Do you need to make a claim?

[dragstaar]

Hi

First off, this may seem like spam, but I have best interests at heart, and most people on here know I don't spam. The only time I've received spam ratings is when I posted a pic of a huge black schlong with a watch on it in the Porn Thread, as Rob FZS will happily remind you of.

Anyway, I work for a Claims Management Company, not going to say which one (that'd be spam), but its one of the biggest in the country. Now I was helping a biker the other day on the phone, and one of the things he said struck me as very true. He thanked me, then went on to say that most accident companies are biased against bikers, and immediately assume the biker would have done something wrong, and that it was nice to speak to a fellow biker who knew what he was talking about.

I know there's a lot of bike specialist companies out there too. But I suppose my point is, if any of you guys need any help or advice about an accident or any injury claim, you can give me a call. The number for my direct line is 02035829023 (not advertised anywhere so not spam, because its not the company client number)

Just my two-pence really. Just ring, ask for V, tell me your a BCFer and I'll be more than happy to help.

Hope this doesn't offend the spam police too much!

[Paulington]

Not offensive and not SPAM at all, I've seen people try to help others before and get shafted karma-wise for it and it annoys me to see when people are coming on and offering their own time and services for no reward to help fellow BCF members.

Good on you, I hope you help some of those on here out should the worst happen, which I hope it doesn't!

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

So that's two legal types on BCF now.
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[Polarbear]

I for one shall make a note of the number for future reference in case I need it. Many thanks
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[dragstaar]

Yeah, the guy I was helping was speaking to one of my colleagues (ex-colleague I should add, he got fired after one too many errors like this, who for some reason hates bikes), and I overheard him tell this guy, who had ridden into a pothole, that he had previously complained about, that "it was his fault for riding into it because he knew it was there".

I took the call off him, and discussed, turned out, he had no choice because of the position of other cars around him. Either way, council needs to fix it, and I passed the claim for him.

Its ignorance like that which I'm hoping people can avoid by speaking to a fellow biker who understands that sometimes balance and positioning can't co-exist, and that its perfectly legal to filter in stationary traffic, and that not wearing gear is not "contributory negligence". Seriously, a third party solicitor tried to tell me that they couldn't pay out so much for our client's injuries because he contributed to them by not wearing the gear!

that sort of shit

[Ste]

If you ever need to make a claim then you'll get better service by going directly to a firm of good solicitors. Claims management companies are just unnecessary middle-men.

[Vincent]

I'm all for people offering their profesional help for free - good man.
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[Rogerborg]

Claims management are just ticks on the leeches that are solicitors. Their entire business is predicated on convincing you that you're powerless to handle your own claim.
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[cloric_tzr]

is your work commision based?
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[hornetmike]

noted, thanks
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[dragstaar]

[Walloper]

It is good to have someone to discuss an issue with.
But....
There are already too many people at the insurance pudding bowl.
Free advice is great though often free advice is not worth the breath it's delivered on.
There are a couple of threads on here (currently) discussing the pros and cons of insurance scammery etc.

I hope you're not waylaid by any of the many dumballs on here now.
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[dragstaar]

oh no, I mean, people are right to be sceptical, and have their reservations. I would have too. I just thought that people offer their help in different ways on here, and this is my bit!

[T.C]

Given that this guy is allowed to plug his services quite blatantly, all I would say is why use a non qualified middle man when you can go straight to the top and speak to someone who is qualified

Maybe I should plug the qualified services I offer more frequently

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[groovylee]

to be fair guys, i read the OP as a genuine offer of help, much like offering help rebuilding a bike to people who aren't mechanically minded, and might get ripped off by garages or main dealers.

if that is the case, then hats off to the OP, and number duly noted.

if not, and there is an ulterior motive, then shame on you dragstaar....

for the record, i think it's the former
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[Rogerborg]

He does come across as a nice, genuine chap.

But what have we come to when we need a Pseudo Paralegal Priesthood to carry our offerings to the Inner Initiates who then mumble their cod latin in the Temple of Justice to call down the blessings of the Lay Gods?

And all of them, on both sides, claiming that they're making their living off of us for our own good, because they just want to help us get the best settlement? When taken as a whole, they're simply picking the pockets of everyone, winners and losers.

It's hard to find a pragmatic objection to the argument that each individual litigant benefits from having better representation than the other poor sod, but it really does stick in my throat how the greater justice industry colludes - through the Civil Procedure Rules, for example, which impose esoteric co-operation onto a plain adversarial system - to keep filthy, snot nosed litigants at a civilised, sterile remove from the actual arbiters of justice.
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[Jim Mc]

Y'know what might be a nice idea for this site, if people could add their profession and contact details into their profiles. That way the members could choose to seek you out and not have the spam issue.

There's a bloke on here who does tyres, another who's a painter, now there's two parasites. It's a good idea.

[Babba]

[CaNsA]

Am i right in thinking...

This thread should be sticked?

[dragstaar]

[Babba]