Kwik Fit - What Can I do

gracecm

Many thanks for your comments - very helpful.

Kurtis_Blue

gordikin wrote: »

Of cause it can?...no it can't happen to anybody with any driving skill!

Riight driving skill keeps loose wheels on at 70mph? is that cheaper than wheel nuts? lol.

Motmac

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

That could have been a horrific accident. Loss of traction at the back is one of the worst things to happen at speed, but doubly so in this case because a wheel bouncing down the carriageway could quite easily have hit oncoming traffic—just imagine that.

Get your insurance to deal with it, and also contact the police and trading standards, because Kwik Fit could have been on a corporate manslaughter charge there.

That has to be the most ridiculous post ive ever seen on here!! ....you must have "claims direct" on speed dial........pathetic!!

pwllbwdr

I'm having difficulties understanding what KF did here - you say they took a wheel off but then had to put it back on because the locking wheelnut key was missing?

Not clear either why the brakes would fail unless KF have been fiddling with them, which would presumably have required the locking wheelnut key to take the wheels off.

Motmac

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Of cause it can.

With regards the insurance I would suggest leaving that to Kwik fit at least claiming from their public liability will not effect your premiums, but donot do as pewpew suggests with regards contacting the Police as it is YOUR responsabilty to have a road worthy car.

"of course it can"

Please explain to me how?

gordikin

Motmac wrote: »

That has to be the most ridiculous post ive ever seen on here!! ....you must have "claims direct" on speed dial........pathetic!!

Nah....go check!..you've not read other posts by PPPL!

Kurtis_Blue

Motmac wrote: »

"of course it can"

Please explain to me how?

Kwik fit fitter + Air gun = Sheared studs.

Motmac

gordikin wrote: »

Nah....go check!..you've not read other posts by PPPL!

Ive read and been involed in the thread from the start......would you care to add some information?

Motmac

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Kwik fit fitter + Air gun = Sheared studs.

So then.lets assume that all the studs have sheared at the garage (which is very unlikely) ....the wheel would be loose at the start of driving wouldnt it?

Kurtis_Blue

Motmac wrote: »

So then.lets assume that all the studs have sheared at the garage (which is very unlikely) ....the wheel would be loose at the start of driving wouldnt it?

No they would have gone plastic once stretched and snapped once the force at speed was enough.

I wasn't there, but thats the physics.