I Hit A Dog With My Car - Advice On Court Action

propaintballa

mollycat wrote: »

OP...there are more important things in the world than your silly bit of dented metal.

Like what? My car means a lot to me. If you have no regard for your assets, then that isn't my problem. If you don't have anything constructive to add, please don't bother at all.

Jakg

mollycat wrote: »

OP...there are more important things in the world than your silly bit of dented metal.

If someone had hit into his car with theirs would you still say "get over it it's only a car"? Why should the dog be any different?

It's not the OP's fault that a Dog ran out in front of him, and yes you could argue you should do a speed that lets you stop if you need to but if you follow that you literally can't do over 5 MPH on a public road...

I've been shouted at before for driving "too fast" down a road because I might of hit one of their dogs (was doing 15 at the time). Their dogs weren't on leads and were walking down the middle of the road! What exactly did they expect to happen?

propaintballa

Jakg wrote: »

With sensible insurance prices, maybe not. But for an 18 year old a years NCB can be worth £400...

EDIT - "just because there is a 60mph limit on a road, doesnt mean you have to drive at 60pmh" - does this imply you therefore never do the posted sped limit?

I know exactly what it means... As it happens... The conditions permitted me driving at 60Mph... Hence me doing so.

EDIT: some nice pictures you have Jackg

terryya

I would just double check it though. Call centre staff (and I speak from personal experience on both sides of the phone) tend to say what they think the customer wants to hear if they are unsure of the answer to a question. Running two quotes through a comparison site or your current insureres website shouldn't take more than 5 mins and then you'll know either way.

mollycat

propaintballa wrote: »

Like what? My car means a lot to me. If you don't have anything constructive to add, please don't bother at all.

Like our fellow creatures.

I'll post where and when i want.

Maybe you could grow up and face your responsibilities; today you killed a dog because you were driving so fast when it ran out in front of you....would you have been able to stop had it been a child?

Like i say, more important things than your silly piece of dented metal.

propaintballa

terryya wrote: »

I would just double check it though. Call centre staff (and I speak from personal experience on both sides of the phone) tend to say what they think the customer wants to hear if they are unsure of the answer to a question. Running two quotes through a comparison site or your current insureres website shouldn't take more than 5 mins and then you'll know either way.

I'm not claiming through my insurance! It's as simple as that.

If anything, i'm not bumping up the statistics that apparently suggest young male drivers being more dangerous than any other. It's a complete joke, i'm not sure of your gender, if you're female, you might not be aware.

Jakg

In my car, at 18 with a license for a year.

1 Years NCB - £1,511.45

0 YearS NCB, one £500 accident - £2,132.50

Both quotes run through Confused with Quinn being the cheapest...

mollycat wrote: »

Maybe you could grow up and face your responsibilities; today you killed a dog because you were driving so fast when it ran out in front of you....would you have been able to stop had it been a child?

To be fair, if a child actively ran from undergrowth would anyone?

You drive at a speed to react to what could happen - but to *always* be able to react to that situation means you would never be able to travel at over 5 MPH - and even then you'd be pushing it!

vaio

McKneff wrote: »

Am i right in thinking that all dogs which are hit by traffic and killed still have to be reported to the police by law,

I know it used to be the case.

Pretty sure you only have to report to police if you don't stop and exchange details

OP........It's just an ordinary accident, get quotes and talk to dog owner, if he won't pay or pass you on to his insurance company then go down the small claims court route. You can do it online and the cost will be £100 for up to £5k but low income people get exemption from the fees so it could well cost you nothing.

Hopefully the owner will just pay up.

propaintballa

mollycat wrote: »

Like our fellow creatures.

I'll post where and when i want.

Maybe you could grow up and face your responsibilities; today you killed a dog because you were driving so fast when it ran out in front of you....would you have been able to stop had it been a child?

Like i say, more important things than your silly piece of dented metal.

Excuse me? I have grown up quite enough. So what? I'm expected to drive down roads at 5mph "Just incase something happens"? The fact of the matter is... The dog shouldn't have been near a 60Mph road... That's the end of the story. Yes, there are more important things... But my car isn't just dented, Genius. As it happens there is £1500 worth of damage.

No, i wouldn't have been able to stop if it was a child, maybe if you knew the road you would understand? Or maybe not, because you seem to be so incompetent that it may be beyond your mental capacity. So you grow up, and i suggest that you drop your frankly disgusting attitude to young drivers. You're a disgrace to yourself.

missile

tandraig wrote: »

I know what was bothering me about those photos! the car was remarkably clean! no blood or tissue - which i would not expect. how long after the accident were they taken?

The photos are dated 03/08/10

I would suggest photos were taken shortly after the accident or the bonnet would be rusty where paint has flaked off.