Crashed :(!

[TeZ]

Well today ... 7.45 some old dear pulls out on my i swerve while braking on a round about ( to try and avoid her )..

Needs new front bumper, wing, headlight, Bonnet....

She hasnt openly said YES it was her fault CLEARLY was but no witness's and police said just to get details and sort it out Great help,Dont wanna loose my 1 year car driving ncb and all that palava, so i may ask if she wants to do it out of insurance , which i would rather TBH as my sisters case ( similar ) has lasted 2 years wwith injury's etc..

I'm ok , was about 30mph, scrathced her VW polo rear bumper, good old frenchie tho buckled and cracked like a basterd.

I have found a guy who is willing to sell me the front end of a Black clio cheap so im ok for parts i think,But f**k me grr im anoyd!!!1!!!

Thanks


TeZ

( p. s was gonna PC it this weekend )


PH-FOOOOOOKED

 

[_Tom]

Haha!

 

[MCC-182]

Unlucky mate, hope get it sorted! There seems to be alot of 'older drivers' driving crap recently!

 

[TeZ]

Yup silly bint

 

[fUbAr]

Thats unlucky. You were on the roundabout at the time and she pulled out? if so there's no way she can deny is her fault!

maybe there's CCTV cameras in the area, i know my town has them on nearly every roundabout!

 

[Shindig]

aint what u need is it!!!! damn old drivers.

 

[TeZ]

No i did check and i asked the lady officer.... who replyd " Nope" ..Wicked

 

[The Hoff]

Could be messy if you have no witnesses and she denies fault, as from the damage you appear to have hit the back of her - which usually would place you at fault.

I'd try and sort it without insurance if possible.

 

[AlexS]

Sorry to hear this tez, hope you get it sorted mate.

maybe there's CCTV cameras in the area, i know my town has them on nearly every roundabout!

Really, oh s**t! Might write to the council and see if they've got any good tripoding footage!

 

[TeZ]

Could be messy if you have no witnesses and she denies fault, as from the damage you appear to have hit the back of her - which usually would place you at fault.

I'd try and sort it without insurance if possible.

Yeah thats the shitter,

I had a good look at her car for her, Need a touch up at best or maybe a spray Litrally .... f**king anoying, maybe she will offer to help pay fr mine in return for ALOT of hassle through insurer's like you say no witness's but she no's shes in the wrong as when i got out my car ( bit dazed) she said "sorry" to me that suggests in the back her mind she was in the wrong completly.

Im so anoyed noone stopped ..

 

[Christopher]

gutted

i'll make it better

 

[JPandDeb]

Could be messy if you have no witnesses and she denies fault, as from the damage you appear to have hit the back of her - which usually would place you at fault.

I'd try and sort it without insurance if possible.

Got to agree. Technically if she had made it onto the roundabout, you have driven into the back of her, and that is your fault for going too close/fast/etc. Having said that, the Police - who do not have to even attend non-injury accidents, as long as road closures not required etc - made no mention to you of "driving without due care" did they? In which case, you can point that out, because normally* they would consider a prosecution for that in an instance where someone has driven into the back of someone else.
*should they attend, that is.

 

[Graham Gooch]

 

[DebV6]

Gutted Winds me up people not admitting liablity when it was blatently their fault! Hope you get it sorted effortlessly.

 

[TeZ]

Humm i dunno what will happen,

She thinks that it wasnt her fault but isnt blaming me She said " i though there was enough time to pull out" but the car who next to her didint ???!, And its not like i went striagt ino the back i caught her Drivers side rear of the bumper GRRR... what to do ?

 

[youngsyp]

Don't worry about witnesses bud and DO take it through the insurers. If it all goes wrong, you'll then have them on your case and they can pull all sorts of tricks.

Just be 100% truthful in your claim report and the insurers will soon see whose fault it was. If Plod attended the scene, I'd expect them to write a report too ?!

My first car, donkey's years ago, was written off on a roundabout. The idiot decided to come from my left and try and get across the roundabout, before I did, even though, I was already on it and clearly coming from his right. I hit his rear quarter to boot (didn't see him until I'd hit him, he was trying that hard to get through the roundabout). I didn't have any witnesses but, Plod at the time said it was clear what happened.

Anyway, best of luck. These things happen so, don't let it get you down.

Paul

 

[TeZ]

Sounds just like mine paul thanks.

 

[bmh.01]

I'd imagine it'll end up 50/50.

Humm i dunno what will happen,

She thinks that it wasnt her fault but isnt blaming me She said " i though there was enough time to pull out" but the car who next to her didint ???!, And its not like i went striagt ino the back i caught her Drivers side rear of the bumper GRRR... what to do ?

Typical, and how is that not her fault? Her error in judgement.

 

[TeZ]

Yep , i read this just now, which makes sense for this type of accident to me,

Car A joined a roundabout and was hit on the driver’s side of the vehicle by Car B which was going around the roundabout. (Car A is the majority at fault) – Why? Most roundabout accidents today are considered split liability because insurance companies are always challenging accident circumstances and this is a grey area. Additional questions are really needed here to confirm details although the most probable scenario is that Car B joined the roundabout first and Car A failed to give-way to Car B which was already situated on the roundabout. The most likely point of impact would have been the front passenger side of Car B with the rear driver’s side of Car A.Note: Speed is not negligence in an accident and can realistically only be proven through a speed gun.
Area of Impact: The area of impact is critical when considering liability. Don’t just think the rear bumper, consider where on the rear bumper.



TeZ

 

[MarkCup]

Gutted Winds me up people not admitting liablity when it was blatently their fault! Hope you get it sorted effortlessly.

Most insurers specifically say you are not to admit liability at the scene. That's for the insurers/police to establish.



Were you on the roundabout when she started pulling out, or were you approaching it but not on it yet?

 

[TeZ]

i was nearly all the way round ( 6 exit/entry) indicating to go off on the left of the round about, She was at the junction next to my exit on my left heading striagh over. she had a clear view of the round about but thought she could get out.

 

[Dan 172]

I got knocked clean off my bike on roundabout, when I was 18.

He cut me up and changed lanes, couldn't prove it and it ended up going 50/50 after 1.5 years.

Unless she tells the insurance company, it was her fault. It'll be 50/50 if you both fight it.

 

[TeZ]

thats what i said to the Ignoramas but she thinks it will be no loss to her if she goes through insuracne for her I would say £100-200 of damage for the rear bumper.

 

[HartZ]

Sorry to hear that matey, I hope you get it sorted soon Tez! Chin up fella

 

[Tony Hunter]

Tez,you say no witness,but what about the other car that didnt pull out?

 

[Leeshez]

 

[Ian_182]

What a bummer

 

[Marky_]

Tez,you say no witness,but what about the other car that didnt pull out?

I'm assuming there were witnesses, but just non of them stopped.

:dapprove: gutted for you tez.

 

[TeZ]

Thats right mark, no-one really stops these days tho to much hassle to get into if no-one looks hurt,

Well my car has been evaluated by the garge/bodyshop, New wing, new passenger side light , new bonnet + (catch) and new front bumper,

Would a Bonnet of ebay or a new one come with the catch???

TeZ

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Gutted Winds me up people not admitting liablity when it was blatently their fault! Hope you get it sorted effortlessly.

Well insurers tell you not to on the policy documents. How fair would that be if you admitted liability and then the insurers refused to give you a payout.

 

[Revels]

I admitted liability at the roadside and then insurance company found 100% in my favour! :approve:

 

[Relentless]

gutted

 

[De Gal]

good luck if you go insurance ways - had a similar experience and damage was nearside front wing on mine and offside rear on theirs - they pulled out in front of me while i was going round the roundabout - no witnesses and their insurance argued i ran into the back and their client was already on the roundabout (i attempted to claim via a non fault company, who refused to persue it once their insurance replied like this!) - i wish i hadn't braked and tried to avoid the collision as front end to front end would have been easier to prove!

 

[TeZ]

Soounds like im in for shitter either way then , luckyily i only got one years portected no claims under my old mans insurance Direct line , so they said i will not loose anything and will get a courtesy car etc etc , so i will have to cough up a fat Excess but beats paying it all out of pocket i guess.

s**t s**t s**t

 

[mini-valver]

Unlucky dude! Fight it, you might aswell. You win or 50/50 you get your car repaired either way.....

 

[TeZ]

exaclty what i was thinking mate , insurance ppl where really helpful aswell so all gd.


might aswell get a few other things addressed while its in the body shop .

 

[mini-valver]

Chances are, you'll win but if you don't it's still sorted and both party's repaired! Everyone pays insurance for these circumstances mate, might aswell drive around like an immigrant if you don't claim!

 

[Moose4624]

Sunday good for the wheels mate!

 

[Brett]

old guy in a honda jazz nearly hit me on a roundabout today, he was in his 70's and just looked like he had no idea what was going on, he drifted right towards me from the outside lane and i had to break to stop him squashing me against the roundabout.

 

[Noodle999]

Sucks mate... where was it?