Flooded Car

[joel81]

Hopefully this might not happen, but it's looking more and more likely it will. I had to abandon my car in Tewkesbury on friday night so I could get home, and the place where it's parked is now very close to the water. If it gets much worse I will end up with a car full of water.

Does anybody know how bad this actually is and how i'd get on with the insurance company? To make matters worse i've only had the car two weeks. At least it's not my house like loads of really unfortunate people around there.

 

[KI8RKW]

Insurance should be ok, might have abit huff and puff... I think a car is a write off once its been in 1 foot of water?

Someone will be able to tell you more.

 

[joel81]

Blimey, I didn't think it would be that bad, just interior and electrics.

 

[RichRSi]

Hope your car will be OK!!

Many years ago I worked at a bodyshop and we use to get flooded cars that had been parked in the local car parks. Not sure on the finer details but some were written off if they had been sitting for a number of days as the water was considered to be toxic (from overflowed drains etc) but it was mostly river / rain water. I suppose the value of the car and the cost of the repair is taken into account more than the fact that it's flooded.

 

[Shorty434]

yeah it's all on the cost of what it would be to repair. Usually if a car's engine is submerged in water, it won't run. Hope your's is okay mate!

 

[edde]

Doens't take much to write cars off with water damage if it gets near the passenger footwell you can be reasonably assured its written off.

 

[rob172cup]

next doors got written off without anyone even checking it! im just happy my dad built the drive where he did clever clever man

 

[Rich]

Where in the town is the car parked (I live in Tewkesbury too) There are places you can park in town where it should be safe.

 

[tommyboy]

move the car before the water reaches it?

 

[joel81]

The car is now parked on the Abbey Hotel car park, right at the top. It might still be ok to be honest but i've got no way of checking or moving it as I live in Worcester. I had to get a lift off a tractor on saturday eveing to move it as high as I could find. Didn't think the floods would be so bad.

 

[Laura]

get a mate with a 4x4, disconnect the air inlet and cover it, put clothes round the bottom of the doors and climb out the boot, then use a solid bar to toe the fecker to saftey

 

[Moose4624]

we drove into a small lake in our old jeep, it was there for 2 days and then we towed it out and drove it home:d

 

[Laura]

god i want another offroader

 

[joel81]

I'd need a helicopter to even get to it now! Just have to wait and see unfortunately. Could be worse though, it could be my house and not just my car.

 

[Phoenix]

i thought insurance companys didn't pay out for this sort of thing as it's classed as an "act of god"

 

[edde]

i thought insurance companys didn't pay out for this sort of thing as it's classed as an "act of god"

Most places will cover for this its a grey area though.