Miss Fiesta Turbo

Well.... on saturday i was on a 2 lane roundabout going straight across.... on the left... a megane on the right lane.... both going round... went slightly ahead and all of a sudden i hear a big bang... the divvy bitch had drifted into my lane and hit the middle of my car with her front passenger side....

Here is the damage ( i know... the car needs a serious clean!!)





Oooh check out the waves!!









Spoke to the insurance Monday and they said they dont see how she can try and say its my fault cause of the position of the damage.... So this afternoon i've got to take it to a few garages for quotes!

I didnt realise how bad the damage was till i took pics in the sunlight this morning I nearly cried !

Hopefully it wont be too long until she's as good as new again!

Redeye Jedi

Had something similar in March this year, was again on a 2 lane roundabout in the right hand lane going straight across, guy in a metro in the left hand lane also going straight across.... As we exited the roundabout he decided he was gonna try and go right, via the front wing of my car!! At the time he admitted liability and due to the low value of my car we agreed to not take things further, he's now claiming that ive cut him up!!

Hope u get sorted out!!

dreamin

The Pony FeederMiss Fiesta Turbo

sorry to hear of ur accidents hope all gets sorted soon

Cossie Helen

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Hope you get sorted

Fiddy

havnt heard that for years, hope you get you car sorted

SassyRS

I can feel your pain

It Will be sorted and it will be Better than before



Get a quote from APR ruislip...

Miss Fiesta Turbo

If i get time i'll pop down there... i'll say you've recommended me!

Mr Shannon

Gutted for you.

James_RScos

Gutted for you, hope you sort it out ok

jumpin jack crash

there are some complete twats driving about these days, i nearly got took out on a roundabout at heathrow this morning in a similar way to yours, except i would have been in serious shit as it was an arctic, dont think the pug is designed to play bumper cars with those things

gutted bout ur car tho

have you got any other dents on the car which the other driver can pay to be done

GavStyli

ah poo

hope you get it sorted soon

Zetecfiesta

oh dear, my car got bashed into as well and my insurance are pretty crap at the minute! lol

Miss Fiesta Turbo

i'm with diamond and they've been pretty good about it all... they've passed me to a company called albany who deal with claiming from the 3rd party! And they were really helpful... and have said they will get me a courtesy car while mine is being fixed!

Hopefully it wont be too much of a hard job getting her insurance to pay out!

Charlie Chalk

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BM08

Aww thats crap, but the car will have a new lick of paint for free

By the way to start with i couldnt see any damage because it blended in with all the dirt you coulda put a damp sponge over it before taking the pics so we could see better

Miss Fiesta Turbo

i took the pics when i got to work this morning!!

been to a garage.. they said it needs a new door skin... rear arch repairing... and the plastic arch thing replacing... then sprayed!

they're gonna fax the estimate over to the insurance cause its a company they deal with

fiestaturbo1984

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not good darling hope it all gets sorted soon

BM08

Nice one

Did you pick a decent bodyshop, preferably one that costs the most so you can screw her insurance

rsvan

that aint good

zowow

unfortunately i had the same accident with a van, and it wrote off one of my cars, and it was on going for over a year, and i had to buy another car.

xrchris

shit thats a shame car was looking good. hpe you get it sorted soon though.
word of warning though when my nova got written off i had to deal with that albany company and they were nothing but hassle. got me a loan car then moaned about how long i had it for cos i didnt have the money to buy another car until they paid me out.

xr2i-carl

man it aint over till its over

i had some 17 yr old twat reverse into me when i was stationary, took six months to pay out because he claimed i reversed into him altho he hit my door!!!!

got sorted in the end tho

p.s clean your car more, dont think mine has ever been that dirty 9not since i have owned it)

carl

SassyRS

Im with Elephant, and there legal expenses team is Albany.... 3 months later and im still waiting for my excess back from the third party

xr2i-carl

there is this terrbile blame culture these days, even if someone causes an accident they blame the innocent party makes me fookin mad

SassyRS

I wasnt even in my car it was parked

xr2i-carl

oh right, well i cant understand why it would take so long

Alan s1

I hit a guy ones in the rear quarter on the rear right hand side he claimed he was in the right as he was going straight over so i said to go straight over you need 2 f&*king lane Luckly i was in my old landrover so did'nt make that had to call the poilce to sort it and they told me i was int the wrong as i was under taking i was in my lane he f78king hit me Anyway it all got sorted and i was proven in the right

Hope it all gets sorted

RSCossieGaz

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sorry to see this happen to ur car hun-hope it all ges sorted soon

tregmatt

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hope it gets done soon and everything is ok for you

Greg Shepherd

oh shit that not good hun

hope they get it sorted asap and she comes back as good as new

Miss Fiesta Turbo

Thought i would update you guys with the quotes for the work!!

From APR in Ruislip


From Riverside in Uxbridge


Am still waiting on the quote from the garage who usually does the work on my cars!

Miss Fiesta Turbo

well... as an update!

5 months down the line i'm still waiting to get the car sorted!

The woman took 3 months to report it... and now her insurance are trying to settle for 50/50... so her insurance will give me 50% of the repair cost...

An estimator came round today and has given me a repair cost of Ł500-Ł600, he said that no parts actually need replacing and he is basing it on Ł25-Ł28 per hour labour charge instead of Ł32 which most garages charge!

So now i'm just waiting on the accurate estimate and then working out whether to settle and find the remaining money or to keep battling it out!

Might see where i stand legally at disputing the estimate as i have 3 garage quotes which are all Ł800+....

F**king insurance!

It's Czech Mate

Dont forget if you go 50/50 you lode your no claims bonus!

Fight her all the way. I cant believe its took so long and u havent had it repaired yet

Miss Fiesta Turbo

I know i will lose my NCB but i'm already paying a new premium with No NCB so it wont make a difference to the price... just means i got to rebuild the no claims this year...

Its bloody ridiculous... the insurance company are pathetic!

I dont know if i can fight all the way, i just want the damn thing repaired to be honest!

Graham S1

They will always try and push for 50/50. Tell em to F.O!

I agree though.. fookin insurance companies!

Hope you get it sorted soon.

tiddler

It'll go 50:50 unless you have a witness, there is nothing to prove or disprove she went into you or you cut the lane on the round about leaving her no room and you actully hitting her. sorry to be the bearer of bad new.

Miss Fiesta Turbo

do know the situation but my legal advisers dont want me to settle.. as she didnt report it for 3 months, ignored letters from her insurers and mine, stopped dead in the middle of a busy rounabout with 2 young children in the car, failed to provide an address, failed to provide a statement when asked, then said i overtook her when i was on the left!

they've got a lot to throw back at her insurers to get more than 50%

but i will see as like i said, i dont know if i can be bothered to keep battling it out! i just want my car fixed!

It's Czech Mate

Utter rubbish

I was hit in the passenger door a few years ago on an island by a turd who wasnt looking where he was pulling out, no witnesses. I refused 50:50 about three times and they eventually settled in full

You just have to be firm and stick to your guns

Miss Fiesta Turbo

I will see what happens and what the accurate quote is and what the 3rd party are prepared to pay me! Then go from there!