Recovery charges after accident.

[drbaig]

My sister had a rtc. She was getting checked over in the ambulance whilst her car was blocking the motorway.

The highway police called their own recovery and towed/moved the car.

It is going to be a write off. It is 2001 car.

What's the situation here; as I have heard that they will charge you for recovery and storage ?

What should be the next steps...
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[Fisty]

Forward all costs to the insurance.
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[Ste]

Yes they will charge for recovery and storage.

Was the crash her fault?

[drbaig]

Don't know if it was her fault. Details are hazy. She hit the head on the steering and passed out. Airbags did not go off. Strange

Though you hit a car in the back nine out of ten times it is your fault.
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[kgm]

Following an RTC any uplift arranged by the police will generally be at owners expense. Your insurance company will normally cover the cost. Let then know asap though as there is normally a daily storage charge on top of the call out charge.

[andyscooter]

Mine cost me 300 quid

Bike was blocking a footpath

Didn't have much choice as wasn't allowed to get up off spinal board

Also had bust leg

Insurance wouldn't pay it as I used a recovery company before contacting them
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[Ste]

The arrangements are going to be different with each insurance company.

She needs to contact her insurance company, if she's fully comp then they might foot the bill for recovery and storage. If she's tpft or tpo then they're not going to pay for it but they'll still want to know because the people / persons in the other car(s) will be claiming against her insurance.

If she went into the back of another car then there would need to be a huge amount of damage for it to be a total write off. So I'd have thought the vehicle will still have some value and it'd be worth getting it back if not just to sell it to a vehicle breakers or on eBay for 99p no reserve spares or repair.

[drbaig]

Her excess is 250. She is fully comp. She'll speak to them tomorrow and find out what is going to happen.

The recovery will mostly likely try to fleece that much out of her or her insurance anyway. So I think she is 250 quids out of pocket.

Its a 2001 corsa. Do not think it has that much value Ste.

Apparently the front car braked to avoid another car suddenly. My sister was too close obviously, poor obs. She went into the third party's right rear bumper/wing of the car trying to avoid collision swerving to her right. Her left front side of the car is totally caved it. Happened at a slip road. Cars merging in merging out of a motorway.

Anyway. I am glad she's alright. She headbutted the steering wheel a few times and passed out. Face is a mess. She'll live.
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[iooi]

[grr666]

2001 Corsa? There are some Non ABS models of those? Should have an airbag though?? Either way she'll be rinsed
at renewal time for the bloke in fronts car as that has to be down to her. Is she a new/young driver?
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[drbaig]

I think it is a non abs model. She's not a new driver but she's gonna lose her no claims for 3 years apparently as that is not protected.

Insurance has told her that they will send an engineer to pick up the car from the recovery impound.

I think her insurance is gonna become unaffordable as she checked some quotes this morning and it's tripled.
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[Pjay]

[Ste]

[Pjay]

[andyscooter]

[drbaig]

Her insurance picked the car up from the recovery place and payed. So thanks for the insight guys.

As for you Pjay. Why don't you go punch your tits and fist yourself up the gary.
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[Pjay]

[stinkwheel]

There's a car parked in front of my work as I type (a public place). It was towed there by persons unknown on Monday night.

Reported it to the police. No tax, No insurance, No MOT. Known to the police. Been involved in crimes.

It's still there now. Presumably because there is noone obvious to send the bill to, they have chosen to treat it as litter and leave the council to deal with it.

This confirms everything I've suspected about these "recovery" companies being major sponsors of the policemans ball. If it had been a stolen car or an owned but uninsured/taxed one, it would have been gone within half an hour and the bill winging its way out to the registered keeper. They would respond to any complaints of them being unreasonable by citing "public safety".

It's getting dragged out into the road tonight if it's not gone.
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