Hi,

Had an accident last night.
Driving along a 30mph road in the wet and dark all of a sudden felt a bump next thing my car was pivoted to the right.

Span across the road hit a lamp post head on
It all happened in an instant not fully sure what exactly caused it.

Traffic police turned up (GMP) who were very helpful suspect I’ve hit something in the road or clipped the kerb on the island in the middle of the road.

There is a chuck missing out of my alloy!

First time not sure what my next steps should be.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Insured with A-Plan

Total loss?

 

ouch luks painful get a bit of polish and a cloth should all polish out ok

 

are you ok btw

 

sorry to hear this mate that looks in a bad way are you sure it was 30 looks a lot of damage, as long as you ok it not matter

 

T-cut and a wee bit of elbow grease.

Looks like a total loss claim and disallowed NCD, I'm afraid.

 

yer am fine thanks... 100%
Car took it well both air bags went off...
more worried about lass in the car... i thought ohh no not her face...

i didnt want to hit the lamp post side ways as that would have been painfull i tried my best to stop it but.. just happened so fast.

i thought the car was catching fire...as i saw loads of smoke.
i was quick to jump pulled her door off as it was crushed took some pulling..

she was just sat there dazed worried if she broke a nail. shocking..

 

total loss,panels for these cars are a fortune new from the dealer and thats teh prices the insurance company will use,how are the cam pulleys,they have a nasty habit of breaking on front end impacts and shafting your engine

 

no idea i didnt really look it was dark.

bit gutted as i liked the car!

gonna see if i can get it fixed or if not find a replacement.

 

Personally, Id only consider repairing it if I was offered the salvage at an (extremely) attractive price...

 

Why are all your stickers back to front?

 

makes the car go faster..

I took with my mobile phone while i was in shock am usless at using the cam i must have hit the flip key.

 

Good to see you're alright.

Salvage any mods and put some time into a new vehicle - get something different and enjoy the change.


Nik

 

Damn, sorry to see that mate, compared to your's, I walked away with my incident (hit the front wheel into an island).

As above, get everything you can off the car and then get yourself something new - at least you were alright and thankfully didn't involve anyone else.

Btw were you in Milton Keynes yesterday by any chance? Saw a car similar to your's drive past me

 

Nope must have been someone else.

 

Sorry mate, looks like a write off from that pic! But apparences can be deceiving. You'll know soon enough.

At least you and the GF are ok; that's the main thing! Cars can always be replaced!

All the best for getting this sorted!

Ns04

 

I would call that a total loss too. The labour alone will be shocking.

Glad your both ok, thats what insurance is for, main thing is, your ok.

 

Looks like a total loss i'd say... Sorry..!!!


For future reference, when air bags go off, they create a sort of smoke, it's basically a small explosion that then fills the bag with the exhaust from said explosion... and as the bag deflates, the 'smoke' comes out... making you think there's a fire somewhere.... it's very common for people to think that........

 

ouch, glad your ok though.

think the write off or not will depend on if the engine needs rebuilding and prob on if the chassi is bent. the front end can be pulled out and repaired no probs, problem comes is if the rad has been forced back into the timing belt casusing it to break/slip and basicly make the engine implode.

wait and see is the best bet.

 

Thanks for the info...

Rang A-plan >>> marker study. There dealing with the claim
Told them to send the car to scoobyclinic as they firstly wanted to send it nationwide: D.

As my next doors had there car fixed by the insurers recomended gargage and it came back a mess.. it had to be sent to scooby clinic to get fix propperly

Should I get a replacement car while my car is getting fixed or ... looked at?
not really sure how this all works never done an insurance claim before.
ive heard i might be waiting around for 2-3 months

its starting to kick in now... am missing it ... no scooby on the drive

 

i was out of a scoob for 8 months after doing this to my old one



just be glad you walked away

 

Did you crash in the middle of manchester on sat night??

I rolled my scooby 1month back, all walked away fine and the car has done what it was ment to do, front and rear end crumpled and the cap was 95% ok, Am just waiting for my insurance check to come through the post, as the car is now a CAT B, so i cant even buy it back to strip,

But now i have another scooby so was only out of one for 3wks,

At the end of the day a car is a car, at least you all walked away!!!

 

i was on my into manchester...going out for dinner.

it happened on middleton road A567 the crossing with meade hill road..

yup the car did well didnt feel a thing air bags worked a treat.

The roof has rippled but nothing hit the roof shows how the energy of the crash was sent all around the car.

i had a few braces fitted under the front of the car which i think helped hold it all together.

am just gald nobody was hurt.

 

Sorry to hear about your accident, but glad to hear you're ok.
I think the question is, would you want the car back?
Personally, I wouldn't, once a car is bent, it is very difficult (or should I say expensive) to put right again.

Whatever you decide, think long and hard about it. (if you're head allows you to thnk at the mo )

 

Is that near the Manchester evening arena, As i saw a scooby with a lamp post on the floor

 

lOOks quite bad, total loss i think.

I wouldn't be happy driving it again and the paranoia if there was something wrong at a later date.

 

I hope you had told the insurance company about the mods.

 

not sure i think its the otherside of manchester.. am not sure because am not from the area.. but yes the lamp post was on the floor and prob still live!

 

There's always one isn't there, always ready to look down their nose at someone.

 

yer i have.. every last detail.. i faxed a list over everything down to my decals its not worth taking the risk i like things to be in order.

 

Ouch brings back memories

Looks a total loss to me A Plan will sort you out either way they dealt with mine promptly

The main thing is you are ok.