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[Misc] Am I being conned here, or not?
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Weststander
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Time lost in sorting out an accident and repairs, when the accident wasn’t your fault, simply goes with the territory. It happened to me four years ago when an idiot drove out of a side turning, then lied, but luckily there was a witness. Loads of paperwork, a day’s work at a client’s lost and trips to approved repairers 20 miles away (who screwed up), also to the courtesy car place, etc. Hard lines to them in your case.
That quote is high. Your honesty has suggested a blank cheque approach to this lazy p-taker, by going to a main dealer, it doesn’t come more expensive than that.
Later this week I’m having supermarket car park damage in two places on my car, fixed perfectly for £300.
That quote is high. Your honesty has suggested a blank cheque approach to this lazy p-taker, by going to a main dealer, it doesn’t come more expensive than that.
Later this week I’m having supermarket car park damage in two places on my car, fixed perfectly for £300.
Personally I'd offer him what you deem is right and say your offer is subject to him accepting without any further recourse and it is without prejudice (you're not accepting fault). Your offer is final. if you offered say £600 he'd take it, as we all would, pocket the money and never get it repaired.
Where do you live might park my car outside?
Where do you live might park my car outside?
brighton_tom
Well-known member
- Jul 23, 2008
- 5,516
No idea how much the repair would usually cost, id find some other quotes and go back to him with those for reference. He might see from doing that you're not going to just pay whatever he says. & obviously do some google searching into these approved dealers talks of just to make sure he's not talking bollox about 180 mile trip.
As for the days off work stuff, no sodding way. Its a scratch on the door of an old Kia. He doesnt need to get that fixed straight away. Its not stopping him from using the car. Surely he can book in a slot when he's already off work at some point, its not like people have much to do with their free time at the moment. Maybe you could sling him a bit of petrol money for the trip if you were feeling generous.
As for the days off work stuff, no sodding way. Its a scratch on the door of an old Kia. He doesnt need to get that fixed straight away. Its not stopping him from using the car. Surely he can book in a slot when he's already off work at some point, its not like people have much to do with their free time at the moment. Maybe you could sling him a bit of petrol money for the trip if you were feeling generous.
Gazwag
5 millionth post poster
I assume you will tell him that he is breaking the law by driving that far during lockdown for a non essential purpose - I read somebody got a fine for driving to pick up a bumper for his car last week. A dealer should be able to provide a quote using a photograph.
As an aside - if cyclists had to be insured it would help with this sort of thing
As an aside - if cyclists had to be insured it would help with this sort of thing
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
- 6,053
When you say bike...Do you mean motorbike so he has insurance or pushbike? A note scribbled on a piece of paper is no guarantee or contract, if someone is trying to rip you off then withdraw the offer. As stated it would probably buff out
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
Some people are absolute ***** aren’t they? If you’d done that to me I’d have been very grateful and gone out of my way to keep the cost down. It’s the decent thing to do, why take the piss?
I’d be as tardy and difficult as possible if I were you. In fact I’d wait for him to get a solicitor involved, he probably won’t though.
I’d be as tardy and difficult as possible if I were you. In fact I’d wait for him to get a solicitor involved, he probably won’t though.
Change at Barnham
Well-known member
If it's £882 for a Kia it must be close to a write off.
Algernon
Well-known member
£882 is not a reasonable price for that repair but it is the body repair shyster's rate. It is what it is.
Just offer him what you think is reasonable and tell him to either take it or go through his insurers.
It was your son's bicycle that caused the damage? How old is your son? What insurance does your son have? None? So what insurance are they going to claim against? It'll be their own, then won't they have to try and get reimbursed through the courts?
Just offer him what you think is reasonable and tell him to either take it or go through his insurers.
It was your son's bicycle that caused the damage? How old is your son? What insurance does your son have? None? So what insurance are they going to claim against? It'll be their own, then won't they have to try and get reimbursed through the courts?
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
This is why people don't leave notes.
It's easier for all concerned if he goes through insurance and spends the next few years grumbling that some ******* scraped his car and drove off.
Does he know where you live? If not you should just block his number and ghost him.
It's easier for all concerned if he goes through insurance and spends the next few years grumbling that some ******* scraped his car and drove off.
Does he know where you live? If not you should just block his number and ghost him.
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It was in the UK, though I'm back in Dubai now. My son's 11. Does that make any difference?!
Jesus Gul
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- Feb 23, 2004
- 5,513
They force you to repair any dents before allowing you to renew your annual registration in the UAE. I wanted to leave a (parking rage - my fault) bump in my Jeep's bumper as a 'war wound' as I thought it looked cool and didn't affect the performance but had to have it buffed out at fair expense.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
Insurers advise you to not do this type of thing directly. As a lot of people have shown already on here, it can be very subjective.
However, an insure/claims company could also put their client in courtesy car and pile up additional costs.
The easiest way to ensure the price is correct is to get multiple quotes and get an engineer to agree the costs are correct. Insurance companies are set up for this, however, by doing things through the books and offering courtesy cars etc the costs are normally higher.
Not many insurance policies would cover consequential costs, its about putting the person back into the same position they were in prior to the damage less any agreed excesses.
Kia's hold there value and many owners like to have any work carried out by Kia dealerships as this both holds the value of the vehicle and they often offer very good buy back options if you do this.
However, an insure/claims company could also put their client in courtesy car and pile up additional costs.
The easiest way to ensure the price is correct is to get multiple quotes and get an engineer to agree the costs are correct. Insurance companies are set up for this, however, by doing things through the books and offering courtesy cars etc the costs are normally higher.
Not many insurance policies would cover consequential costs, its about putting the person back into the same position they were in prior to the damage less any agreed excesses.
Kia's hold there value and many owners like to have any work carried out by Kia dealerships as this both holds the value of the vehicle and they often offer very good buy back options if you do this.
banjo
GOSBTS
I’m no expert, but looks like a 5 minute job to me.
Not sure if that makes you liable. Was he cycling on the road? Was the car parked legally?
