Accident only involving me, what to do with insurance.

astonsmummy

malkom wrote: »

You should have seen the car afterwards! I couldn't believe I'd just clambered out of the back window with nothing but cut on my knuckle.

I was strangely calm afterwards too, it was all a bit surreal. I think I was mostly annoyed that I'd just filled it up with petrol!



When you say it is for information purposes only do that mean it won't effect my no claims?

Dont ya just hate it when that happens, 2 cars of mine have broken down and been unrepairable the day after putting £20 in the tank :rolleyes:

Glad your unhurt though!

malkom

Well the insurers have been told and I've just found out that I'll be stumped with a £250 recovery fee for the vehicle. Awesome. I was getting it sorted myself until the police arrived and called someone in.

Eh well, such is modern life.

Thanks for all the nice messages though.

GT60

Malkom
All it is so the company has a record of what has happened they might not even be interested, but at least you have told them.
Plus it cover's your back, your ncd stays intact.

malkom

niall24 wrote: »

Malkom
All it is so the company has a record of what has happened they might not even be interested, but at least you have told them.
Plus it cover's your back, your ncd stays intact.

They didn't seem to be all that interested to be honest. I'll be getting an accident report form in the post and that should be the end of it... we'll we'll see when the policy comes up for renewal!

bryanb

Trouble is, a lot of insurance proposals now ask if you've had any accidents in the last 5 years. When changing companies it might affect your quote.

Chippy_Minton_2

malkom wrote: »

Well the insurers have been told and I've just found out that I'll be stumped with a £250 recovery fee for the vehicle. Awesome. I was getting it sorted myself until the police arrived and called someone in.

Someones ripped you of there mate as the national recovery cost when using the Police scheme is £150. Sounds like £100 straight into the back pocket of the garage.

shelly

malkom wrote: »

I think I was mostly annoyed that I'd just filled it up with petrol!

My Dad said the same when in A&E whilst laying on a spinal board with fractured wrist, broken shoulder, half a dozen+ broken ribs and a broken nose. :rolleyes:
Hubby joked with him that if he wanted a cabriolet there was easier ways of getting one.
(he got hit head on and had to be cut out)


I am glad you are ok though, that's all what matters at the end of the day.

custardy

i had the same with a my renault 5 turbo
swerved to miss a deer and clipped a ditch
a few rolls later there i was upside down
got out and there was my vrand new exhaust shining up at me lol
i was very annoyed i can tell you