Daniel VS Renault

[Danny133]

On Friday i went to vist my partners grandmother.

Parked on her driveway. Got the dog out of the boot and we all went indoors.

30 Minutes later her cousins turned up and they parked behind me blocking said driveway.

30 Minutes later we all leave - My megane is now implanted into his front bumper and he needs a new one.

HOW THE f**k DID THAT HAPPEN!!!

Handbrake was still on? Why would it slip? Wasnt wet, driveway isnt that steep etc etc

Renault said handbrake obvs wasnt on. If it wasnt on it would of rolled insantly!?

Can somebody advise me please on what to do next ..

 

[Fred@BTM]

a reason why i always leave my cars parked in gear

get the car checked

 

[Danny133]

Took it straight to Renault and they said there is no fault go away basically!

I only bought it and picked it up on Thursday! 24 hours and its had an accident.

 

[Bodge!]

a reason why i always leave my cars parked in gear

Living on a hill, its the first thing I do when I park up.

 

[NATHAN182]

i always by habit park mine in gear, my lass hates it when ive been in hers. just check the handbrake by applying it as you normally would and try pull away, if it moves freely theres something wrong.

 

[Danny133]

Can i not claim against them? Fair enough leave in it gear lesson learnt etc BUT still shouldnt happen really

 

[DB.]

I watched this happen to a car in my Uni halls, just rolled and bumped into another car, luckily no damage.

Handbrake was still up when it bumped

 

[JCC]

Park up with hot rear brakes, apply handbrake, brakes cool and shrink, handbrake isn't as tight and bang the car rolls.

It's possible, there was a thread on here where it happened to a 200, guy opened his front door to find himself blocked in by the car LOL

 

[nicky213]

my car did this, when you put the handbrake on when its warm, sometimes as it cools down it loses its grip, mine went rolling down the hill into next door but 1's car and i had to pay for a new back bumper, lesson learnt, always leave it in gear

 

[NATHAN182]

Park up with hot rear brakes, apply handbrake, brakes cool and shrink, handbrake isn't as tight and bang the car rolls.

It's possible, there was a thread on here where it happened to a 200, guy opened his front door to find himself blocked in by the car LOL

+1 to this theory- you should have really checked this before you moved it after the accident. future pull it on that little bit harder and put in gear

 

[Clouder]

Harsh lesson to learn I never used to leave in gear but started doing it a few years back and now never leave it out of gear, even on flat I just do it naturally.

You cannot claim off Renault for what is essentially (in their eyes) your incompetence, sadly

 

[Fred@BTM]

Took it straight to Renault

seek an independant view

 

[Danny133]

Bollox isn't the brakes shrinking a design fault if it let's it roll?

 

[Sam]

Bollox isn't the brakes shrinking a design fault if it let's it roll?

Not a design fault really. If anything gets hot it expands. Its physics.

Sam!

 

[spannerz]

You sure he didnt drive into you?????

 

[Danny133]

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