Accident 01/03/08

Alison · March 13, 2008, 02:48:51 PM

Quote from: ashcleaving the scene is a big no-no - is it worth speaking to the old bill again and seeing what they say? As far as i am aware, if anyone is injured the police are obliged to attend accidents too.

a) he could have been drunk
b) the chap driving might not be the insured driver/banned etc, and the chap that phoned up might be the real insured party.

what a pita, sorry for you.

Yes I\'m pretty sure one of these is true too, \'cause when my boyfriend spoke to the person on the phone that night the supposed drivers dad answered and wouldn\'t let my boyfriend talk to the son!! Dodgy or what?

ro284 · March 13, 2008, 03:53:12 PM

I think i would approach the Police again, The driver of the van crashes in to you, leaves the scene without knowing if you had been injured! (you could still be suffering from whiplash! as said he could have been drunk! covering for someone else! or wanting to get his van repaired, paid for by your insurance! who knows, he has already got you on the defensive by thinking about prooving that you were not using a phone! it is unforgivable that the police accept what the guy is saying without questioning him as to why he did not stop! i see thier inactivity as supporting the van driver. Had you been able to phone the Police to tell them a van crashed into you and drove off, perhaps it would be different! all very well in hindsight i know.
The car does look repairable, as others have said, personally i would do it myself without involving insurance, Hope all sorts out for you.

Alison · March 14, 2008, 11:57:06 AM

Quote from: ro284I think i would approach the Police again, The driver of the van crashes in to you, leaves the scene without knowing if you had been injured! (you could still be suffering from whiplash! as said he could have been drunk! covering for someone else! or wanting to get his van repaired, paid for by your insurance! who knows, he has already got you on the defensive by thinking about prooving that you were not using a phone! it is unforgivable that the police accept what the guy is saying without questioning him as to why he did not stop! i see thier inactivity as supporting the van driver. Had you been able to phone the Police to tell them a van crashed into you and drove off, perhaps it would be different! all very well in hindsight i know.
The car does look repairable, as others have said, personally i would do it myself without involving insurance, Hope all sorts out for you.

You make a good point, but I suppose the police wouldn\'t want to know now the accident has happened and all this time has passed?

ro284 · March 14, 2008, 05:52:34 PM

Quotebut I suppose the police wouldn\'t want to know now the accident has happened and all this time has passed?

They didnt want to know in the first place! The van driver broke the law by not stopping! Sure it may not be convenient for them to have you complaning to them again! but had they done thier job it would not be necessary for you to contact them again, The fact that the guy with a damaged van has not been followed up by the police, he will believe he has got away with it, no repercusions at all! with the police excluding themselves by not doing thier duty, and allowing the van driver to get away with leaving the scene of an accident, it\'s then between you and the van driver! how much more encouragement would he need to claim off your insurance for the damage to his van! sorry to go on, but personally i would complain to the police again, wether they like it or not! if only to get ahead of the game the van driver maybe playing! and for the welfare of anyone else the van driver may crash in to, (which may be why he didnt stop this time!)

Alison · March 28, 2008, 09:17:26 AM

:rollin :2eek I spoke to Mazda yesterday - they told the garage that my chassis number was wrong so I wanted to check it - and thought I\'d just ask about the front bumper while I was there!! Â£740 + VAT. And there\'s none in the country so they have no idea when one could be delivered, he even said it could take up to 12 months. Lol have to laugh or I\'d cry. Be easier to get an aftermarket one!

aeseaton · May 04, 2008, 05:51:53 PM

hi Alison. Its andy from six hills jap mids. If u want the wing ur more than welcome 2it. Its got a bit of a scratch n sum paint chipped but thats it. Sat in my garage collecting dust. No cost as I\'ll b glad 2c it gone.

clive · May 04, 2008, 08:57:43 PM

Hi Alison,

Sorry I have managed to miss this thread until now, doh

Really sorry to hear you have had all this agro, but very pleased to hear that you have just had a kind offer of a wing from one of our members
(aeseaton).

I can tell you that the Mazda dealer for whatever has the parts thing wrong as almost any part can be obtained in 6 weeks if it has to come from Japan with parts like yours that cross over to a U/K available normally in around 10 days or less, also their price seems very high as from memory nose cones are around Â£450 plus vat

Have you now got somewhere with the claim ?

Alison · May 05, 2008, 06:55:37 PM

Yes, the cars now in the garage, Gary at Rotaryart is kindly sorting all the parts for us so hopefully it will be ready in the not too distant future!!

Thanks for the offer of that wing BTW, if we need it/have any problems with getting one, I\'ll let you know!!