car accident - any advice?

[Claw75]

Scanned through the thread but didn't see the answer....

How on earth did you crash into a parked car?

Women drivers, eh?

 

yeah that's pretty much the answer. 

I was parked in a space with my front bumper to the kerb, and the two cars that were parked either side had parked really close to me, making it difficult to reverse out of the spot.  The car I hit was parked parallel to the kerb behind, and I was so busy concentrating on not hitting the cars on either side, that I didn't realise how far back I'd reversed until I'd hit it.

Matt was in the car with me at the time, so I'm pushing off some of the blame on to him too. As a bloke he should have been aware it was going to happen and warned me imo - I was moving at approximately half a mile an hour!

[gatso]

hmm, that last post kinda puts the blame on matt tbh. as he doesn't drink there is no reason why he should ever put his life at risk by being a passenger in a car driven by a woman

[Jon MW]

My boss's wife dented the side of a car recently, I asked him about it and he said (a) they tried to claim £400 for it, (b) they looked up a firm called Dentmaster who say as long as it's a little dent with no paint broken they can fix it for about £70

I think that second figure is more like the one you had in mind when you left the note wasn't it?

[mckelinho]

Yeah, u've been done. I got my g/f a second hand MG in Jan. Got if for a good price. It had been in a crash however and had been poorly repaired. There was a big dent in the passengers door and the wing mirror was smashed. I took it to a friend of a friends garage and he said he'd usually repair the dent for £30-£40 but as the dent actually now stuck out the way (original dent poorly beaten) we would need a new door panel. All in all i paid £130 for a new door panel AND wing mirror

[Graham C]

That sucks.  Does sound like you're paying a premium, especially if he got 'mate's rates'.  Sadly I think you'll have to chalk it up to experience and pay the £250, offer £200 though.   The value of the car doesn't really reflect the cost in getting repairs done.   My Missus' car is worth about a fiver yet we painfully fork out a few hundred each year to get it though the MOT.

Don't leave a note next time!

[StuartHopkin]

When you caused the damage your opinion was that the damage was minor, and your offer was to pay for the repair of minor damage. However, if the car is worth £500 and the quote to repair it is £400 then it's not minor damage at all, that's like almost a complete right off. So check it out, you were the thoroughly decent and honourable neighbour here, not naive at all imo, just a stand up person, so you've got nothing to feel bad about. Yo neighbour on the other hand takes your offer to pay for a minor repair and abuses it by commissioning his mate to spend 80% of the car's value tarting it up without consulting you first. The neighbour can't just spend your money willy nilly without checking it's ok first. That's not decent. Get a couple of quotes from friendly garages as to what £'s you could expect to pay for this minor dent...then when your skanky neighbour comes calling show him your quote, pay him that amount, and tell him you're really really sorry that his friend is not really his friend at all.

trouble is there's now no evidence as to the extent of the damage. It didn't cross my mind to take a picture or anything. Neighbour is claiming door frame was buckled and needed repairing etc (it wasn't), but I can't now prove otherwise.

Claire, your offer was to pay for minor damage. If the damage was not minor your neighbour should be decent and consult with you first. That is the point. He can't use that offer to hold you to ransom. I remember this story about some guys who finished their meal at some dotty curry house and ordered 5 glasses of the restaurant's best brandy to finish. The brandy was like £200 a shot...so the final bill was well over a grand. The waiter has a moral obligation to inform the patrons of the hefty price imo, especially if the guys live next door.

WTF

If you order anything without knowing the price how can you complain?

Same really goes for what Claw did, she should have said Ill pay upto £100 to get it fixed or it needs to go throught the insurance.

[Claw75]

Matt's going to give the guy a call today and see if he'll take the £200 (they were out last night when he went over).  they're off on holiday on Friday (mbsfn) and want the money sorted by then, so hopefully they'll accept it.

Anyone know the going rate for a hand job?

[Cf]

Matt's going to give the guy a call today and see if he'll take the £200 (they were out last night when he went over).  they're off on holiday on Friday (mbsfn) and want the money sorted by then, so hopefully they'll accept it.

Anyone know the going rate for a hand job?

You may want to reword that lol

[Claw75]

Matt's going to give the guy a call today and see if he'll take the £200 (they were out last night when he went over).  they're off on holiday on Friday (mbsfn) and want the money sorted by then, so hopefully they'll accept it.

Anyone know the going rate for a hand job?

You may want to reword that lol

sigh, no, it's exactly as it reads unfortunately. I am in real dire straits at the moment, no income and lots of debts to pay. I can see how easy it is to end up going down that road.

[kinboshi]

If he says it cost £400, why would he be willing to accept £250?

Ask him this, and give him £150 or £200 and tell him to stop taking the piss. Then chalk it down to experience.

[mckelinho]

Matt's going to give the guy a call today and see if he'll take the £200 (they were out last night when he went over).  they're off on holiday on Friday (mbsfn) and want the money sorted by then, so hopefully they'll accept it.

Anyone know the going rate for a hand job?

What they really going to do if they say no?? Are they big bad people? Tell them it was a wee bump, hand them a crisp £100 and tell them u own 20% of their car

[Matt50]

Matt's going to give the guy a call today and see if he'll take the £200 (they were out last night when he went over).  they're off on holiday on Friday (mbsfn) and want the money sorted by then, so hopefully they'll accept it.

Anyone know the going rate for a hand job?

£30
















So I'm told....................................... 

[StuartHopkin]

Matt's going to give the guy a call today and see if he'll take the £200 (they were out last night when he went over).  they're off on holiday on Friday (mbsfn) and want the money sorted by then, so hopefully they'll accept it.

Anyone know the going rate for a hand job?

You may want to reword that lol

sigh, no, it's exactly as it reads unfortunately. I am in real dire straits at the moment, no income and lots of debts to pay. I can see how easy it is to end up going down that road.

Offer him £245 and a handjob then

[outragous76]

think i have got to this thread a little late.

The reality is that you will have an excess on your insurance which is prob circa £250 - then there is the knock on effect of a claim.

It stinks - but i'd prob stump up the £250 and be done with it. He could have made you go through your insurance.

[vinni]

who need`s neighbours like this ,by the sound`s of it you have just paid towards there holiday .