Evening all,
On my way home from Uni today I was involved in a wee accident.
Basically traffic stopped unexpectedly on the way to a roundabout. I stopped in time, the guy behind me didn't. Annoying thing was I could see in the rear view he was going to hit me, just had nowhere to go.
Anyway, he did stop and give all details.
I couldn't really see any damage at the roadside, so when I got home I whipped the bumper off to have a look to see what had been done.
Anyway, heres what I can see. Its dented in the middle and knocked the paint off
And this is what the bumper looks like. Some minor scratches, and a scuff to the plastic.
I had a look under the boot floor carpet, and couldn't see any bending or rippling so I think the bar did its job.
My question is, should I look for damage anywhere else?
The guy who hit me was a company car driver.
As the crash beam is probably weakened, I'd prefer to get it replaced. Providing nothing else is bent, I can fix the damage for about £35 all in. Should I make a claim, or see if they want to settle without getting the insurance companies involved?
