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Rear ended on the way to work
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05/02/2014 12:55
05/02/2014 12:55
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Richard24
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While on the way to work this morning sat at the roundabout thud !!!! A guy in a Ford Mondeo went straight into the back of me. It all happened at low speed but cracked the rear bumper & bent my boot lid. All going through the insurance, just waiting for the insurance company to come & have a look. Got pics & the guys details. Just as i was working my way though a list of jobs that neeed doing on my coop !!! I think the day of me taking my coop off the road is getting closer & closer.
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
[Re: Richard24]
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05/02/2014 12:59
05/02/2014 12:59
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
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05/02/2014 13:22
05/02/2014 13:22
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Exactly the sam thing happened to the week before Christmas 2010. In less than a month or two, the car will be resprayed, the damaged bodywork replaced at the same time. The woman that hit me (in a golf) wasn't insured and my premium went up because I declared the accident at the time as the child in her car was in tears - I figured there may have been an injury and so got on it pronto... Finally, it'll be back as it was before soon after YEARS!!
F****** b****** thing...
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
[Re: Richard24]
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05/02/2014 13:49
05/02/2014 13:49
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Good luck - you may well need it!
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
[Re: Richard24]
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05/02/2014 14:35
05/02/2014 14:35
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Sorry to hear - my biggest fear whilst driving these cars.... the other nutters
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
[Re: Richard24]
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05/02/2014 15:26
05/02/2014 15:26
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DaveG
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Having been rear-ended *twice* in my Coupe (many years ago), you may find now that the insurance company will want to write it off, they will probably call for a new boot floor panel and new rear panel even if the boot lid is OK, and none are available new AFAIK. Any good bodyshop will be able to fix it up by repairing the old panels, but if it goes through insurance it may end up as a Category D or C.
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 1985½ & 2016 2017 Fiat 124 Spider + XF Sportbrake
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
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05/02/2014 20:15
05/02/2014 20:15
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Rob_78
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Hope it gets sorted soon.
Been nearly 3 weeks since my wife was rear ended :-) in the MINI GP we own, was rush hour on the M25 on her way to the airport on a MINI press trip when slowing down to a 40 limit the van behind didnt even brake..... Repair costs are just over 4k. Glad it wasnt the coop as it would have prob written it off.......
LE 557 - full on resteration in progress
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Re: Rear ended on the way to work
[Re: Richard24]
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11/02/2014 14:37
11/02/2014 14:37
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Richard24
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Had the guy from the insurance company come to view the damage this morning. First thing he said "i love these cars, the style and it will become a classic" But he thinks the back end has been push in behind the bumper, i can't say you can notice it. Then later on the insurance company rang asking a few questions & saying it could be written off although they haven't had the report yet.
So i might need a bit of advice on buying back from insurance etc
Last edited by Richard24; 11/02/2014 14:40.
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