cool, looks like the front bumper buckled and sprang back leaving the bonnet folded..

i could go through the list of "reasons why its 100% your fault and should never have happened" like has happened to me in the past

e.g. must have been going to fast, should have been paying attention, obviously too close to the car in front, should be more aware of the environment and possible hazards...

but since i live in the real world where accidents do happen i wont..

Hope your car gets sorted and it all goes though as smootly as possible for ya.. in my experiance tho it rarely does

You totally right about the above but its never clear cut as you mention

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Quote from: M3ta7h3adlooks like you went into the back of someone? Isnt it automatically your fault by default?

Thats a damn gay rule I know

yeah it was my fault, started the insurance things already but the car that pulled out infront of the car i hit without looking didnt help.

Wouldnt argue it mate.

Friend had exactly the same happen. Argued it, guy in front managed to wrangle the police to prosecute for driving without due care and attention, mate narrowly avoided a ban (she was 1 week short of 2 years driving).

hmm, i wonder how they managed to get the police to do that, any idea if they attended the scene?

Yeah police attended the scene. The guy kept changing his statement apparantly.

Initially the onus was on him, because he stopped for no reason (accident was in outside lane and embankment... he stopped on the inside lane and stopped dead... not just slowed), police were already on scene dealing with the accident.

Then he stated that he didnt stop, that he slowed.

Then he stated that he jumped from the car fearing his life, after he saw these lights heading towards him, and said he saw the driver bending over like she was changing cds (her car radio was broken before the accident).

Dont know how it happened... just yeah her story was. he stopped dead in the road, and didnt put his hazards on (this is also in one of the policemans statements apparantly.. the driver went back to the car to turn the hazards on after the crash after talking to someone else). His story was he slowed down, but saw the car behind was coming up too fast, stopped his car and put hazards on, then leapt for the central reservation as she plowed into him.

Though that all got changed around and crap. Rather convoluted.

yikes.. sounds like he was a right nutcase

sh*t ive had 3 100% my fault crashes, you dont see me posting them up here going "look ive crashed"

also theyre werent my vehicles so it didnt really bother me

didnt bother you?

id be mortified if id smashed up someone elses car.. hire car.. company car.. whatever id feel the same regardless

they were all minor, worst bash was the same damage as deviances car has

My brother managed to tail end someone at a round about and then later in the same day someone backended him at some traffic lights. Combination meant the car was written off.

These things happen, usually when your attention is distracted.

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Hes still alive, wasnt hurt badly and doesnt care about anyone else.

got the bonnet open today and there is damage to the slam panel, big crossmember, headlight mount panels and the front bumper is nackered. the intercooler and/or hose looks like it is leaking too.

it is going into the garage to be inspected on friday.









am i within my rights to say I want everything that is damaged replaced? none of this itll straighten out stuff?

the more you "want" replaced the more likely it is to be written off, tbh theyll probably swap anything thats damaged off anyway.. if it were me id bend out anything that would

get that tiny intercooler swapped out for something bigger

Im putting a 30 x 12 x 5 in the boot of the 2.

Well, what used to be the boot, now its the intercooler and swirl pot storage area

you know when they say like for like courtesy car.

This for real? An old P reg micra