There i was, happily sitting in the beer garden at the pub when i heard a bang. I though nothing of it until someone shouted 'rob, someones just hit your car!' I don't think i've ever moved so fast in my life!! A woman had reversed into my lovely Z. Luckily she's only smashed my indicator/sidelight, and the one next to it which does nothing, and scuffed my bumper.

She is getting my the new lenses, but the question is, do i get her to pay for a respray on my bumper? I normally wouldn't, as it's covered in stone chips anyway, but she didn't even say sorry!! Hell, she didn't even get out of the car! This really wound me up. I got her No. and she works in the pub anyway so i will get back to her after i have had a closer inspection. What do you guys think? should i get her to pay for the respray or just leave it? Cheers

 

Rob (now with smashed lights )

If you want to be a sod make her pay. But what you coul do is say to her, that the bumper was covered in chips which was not to bad but you bumping it has made it an eyesore, and you will go halves on the respray.

 

Stuart

just one question, why do we pay so much insurance if we're not gonna make them do some work???? I might sound pretty shitty, but that's what they're there for.

 

I just hate insurance company's.

 

Vijay

My mum had a crash last year no-one was injured which is most important. My mum was going down a one-way street. Going over a hump back bridge she saw a car coming towards her they hit head on. The driver got out said sorry, it was ALL his fault and he didnt know it was a one way street.

After weeks of insurance my mum got a letter off the other guys insurance saying we will accept 50/50.

Sent a letter back saying no.

recieved another one saying 50/50 is the only offer we are going to make. There client was not at fault. Can you believe that!

Sent one back saying he was going the wrong way down the oneway street.

That settled it.

One of my friends has just had an accident. He was stopped at a junction when some one hit him from behind at 50mph in a 30 zone. He had terrible whiplash but it will take 3 months before he can see an insuranced aproved doctor.

 

Dont get me going about Insurance companies. I have many more stories that I coul tell you.

 

Insurance companies loathe paying out, but if the blind bat can't look in any of the 3 handy mirrors, or turn around to see a whomping great car behind her, then get her to pay. Especially seeing that as well as being blind she has had her Courtesy Chip removed and didn't apologise.

 

SRRAE's idea of paying out half each is a good one, at least that shows willing and you get the bumper resprayed at the end of it.

 

Had something similar to that whilst waiting to park - we could see someone leaving in this particularly busy car park and were waiting for them. Suddenly we got shunted on the side when a representative of Dozy Idiots R Us just reversed into the car.

 

Bloody women drivers.... Give the rest of us a bad name.

pub car park ? private property....

 

could be difficult making the insurance company pay out on that....

 

not impossible, but difficult.

 

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If you do offer the 50/50 deal, don't mention the chips ! ! ! If she's too inconsiderate to get out of her car and take responsibility for her wreckless actions...then she's unlikely to warm to a simple agreement. Tell her that as a gesture of good will, you'll go 50/50, so that the work can be done quickly (hence saving you having to drive round with a duff rear). IF she then takes it to the insurance company to get them to put their legal eagles on you... they won't be able to use your kind words against you. Get into who did what and the condition it was in to start with and you're in a lengthy battle.

 

Only my opinion though.

 

Jay

 

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Was she reversing? Stupid cow!!!! Women know how to use the mirrors when they're checking their "boat races" for cracks and spots, or to see if their makeup is still holding! Even when they are hurtling along and not even looking at the road, but when it comes to pulling out on you when you are overtaking, and reversing they are ARSE!

 

My Mrs. demolished her last Range Rover, and has started on this one aswell, I bought this one(Range Rover) for me coz I like them and I wanted a really clean one with all the toys for weekend driving! But hers packed up big time and now she has mine full time. Didn't take long before she reversed into something, wrecking the arse end big time, so claimed on her insurance, they provided new back bumper and smoothed out all the gashes and resprayed. Even sorted out some slight surface rust while they were at it. Lovely jubbly, then about six months later she obviously decided that she preferred the old rear end so put it back to how it was before the Insurance company so kindly sorted it out for us!!! I've told her that I'm not having it done again!

 

She just wrecks any vehicle I put her in!

 

Anyway, I say make her pay! Best thing that BMW and Merc ever invented was those rear microwave parking sensors, must of had women in mind!

 

 

Tim

;-)

 

And the Vote for the Pro-Women Brigade goes to ...... Timmy_Turbo

Ahh, but we're all pro-women in Zed's, just not our Zed's.

Ah but Ajay my little Blonde bombshell, you are unique me thinks! I used to let my Mrs. drive my Supra, hell I let her drive me all the way back from Heathrow with me Leo Wankered in the passenger seat off holiday.

 

Which was alot of fun, her racing BMW's and one guy in a Cavalier SRi through Birmingham at night. She flooring it and me operating the overdrive and Sports mode buttons...yeeehhhhaaaaaaa!

 

She even test drove my Z with me, shouting "let me have a go!". But in her own car, well that's another story, never washes it, never cleans the inside out, bumps it regularly!!! So I just gave up! We're talking about an F reg, metallic blue gorgeous Range Rover here, all grey leather, elec. seats, air-con, heated front screen, bull bars, land rover alarm, spots...and she treats it like a rolling wheely bin!

 

Notice the way I'm slagging off my WOMAN! That's a bit different to how I perceive other ladies in the house!

 

You are already up there in my highest estimations as being a chick with a thirst for all things fast. I love it! Too many girlies driving around in bloody 106 Aztecs etc. Get a life girls, get a f**king fast car and show us how it's done!

 

REZPECT to the AJAY!

 

 

Tim

;-)

 

 

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Timmy me ol mucker, you sure have a way with words (and of course the ladies)

 

Respect to 00timmy...the man with the silver tongue.

...and there's nothing wrong with Pro women, provided they don't overcharge...LMAO!!!

 

 

Tim

;-)