DD had an accident today

jeannieblue

Keith wrote: »

Don't mention the C word, I've posted two posts wondering where he is, and both have been removed!

He was a bit of a b*gger - but I do miss him!!

So who's the new tw_t on the block then? C wasn't ever as awful, he liked to stir it up yes, but this new idiot is rather abrasive and I find him (could be a she) rather offensive - which is rather amazing for me, cos I am used to 'offensive' every day at work!! And I enjoy controversial too - but this idiot is ghastly! :eek:

Hopefully he/she/it will find another site to aggravate soon.

Crazy_Jamie

MrsE wrote: »

I never mentioned personal injury compensation

No, but plenty of others have, and if your daughter does have whiplash it is no doubt something that you may consider at some point.

MrsE wrote:

What I meant by no one would do 30 mph in that part of Crawley, I mean no one would be able to do 30 mph, as its right by Crawley Mall on a Saturday afternoon.

My mistake on misinterpreting what you were trying to say. Except for the fact that, if I'm reading the facts right, you can't be right about this. You said that two cars turned before the woman who your daughter collided with. That would suggest a decent gap in front of your daughter, which no doubt brings with it ample opportunity to go over 30mph. Unless I've missed something.

Note that I'm not saying that your daughter was definitely speeding, simply that the opportunity would appear to be there from what you've said.

On a side note, your tone appears very defensive. I am only trying to help. There are plenty of people on here having a go, and as I said the way to deal with them is to ignore them. Don't make the mistake of snapping at those who are offering constructive advice. Less you run the risk of those people not taking their time to help you in future.

andyrules

To Mrs E

Are you getting the courtesy car through your insurer? If so, don't assume it will be insured - it may well be your responsibility - more expense I'm afraid. As for no claims - my DS had an accident the week after he passed his test - thankfully he had the sense to take details of independent witnesses. It was filed as no fault and that question is asked at every subsequent quote. Most allow you to enter details thus. However, I'm not convinced he isn't paying for it, but at his age when premiums are eye-watering anyway, it's difficult to tell!

Also, I would persuade her to go to work - does she work in an office?

Takoda

There aren't any mods - people report posts if they are out of order. There's nothing out of order on this thread. But there's nothing good about it either!

MrsE_2

andyrules wrote: »

To Mrs E

Are you getting the courtesy car through your insurer? If so, don't assume it will be insured - it may well be your responsibility - more expense I'm afraid. As for no claims - my DS had an accident the week after he passed his test - thankfully he had the sense to take details of independent witnesses. It was filed as no fault and that question is asked at every subsequent quote. Most allow you to enter details thus. However, I'm not convinced he isn't paying for it, but at his age when premiums are eye-watering anyway, it's difficult to tell!

Also, I would persuade her to go to work - does she work in an office?

Yes she works for the NHS but in an office. I said to her about not going in tomorrow, but she said don't be silly I'm still going in.

The tablets on their own aren't cutting it, but I googled it & she can take paracetamol on top of them, so that should get her a good nights sleep.

Courtesy car might be from Fords (repairers or legal cover), not sure why they are offering a car

andyrules

MrsE wrote: »

Courtesy car might be from Fords (repairers or legal cover), not sure why they are offering a car

Fords? .............

Brooker_Dave

MrsE wrote: »

She has been to the hospital, as she is very sore (she was in pain within an hour - I think the adrenalin stops the person feeling it straight away. They said she has whiplash down her right side & lesser whiplash down her left side.

She may well need the week off work

Its drivable, but the headlight is loose & the bonnet is out of line & won't close properly.

It's amazing how people can be injured badly enough to need a week off work and presumably a sizable personal injury claim, and yet the car only ends up with a loose headlight and other trivial damage?

anewman

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

It's amazing how people can be injured badly enough to need a week off work and presumably a sizable personal injury claim, and yet the car only ends up with a loose headlight and other trivial damage?

Cars are designed to take a certain amount of impact and not collapse in. So if there's only a loose headlight and trivial damage perhaps the car did it's job and the person is lucky to be alive?!

sarahg1969

anewman wrote: »

Cars are designed to take a certain amount of impact and not collapse in. So if there's only a loose headlight and trivial damage perhaps the car did it's job and the person is lucky to be alive?!

Possibly, but I do wonder why people are ALWAYS injured, even in minor bumps, nowadays, when they never used to be, and cars are so much safer now than they were?

andyrules

sarahg1969 wrote: »

Possibly, but I do wonder why people are ALWAYS injured, even in minor bumps, nowadays, when they never used to be, and cars are so much safer now than they were?

DS was asked several times by his insurer if he was sure he was OK. He got quite irritated in the end!

30 years ago on my way home from work late one night, I was struck by a lorry. I drove a tiny car which was wrecked. I was very lucky - got out without a scratch and went home to the ironing! It never entered my head not to go to work next morning, despite feeling stiff and very shocked. There was definitely a different attitude back then