General / Off-Topic Note to self.... Remember the handbrake.
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I forgot to put my handbrake on once, and the car rolled into another parked car. Did pretty much zero damage to mine. The other car however.......£1300 for a new rear door.
That's always the way.
Mine just decided to say hello to a 9" post just down the road, thankfully didn't hit anything or one else.
£500 excess... ouch.
The car had it coming. It’s been talking smack about all our mothers.
Good job showing it who’s boss.
Good job showing it who’s boss.
I blame ... the man from the Pru!
Oh dear indeed. Rookie error Cmdr?
Oh dear indeed. Rookie error Cmdr?
My step-dad had a habit of just parking with the car in gear. He just walked in and there was a banging on the the door. A neighbour pointed to his Triumph TR4, which was now about 20 houses down the steep hill we lived on; just as it hit a telegraph pole. That was the only time I saw him cry.
You can not say that it's not your fault
Uh oh....reversed my Scoob into my gate couple of months back 'cus the wind caught it and half shut it while I wasn't looking - scratch on rear bumper and a chunk out of spoiler...result £450 poorer
Lookin at £1500 minimum there I reckon TJ, or pay the £500 excess on yer insurance and watch the premium go up next year (if yer fully comp).
Bad luck fella, I knows how you are feelin' [ugh]
Edit : It WAS T.J's fault [yesnod]
So to update you lovely lot.
The oh so nice insurance company wrote my poor baby off they said £5500 worth of damage!!!!! my reply is unfit for the forum, so after some shenanigans, threats, sulks and hard negotiation they coughed up some money one last round of me blaming coutts I got this last week.
I am a happy boy again.
The oh so nice insurance company wrote my poor baby off they said £5500 worth of damage!!!!! my reply is unfit for the forum, so after some shenanigans, threats, sulks and hard negotiation they coughed up some money one last round of me blaming coutts I got this last week.
I am a happy boy again.
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Glad to hear you managed to pry some money off them.
I have only the worst experiences when comes to insurance claims...
I have only the worst experiences when comes to insurance claims...
It was the fault of the lamp post. Your Audi was being friendly, the lamp post blanked your car, this offended your car so it hit the lamp post.
Call a locksmith it's less damage and therefore cheaper, some cops will know how to help for free and you can always engage the services of a passing miscreant relatively cheaply as they won't charge you VAT.
If TJ's happy, we're all happy.
I am moderately pleased... See what I did there...
God, that is worse than my jokes!
Glad to see you've managed to moderate your enthusiasm.
Only way to unlock the door is to push the unlock button all the way down but the metal rod a friend gave me is only meant to grab the inner door handle as its curved on the bottom sliding off easily on the button. Could of used it to grab the keys and slide it through the door but I didnt think of that so I guess thats a possible solution tomorrow but thanks.
Now I see why thiefs in NYC prefer to just break open windows.