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Balling
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17th Jun 14 at 15:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wife just called to say she didn't pull the handbrake properly and came out of the store to find our car rolled in to another car.

Apparently it rolled far enough that she thought it was stolen.

Other car is reportedly caved in!!! Which I assume means it has a bit of a dent.

Oh well, time to get some of all that insurance money back.

[/cool story]
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17th Jun 14 at 16:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Woops. But how can you forget to put the handbrake on?

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quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
Woops. But how can you forget to put the handbrake on?



Ben G
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What a strange story about women drivers
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quote:
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Woops. But how can you forget to put the handbrake on?



She didn't forget. Who mentioned forgetting? Come on marigold, sort yourself out.
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Tell her to put it in either reverse or first next time.

I don't practice this myself, but it just gives a bit more security if the handbrake fails or is shit.
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Honda.




Adam.
Ben G
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Caved in plastic bumper, be fine.
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Looks like minimal damage to the Honda, but just got word that it apparently needs an entire new bumper.

Oh well, at least the £430 excess will get me a facelift bumper.
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New bumper? Odd

Also insurance will only replace the bumper for the one that's on, not facelift. Or do they work different over there?
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New bumper? Odd

Also insurance will only replace the bumper for the one that's on, not facelift. Or do they work different over there?
Apparently a lot of the mounting brackets are broken. Just going by what the shop has told me.

I can't see how the insurance company would know or care which year bumper I receive.
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Indeed they won't, I guess you've had a word with the shop then to sort you a facelift one?
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If its only damage to the bumper on the Adam why are you even bothering with insurance? Save the agro and just stump up the cash to have the bumper painted and skin replaced
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Indeed they won't, I guess you've had a word with the shop then to sort you a facelift one?
Yeah, asked them and they didn't care which I picked.

Probably helps that my wife works there, though...

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fair play. Easy enough then eh!
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
If its only damage to the bumper on the Adam why are you even bothering with insurance? Save the agro and just stump up the cash to have the bumper painted and skin replaced
Both bumpers need replacing, so could see that ending up being costly.

Insurance isn't as horrible over here as I get the impression it is over your way.
I pay the excess and that's that. There's no repercussions or increased premium.
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Lucky bastids over here they take you to the cleaners on even the most simple claim.
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Women. Know your limits.
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I've had so many cars with crap handbrakes it's just natural for me these days to leave it in gear. In fact I very rarely use the handbrake. I've always worried about this happening!

 
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