What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[JBell]

At least you are covered, but what a shame.

Pain in the arse:

Spent 2 hours today completing all the paperwork, scanning it and returning it along with photos of the damage

Get a call from Easidrive (the company my insurers appointed to deal with it) straight after saying as the 3rd party have not responded and they can't get liability (even though my insurance company have acceptance of his liability) they can't give me a car so will not deal with it (which was supposed to arrive today as my car is classed as unroadworthy) They told me they had contacted my insurance company and told them.

My insurance company had no idea until I told them so they now have to do it all over again and no doubt I will have to fill a ton of paperwork in again!!!!

Unimpressed to say the least!

AND

To top it all off it's raining and the rear light is smashed so there will be water ingress!!!!

 

[A.J.]

There is a section that has a couple of sets on the flat, so I have done a few fast starts up to 50 and then off the pedal. It is most enjoyable. I will ease of these now.

That's the trouble Andy, it costs money

 

[00slk]

Alex has a Renault Zoe

Oops, did I say this aloud

 

[00slk]

Who is this wonderous Zoe you speak of?

Top secret Nic, can't say.................

 

[00slk]

TV repair has called to say checked your air con switch and is fine in all aspects
Must be another Air con switch somewhere in the car that is at fault
Better take more notice of what the scanner says in future

 

[Rotorhead500]

Pain in the arse:

Spent 2 hours today completing all the paperwork, scanning it and returning it along with photos of the damage

Get a call from Easidrive (the company my insurers appointed to deal with it) straight after saying as the 3rd party have not responded and they can't get liability (even though my insurance company have acceptance of his liability) they can't give me a car so will not deal with it (which was supposed to arrive today as my car is classed as unroadworthy) They told me they had contacted my insurance company and told them.

My insurance company had no idea until I told them so they now have to do it all over again and no doubt I will have to fill a ton of paperwork in again!!!!

Unimpressed to say the least!

AND

To top it all off it's raining and the rear light is smashed so there will be water ingress!!!!

Had similar with Admiral a few years ago, when somebody turned right out of a supermarket car park, and straight in to the side of my car.

I'd submitted photos, road layout sketches and written report, all within 3 hrs.

3 weeks later I'd heard nothing back, so called and was told that, as they'd heard nothing further from matey's insurance company, other than he'd informed them there was an incident but provided no detail, Admiral were going to treat it as a 50/50!

When I asked how they came to that decision, they said, "Well, he hasn't provided any detail!"

I was incandescent! Told them that tells them all they need to know, that they include legal expenses so they'd best put them to good use!

Insurance companies are a complete waste of oxygen, sadly!

 

[JBell]

3 weeks later I'd heard nothing back, so called and was told that, as they'd heard nothing further from matey's insurance company, other than he'd informed them there was an incident but provided no detail, Admiral were going to treat it as a 50/50!

My insurance company passed it to Easidrive to deal with as they don't have an approved repairer near me, Reading and Swansea are the closest.

Easidrive then contacted me and I had to go through it all over again and there was supposed to be a car here today.

The 3rd party has admitted liability to my insurer but as Easidrive can't get hold of him to get the same response they class it as a credit agreement so won't let me have a car!!!!

Sounds like BS to me

 

[Rotorhead500]

My insurance company passed it to Easidrive to deal with as they don't have an approved repairer near me, Reading and Swansea are the closest.

Easidrive then contacted me and I had to go through it all over again and there was supposed to be a car here today.

The 3rd party has admitted liability to my insurer but as Easidrive can't get hold of him to get the same response they class it as a credit agreement so won't let me have a car!!!!

Sounds like BS to me

Yup, typical insurance company sherking! Utterly useless, money-grabbing barstewards! But only my opinion... obvs!

 

[JBell]

Yup, typical insurance company sherking! Utterly useless, money-grabbing barstewards! But only my opinion... obvs!

Just had an email with another accident management companies details on, they should be contacting me

 

[JBell]

Yup, typical insurance company sherking! Utterly useless, money-grabbing barstewards! But only my opinion... obvs!

Seems to be all sorted, my car is being picked up tomorrow and off to John Card Accident Repair Centre in Plymouth on the back of a low loader.

19' Plate BMW 520i being dropped off at midday

 

[Avnt]

Seems to be all sorted, my car is being picked up tomorrow and off to John Card Accident Repair Centre in Plymouth on the back of a low loader.

19' Plate BMW 520i being dropped off at midday

At least yours hasnt been written off


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[JBell]

At least yours hasnt been written off

Yet!!!!!

 

[Avnt]

Yet!!!!!

Dont say that... but can i have your wheels thats a car group thing isnt it?


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[flowrider]

Had similar with Admiral a few years ago, when somebody turned right out of a supermarket car park, and straight in to the side of my car.

I'd submitted photos, road layout sketches and written report, all within 3 hrs.

3 weeks later I'd heard nothing back, so called and was told that, as they'd heard nothing further from matey's insurance company, other than he'd informed them there was an incident but provided no detail, Admiral were going to treat it as a 50/50!

When I asked how they came to that decision, they said, "Well, he hasn't provided any detail!"

I was incandescent! Told them that tells them all they need to know, that they include legal expenses so they'd best put them to good use!

Insurance companies are a complete waste of oxygen, sadly!

I bet the other party are also insured with Admiral or an Admiral company hence the 50/50. This way Admiral takes an excess from both parties, and increases insurance cost on renewal for both parties.

 

[Rotorhead500]

I bet the other party are also insured with Admiral or an Admiral company hence the 50/50. This way Admiral takes an excess from both parties, and increases insurance cost on renewal for both parties.

That was my suspicion - they said it was some unheard, back street type of company... so either BS, or underwritten by Admiral!

I ended up telling them I'd sue them for not representing my interests as their customer fully and using the included legal cover, even if it cost more than the repair... Just out of principle!

 

[JBell]

Dont say that... but can i have your wheels thats a car group thing isnt it?

Got 4k rear tyres on and brand new fronts

 

[Avnt]

So half bald rears


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[JBell]

So half bald rears

1/3 gone

 

[Avnt]

1/3 gone

Hopefully they’ll not write it off. Saves looking for a new car


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[JBell]

Hopefully they’ll not write it off. Saves looking for a new car

I doubt it, repair the wing and door then replace the bumper and rear light