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[JamesV6CDX]

As per the title.

Driving to work this morning, at 6:30am, driving at the national speed limit on a quiet A Road. From nowhere, a big deer jumped directly in front of my Omega, leaving me little reaction time. Obviously I hammered on the brakes and the ABS did me proud on an icy morning, I also swerved to avoid it, but unfortunately despite these efforts, we collided.

I never realised how much of a mess they can make of your car

[Taxi_Driver]

Sorry to hear that  

Hope your ok tho  :-?

[JamesV6CDX]

Thanks mate. I really gotta get this 2.0 running now  

[MikeDundee]

Thanks mate. I really gotta get this 2.0 running now  

Bad news m8 .....

[Timbuk]

My mate hit a horse once so i know what a mess animals can make of your car As long as your ok

[Markie]

thats bad news matey - i have done this the thing semed to bound out from the trees at the sie straight into the middle of the road then stop - i had no where to go so skepled the little &&)&^$ luckily it was dry.

Burst my front grille bumper and radiator etc  in my renault of the time - biggest regret was i didnt take the deer home to the butcher  

Hope your ok - its a shakey one though isnt it!?

[Iain]

I worked in a garage years ago whilst serving my time...the owner of the garage had a mate who drove a Merc(think it was a 230D) the old W123 Merc's

now this thing was a tank!! especially with the diesel engine in it.....

He came round a bend on a country road...he said he was doing about 20/25 mph because of the blind bend.... to be met with a cow!!

20 mph and it destroyed the Merc...and i mean destroyed it!! right up to the windscreen which smashed and there was a kink in the roof..they had to get a hi-ab to lift it cause it wouldn't go on a flatbed or spec lift....both front wheel were bent.... bottom edge up...flat on the road
When the hi-ab lifted it the engine remained on the road!!! the weight of the cow plus the impact had sheared the engine mounts totally off the car (dont know how bad they old thing was for corrosion) but even still...it was about 12 years ago so it wasn't ancient at the time!

What a mess...it took 4 hours to get the thing off the road and on the truck!
The farmer wasn't best pleased,but couldn't say much as his fence was burst

The rather sad thing about it was the farmer tied a rope around,the now deceased cow,and towed it and i mean dragged it up the road back to his farm
the driver of the Merc was quite hurt,but recovered after a week or so!!
I reckon it was just as well he was driving the big Merctank!! anything smaller and i think he would have been killed

[Auto Addict]

Happened to my son once, wrote his car off.

Glad your OK.

[Gwilym]

James,

What a bit of bad luck!

Did you keep the deer? Venison would be very nice for Christmas.

If you miss working on a V6 you can always work on mine

Gwilym

[JamesV6CDX]

The police called out someone to dispose of the deer

To be honest, I was too shocked and upset at all the blood etc to really give it a thought, but I don't think I'd have kept it anyway.

I was a bit disappointed in the police - I called them simply because It was creating an obstruction on a major road, however when they got there, rather than tend to that, all they were interested in was breathalising me, checking my tyre tread depths, checking out my insurance and tax on the database etc... I felt like they were trying to get me for something!! Thankfully they could not.

[Andy B]

The police called out someone to dispose of the deer

To be honest, I was too shocked and upset at all the blood etc to really give it a thought, but I don't think I'd have kept it anyway.

I was a bit disappointed in the police - I called them simply because It was creating an obstruction on a major road, however when they got there, rather than tend to that, all they were interested in was breathalising me, checking my tyre tread depths, checking out my insurance and tax on the database etc... I felt like they were trying to get me for something!! Thankfully they could not.

Surely not!    The potential of an arrest without any leg work, and even phoned them!    
 
     

[JamesV6CDX]

Straight up matey. I wasn't carrying my licence at the time so I've even got a producer for 7 days to take all my driving documents to the station!!

[Martin_1962]

At least you are OK

[Gwilym]

The police called out someone to dispose of the deer

To be honest, I was too shocked and upset at all the blood etc to really give it a thought, but I don't think I'd have kept it anyway.

I was a bit disappointed in the police - I called them simply because It was creating an obstruction on a major road, however when they got there, rather than tend to that, all they were interested in was breathalising me, checking my tyre tread depths, checking out my insurance and tax on the database etc... I felt like they were trying to get me for something!! Thankfully they could not.

Sorry mate, standard practice for anyone involved in an RTC. Even if you go into the Police Station to report it you still have to produce your documents. If you don't have them then you will get a 7 day producer.

[Del Boy]

Sorry to hear that m8 glad your ok tho