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Title: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: seano7015 on 30 December 2011, 20:53
 :angry: Finally got meself a t4 after many months of searching, about a month ago now. Had to go all the way to London to get it(ebay)!! was all going well, untill 2 weeks later when some silly bint in a RX8 pulled out in front of me and i pushed her down the road!! :angry: :angry:
She called the police, 2 police cars turned up, a riot van and an ambulance!!
luckily for me the copper said it was her fault, witnesess said its her fault, cctv also says its her fault but she is insisting its my fault!!!!!!! :angry:
And i found out today that they are probably going to write my van off and give me book value!! im well pi**ed off!!
sorry for the rant, just needed to get it off me chest!!!!!
what is the matter with some people!!!!!????  :huh:
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Thom89 on 30 December 2011, 21:09
Eeeerrrr why would they pay you more than book value?

Thom
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Jay on 30 December 2011, 21:45
Sorry to hear about, I know how it feels to have some a*hole cause an accident and ruin your car.

Eeeerrrr why would they pay you more than book value?

The insurance company will do digging to find the average price of the vehicle with the same age, miles etc etc I think  they found the advert for my car as they offered what I paid for it minus £50 I paid extra for better wheels.


Sh!t happens, it's only a car at the end of the day. It can be replaced (believe it or not), could have been your or her life that came to an end.
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Diamond Hell on 30 December 2011, 21:50
Sh!t happens, it's only a car at the end of the day. It can be replaced (believe it or not), could have been your or her life that came to an end.

This - it's only tin and rubber.  Plenty more T4s out there.  Argue the toss over the value - values are going up at the moment for T4s.

Then go get a better one.
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Dan n Nic on 30 December 2011, 21:51
How badly damaged is it? Can it be repaired with the insurance money? Just because its written off doesn't mean it can never be used on the road again. Although, I have to say that I'd be just as pi$$ed as u if my T4 got written off as it is a one off, you'll never get another the same!
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Diamond Hell on 30 December 2011, 21:53
T4 got written off as it is a one off, you'll never get another the same!

It's a mass-produced commercial vehicle.  How the hell is it unique and unrepeatable?

Dead people?  They're unrepeatable.
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Dan n Nic on 30 December 2011, 21:59
T4 got written off as it is a one off, you'll never get another the same!

It's a mass-produced commercial vehicle.  How the hell is it unique and unrepeatable?

Dead people?  They're unrepeatable.

Did my post actually say anywhere that dead people were??? Perhaps I need a visit to the opticians and docs cos I can't see it nor do I remember typing it!

And NO, I don't think I could spend the amount of time, money, work & effort that has put into my van on another!
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: s-l-i-x on 30 December 2011, 22:08
No win no fee?

I would have sued her  :kiss:
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Diamond Hell on 30 December 2011, 22:45
Did my post actually say anywhere that dead people were??? Perhaps I need a visit to the opticians and docs cos I can't see it nor do I remember typing it!

That's because it was an analogy I was using to illustrate the point. Have you used analogies before?

And NO, I don't think I could spend the amount of time, money, work & effort that has put into my van on another!

Awww, bless, you'd made it induhvidual.

Lowered it?  Put big alloy wheels on it?  Side windows? A bit of an interior in it? Painted it?

Or was it more of a lifetime of personal development?
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: golf-sib on 31 December 2011, 00:14
Here we go again, grumpy smurf is online  :grin: :grin: :grin:

How long ago did you buy the van for, I'd argue it depending on price difference. I argued my ground, provided them with a receipt of purchase and they happily paid the amount I paid for it.
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: salsheikh on 31 December 2011, 15:03
No win no fee?

I would have sued her  :kiss:

this
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: golf-sib on 31 December 2011, 16:56
No win no fee?

I would have sued her  :kiss:

this

A lot of hassle, insurance is there to cover the cost of the vehicle. Unless you suffered injuries why would you sue? Plus the process is very long winded.
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 31 December 2011, 20:45
try it on with the insurance company, my dad got his gsxr written off last month, they offered him about 4k or something all he did was send a link to an ebay search of his bike and they upped it to 5.5k :P
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: danny_p on 01 January 2012, 20:10
never take the first offer from any insurance company it'll be crap.  3rd offer is usally what it's actualy worth

but as said it's only a van,   plenty more of them and you should get a nice new hire van to rally round in untill you can get another  paid for by her insurance
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: houston on 01 January 2012, 21:16
make the money up from injury claim, might get a t5!
Title: Re: Fuming!!!!!!
Post by: james2 on 02 January 2012, 00:32
Funny this happened to me. The bloke pulled out in front of me .He called the poilce . Lol they had a right go at him, saying: what if it was a bike. In the end they said ,just go (both your faults)  .No loss of noclaims for me and he had a hired car.   :evil: i had a cheap 1.1 ford fiesta.