Felstmiester
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2013
- Messages
- 1,150
- Car
- Range rover sport
Nothing major. Pulled up at a set of lights on duel carriageway yesterday in my van. Sat at a standstill with foot on brake for about 10 seconds then bang! I was shunted forward about two foot. Got out to check on driver and damage. Young girl driver very apologetic. Not a major amount of damage to font of her car and my van didn't look to bad. So I took her details and said I'd have a better look when I got home and ring her to let her know.
Got home and realised I could open the back doors of van due to the bumper being bent up on mountings. Due to the fact I needed it for work today I took to a garage and had to have bumper removed, mountings straitened and a bit of bodywork jacked out a few nuts n bolts and a bit of labour.
I phoned the girl and explained I had to get it done first thing as I needed van for work. Told her the amount it cost £230 and she told me to ring her dad.
Managed to get in touch with him after a few tries but he's not happy. He's saying his daughter said there was no damage done to my van. £230 is way to much for what damage he thinks was done and he's refusing to pay until he sees photos of damage ( like an idiot I didn't take any ) I explained to him I had to get it done due to needing it for work this morning but he's saying I should of phoned before I got work done.
I'm not one to claim for whiplash and never have been. I explained to him when he started being funny to me on phone that I've been good enough not to take it through the insurance route and that in a lot of cases people go for whiplash claims when rear ended. He then started laughing and said am I being serious that in an accident with so little damage would result in that sort of claim. He then proceeded to tell me the phone call was being recorded.
Looks like I'm going to have to take this on the chin.
Rant over.
Got home and realised I could open the back doors of van due to the bumper being bent up on mountings. Due to the fact I needed it for work today I took to a garage and had to have bumper removed, mountings straitened and a bit of bodywork jacked out a few nuts n bolts and a bit of labour.
I phoned the girl and explained I had to get it done first thing as I needed van for work. Told her the amount it cost £230 and she told me to ring her dad.
Managed to get in touch with him after a few tries but he's not happy. He's saying his daughter said there was no damage done to my van. £230 is way to much for what damage he thinks was done and he's refusing to pay until he sees photos of damage ( like an idiot I didn't take any ) I explained to him I had to get it done due to needing it for work this morning but he's saying I should of phoned before I got work done.
I'm not one to claim for whiplash and never have been. I explained to him when he started being funny to me on phone that I've been good enough not to take it through the insurance route and that in a lot of cases people go for whiplash claims when rear ended. He then started laughing and said am I being serious that in an accident with so little damage would result in that sort of claim. He then proceeded to tell me the phone call was being recorded.
Looks like I'm going to have to take this on the chin.
Rant over.