone & it was specifically stressed that the external injury claim was a seperate matter & they have already had their 'ambulance chasers' contact my lad to get things underway, but thanks very much for the 'Heads Up' :y
Also, thankyou to you other lovely people for your kind thoughts & wishes which were very humbly received :y :y
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I hope he didn't sign anything saying "Full and Final Settlement" when he received the cheque as otherwise there's no space for an injury claim if required
He has had a lot more luck than me then,mine has been going on since 25th feb,and still no further than the end of my nose,looks like im going to be taking it further >:(,on the other hand,glad he is ok phil. :y
That's why I was so flabberghasted Mark, as I followed your post at the time & knew the trouble you were having :o
I hope you get sorted soon mate, and Thanks for your kind words :y
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Glad your lad's Ok Phil.. :y could you not get him into a Mig then.... :D :D
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Glad your lad's Ok Phil.. :y could you not get him into a Mig then.... :D :D
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Not flaming likely Vamps! the Omega is far too refined a motor car for such a callow youth!! ;D :y