Car security / insurance

paddedjohn

OP, if there was nothing taken why did you inform the insurance company? I know you are meant to inform the of any incident but now even if you dont make a claim your premiums could rise next year due to you being a higher risk.
Even if you do claim, how much is your excess?

wafmoo

excess is £150, but having had similar damage to a car I owned about 8 years ago, it is going to need a new outer skin on the door. The hole the barrel goes through has been gouged around - obviously to enable them to remove the barrel enough to open the door. When I got quotes for my car then (fiesta) it was £600 plus!

red_eye

wafmoo wrote: »

What would u suggest??
The car is currently on our drive, where it was overnight. There is enough space behind it for me to block it in, but I will be at work for 12 hrs tomorrow.

park with pass side close to a wall? lampost? another car?

red_eye

wafmoo wrote: »

excess is £150, but having had similar damage to a car I owned about 8 years ago, it is going to need a new outer skin on the door. The hole the barrel goes through has been gouged around - obviously to enable them to remove the barrel enough to open the door. When I got quotes for my car then (fiesta) it was £600 plus!

£600? seconhand door £60 respay door £80 fitting £30 and £430 to spend on beeer:beer: