Helmet ran over at petrol station

[froggy128]

Yesturday i was at a very busy petrol station, i had took my lid off because it was an esso garage and they get fussy and placed it next to my bike i then filled up. Noticing the large que of cars i thought i would be polite and pushed the bike to the side(about a metre and a half) i then turned round to pick me helmet up to see the car who had been watching me the whole time i was filling up drive straight into my helmet. The helmet was pushed with his bumper and then rolled over, the helmet is cosmetically damaged but because of the speed of the car i doubt it has damaged it for use. I shouted at the car driver (who was italian and didnt speak much english) he said his insurance would sort it out and we exchanged details. Should i just wait for him to get back to me or do i have to contact anyone?

[McGee]

All i can say is LoL . woulda grabed helmet first. But dont hate me. Unlucky i dont think insurance covers stuff like that ...




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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Kickstart]

Hi

Insurance should cover it, but if it is non UK insurance you will probably have a nightmare claiming. If it is UK insurance then he would be mad to loose his no claims / excess for the cost of a helmet.

All the best

Keith
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[sickpup]

[McGee]

Fair enough i just thought a helmet not being a viehicle is not insured. But that's how it works out here. Sorry
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[veeeffarr]

What a mencap... Why didn't he just give you £200 nicker for a new one... He's just nicely upped his premiums and earned himself a lovely excess... D'oh.

[froggy128]

he said he had allready claimed this year, i told him the helmet cost £170. Would i get the full ammount if the claim went through?

[Vespa]

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[veeeffarr]

Babelfish speak good England

But as I haul guide? It is not watched more ahead? Them mortacci its

[froggy128]

well the helmet is 2 months old so am hoping to get some money back

[Kickstart]

Hi

Still think he is mad, what with the excess and trying to get next years insurance.

You should get a decent amount if the helmet is reasonably new.

All the best

Keith
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[stinkwheel]

Moral of the story is to hang your helmet over the mirror on the bike

People tell you not to, but the last time I left my helmet on the ground next to the bike the bloody thing fell off its stand on top of it. (was my brand new Arai, first time out!) My thinking had gone, "don't hang it on the handlebar, it might fall off"

I always hang my lid on the mirror nowadays.
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[tintin]

I never take my helmet off at the petrol station - if they insisit I do then I drive off and never go there again.

Next time make the cars wait - do you think they would have moved to let you fill up?
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[kawakid]

Lift the visor and hook your arm through it
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[muddycoffee]

Sorry To hear about your mishap FG..
Was a nice looking helmet too. How bad is the damage? Is it noticeable?
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[Slickfish]

[akaDAVE]

Yes, 'Hang it on the wing mirror'.....unless like me your ZXR has wobbly rubber/flexible fittings for the mirrors!!

A mate of mine bought an expensive lid for car racing a few years ago. He got it home, took the box out of the boot and the lid fell straight out of the bottom of the box and onto the tarmac!
It might have been OK until he hoofed it around the close in a fit of blind rage. He still uses it, probably fine for mini racing though....

[froggy128]

well they guy says he has reported to it to his insurance so should expect to get abit of cash for it

[zx636]

I bet the first thing you get from his insurance is a claim for damage to his car caused by you leaving your lid on ground.

[Vespa]

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[Fruit'n'nut]

I don't take my helmet off while filling up.


There's usually nowhere safe to place your helmet in the pump area of the forecourt.

Aside from getting run over, if you put it on the ground, you're exposing it to contaminants (fuel and water) and dirt. The tops of pumps are often not large/flat enough and can be dirty/wet too.

Mirrors are dirty as mentioned above.
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[froggy128]

i dont normally go to esso garages but as i had to push my bike i wasnt going to go 5miles to sainsburys

[TOM M]

I normally keep my lid on when im filling up and only takeit off when going inside to pay.
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[froggy128]

they made me take it off to before they turned on the bump, should i send a letter to esso blaming them