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| doublecabjon Member Since: 28 Sep 2014 Location: Dorset Posts: 31  
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Ouch 😓
What were they in? Took a fair whack by the looks of it. Glad your not injured, fingers crossed for a good outcome with the insurers. |
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24th Jan 2020 10:32pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8029  
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IF they were not insured you will prob find it easy to resolve as there will be no arguing, you'll see some benefit of the insurance tax you pay. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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24th Jan 2020 10:36pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5700 
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Is that your axle oil all over the road?
Hopefully it will just be a few bolt on bits, such as axle and steering parts. |
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24th Jan 2020 10:43pm |
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| boxoftricks Member Since: 06 Feb 2019 Location: Home Counties Posts: 747
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Not good to hear. Hope it all gets sorted out nice and painlessly and the car is not too bad.
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24th Jan 2020 11:11pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833 
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Feel gutted for you.
Hopefully its quickly resolved and the damage is only "light" 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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25th Jan 2020 12:35am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641 
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where was the impact, the wheel? DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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25th Jan 2020 8:03am |
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| SteveT247 Member Since: 21 Feb 2011 Location: Central Posts: 491  
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So sorry to read this mate ☹️
Glad you weren't hurt though. |
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25th Jan 2020 10:04am |
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| Adam17 Member Since: 15 May 2018 Location: Within Bedfordshire Posts: 1193 
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Very sorry to read this.. Glad your ok.
Forgive & correct me if I'm wrong...…. But if they done a runner and no one got caught (sound like the car was stolen) And if you go through the insurance (I understand what jst is saying about using it), but wont that just put your insurance up for the next several years? 'due to the accident you had' Id rather just cop the bill and pay for it rather that pay for it through insurance costs for the next several years. I hope im wrong. Ive not had an accident that's needed to go through insurance, but my wife has, and when she got rear ended (one occasion) and hit in the side by a drunk driver (second occasion) her insurance went up both times, even though she wasn't at fault. And has had to put them on the insurance for 5 years - only once she no longer needed to declare them has her insurance dropped in cost. So that was 5 years of elevated insurance for accidents that weren't her fault, that she had to pay for... I think its very unfair. Regards Adam Loving The Duchess The Defender 110 TD5 XS My Defender story - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic64005.html |
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25th Jan 2020 12:21pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298 
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seems these days it's a 50/50 chance of the others not being insured.
probably much higher than that in Birmingham. seems a lot of people work on the basis of ..... 'I used to drive a cow around the streets and that wasn't insured so why should I spend my hard robbed, tax free cash on insurance' my wife went into the back of someone the other day. they swapped phone numbers and she's heard nothing 
- glad you're not hurt and really pleased to see that the wing appears to have avoided damage 
just hoping no chassis damage. if not then hopefully repairs won't be too expensive. |
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25th Jan 2020 2:06pm |
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| Adam17 Member Since: 15 May 2018 Location: Within Bedfordshire Posts: 1193
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@Caterham - Lol, made me chuckle..
Perhaps not 'right' but if your wife went into the back of someone, isn't it a good thing she hasn't heard anything? Either that, or the other parties insurance company is dragging their feet.... Or as you said, they didn't have insurance and have also done a runner. Regards Adam Loving The Duchess The Defender 110 TD5 XS My Defender story - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic64005.html |
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25th Jan 2020 3:45pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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they didn't swap number plates etc so I doubt it's the insurance guys dragging their feet.
in this instance perhaps no insurance is a good thing for the wife but in the grand scheme I'd much rather they had as without they're just another liability on the road 
Lets just say if I were governor the land there'd be a lot less uninsured on the roads. AND I can assure the geeza who got off with GBH (not murder) for attacking the police officer with the 2 ft machete would not be running up the cost of our prison service. he'd smoking generating electricity (save a little bit of coal) - better for the environment and society |
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25th Jan 2020 4:28pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5167
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 stupid prats so now you are going to pay the price of having the motor off the road now while it been sorted. recon they were in a stolen car. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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25th Jan 2020 7:28pm |
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| Adam17 Member Since: 15 May 2018 Location: Within Bedfordshire Posts: 1193
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@Caterham - Agree chap! that's the way it should be.
@Proctor - Sorry chap. Regards Adam Loving The Duchess The Defender 110 TD5 XS My Defender story - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic64005.html |
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26th Jan 2020 10:27am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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