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PostPosted: 10:11 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Bike got knocked over Reply with quote

Excuse me while I have a bit of a rant.

Last night I went to a party and some little fuckwit knocked my bike over. I don't think there is any real damage to the bike - I will have to go look in a bit because I got a cab home and left the bike there.

The worst bit is that it fell into my mate's car. A fucking Audi of all things and it is dented and scratched. Going to cost a fucking fortune to sort out. Looks like I might have to get my insurance company involved Thumbs Down

Goodbye No Claims. Might have to be be goodbye bike Sad

With a claim against my insurance I'm gonna be fucked come renewal time.

Now excuse me while I go and kill someone.
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PostPosted: 10:37 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Re: Bike got knocked over Reply with quote

Joe wrote:

The worst bit is that it fell into my mate's car. A fucking Audi of all things and it is dented and scratched. Going to cost a fucking fortune to sort out. Looks like I might have to get my insurance company involved Thumbs Down

Goodbye No Claims. Might have to be be goodbye bike Sad

With a claim against my insurance I'm gonna be fucked come renewal time.

Now excuse me while I go and kill someone.




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PostPosted: 10:39 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you know who did it?
if its a mates car, yeah hes going to pissed but if its not your fault surely he wouldn't make you claim off you insurance.
how bad is the damage? if you post some pics maybe someone could comment on how much it may cost to sort out, may be less in the long run to pay out of your own pocket! Evil or Very Mad
good luck finding the arse that did it!
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PostPosted: 10:41 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

How much of a mate is he?

Could always get some 'witnesses' that saw him drive into your bike Wink.
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PostPosted: 10:47 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

theirs gotta be a law about this, if your bike was securely stood where you parked it (make sure theirs no defects in your sidestand that they could use as an excuse) and you weren't their when it was knocked over just deny it. If it's parked safe you can't be responsible for someone else touching your property without your permission.
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PostPosted: 10:47 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah it was a mate's car so we agreed to get some quotes to get it fixed without getting insurance involved obviously.

Got a bad feeling about it - scratched/dented more than one panel. Going to have a look in a bit now that it's light and I'm sober(ish).

Not going to be able to find who did it because the spineless fucker who did it didn't tell anyone of course, which is probably for the best because I was drunk and would not have taken the news well.

Oh well, no good moaning about it anymore.
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PostPosted: 11:04 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

FFS, what was it with yesterday, dents and scratch day or what Exclamation
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PostPosted: 11:12 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know if you have an accident with an uninsured driver you can still try to make a claim through some insurance body (MIB?). Is there any possibility you could make a claim for this, if you had a 'witness' who saw somebody reverse into your bike and drive away?
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PostPosted: 11:17 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Liono wrote:
I know if you have an accident with an uninsured driver you can still try to make a claim through some insurance body (MIB?). Is there any possibility you could make a claim for this, if you had a 'witness' who saw somebody reverse into your bike and drive away?


It's not my bike that is the problem - it's my mate's car. It's damaged from a result of my bike "falling" over. Can't prove anyone knocked it over, his car is damaged as a result of it falling over. So as it stands I'm gonna have to pay out. If it wasn't a mate I'd have more of an attitude of "Claim on your own insurance."
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PostPosted: 12:55 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe go to the bodyshop in camberley, that is the cheapest place around. I have been there so many times and my mates have too. The guy there Ian is cool and will be able to sort you something out really cheap. Take this for example. My firends sisters mate crashed her car. We got a quote there for £600 then we went to inchcape ford and he quoted just over £2,000.

Telephone number is 01276 709319. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 13:00 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

markcatate wrote:
Joe go to the bodyshop in camberley, that is the cheapest place around. I have been there so many times and my mates have too. The guy there Ian is cool and will be able to sort you something out really cheap. Take this for example. My firends sisters mate crashed her car. We got a quote there for £600 then we went to inchcape ford and he quoted just over £2,000.

Telephone number is 01276 709319. Thumbs Up


Cheers for the info - will give them a call tomorrow.
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PostPosted: 13:21 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok, for more discount say you were recommended to go there by ross murphy. Very Happy Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:10 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

TBH I can't see why you're paying out for the damage. It was neither your nor his fault.

E.G If two bikes had been parked up and you came back to find them both damaged and lying on the floor as someone had pushed one into the other would the owner of the 'pushed' bike be liable?

I would only pay for the damage to your bike mate. Tell him to pay for his own car. Its not your fault imo unless you parked your bike in an unsafe manner i.e slope orsidestand not down correctly that should cause you to pay for his car.
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PostPosted: 21:15 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

make him claim on his own insurance, its not your fault.
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PostPosted: 21:41 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

as others have said its not your fault dont claim on your insurance and i would be surprised the insurance would pay out TBH
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PostPosted: 21:51 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Re: Bike got knocked over Reply with quote

Joe wrote:
Last night I went to a party and some little fuckwit knocked my bike over. I don't think there is any real damage to the bike - I will have to go look in a bit because I got a cab home and left the bike there.

The worst bit is that it fell into my mate's car. A fucking Audi of all things and it is dented and scratched. Going to cost a fucking fortune to sort out. Looks like I might have to get my insurance company involved Thumbs Down

You're missing the problem. Someone didn't knock your bike over onto a car and damage the car, someone put a car under your bike damaging your bike!!

I can't see your insurance paying out, unless the damage to your friends car was caused by something you did wrong then I don't think that you're liable for anything.
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PostPosted: 22:04 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Re: Bike got knocked over Reply with quote

Fruit'n'nut wrote:

Exclamation FFS, don't get your insurer involved before you try a few paint/dent repair specialists!!!!




Quality advice. Oddly enough, I work for a company called 'Paint and Dent Specialists'. Fittingly, we're located in Fresno, Ca. Neutral
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PostPosted: 22:20 - 31 Jul 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

G wrote:
How much of a mate is he?

Could always get some 'witnesses' that saw him drive into your bike Wink.


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