Had an accident. Don't want car written off.

MBenn80

In need of advice.

I bumped into someone in a car park and caused some damage to their car. I called the insurance company and they asked whether i wanted to claim for my car, and i said yes. I'm now worried the car is going to be written off.

The car is 12 years old and is worth about £1000. It had only just passed it's MOT and is fine. I'd imagine it's got a couple more years in it. All that was damaged was the front bumper which would probably cost less than £200 to fix.

What can i do to avoid it being written off? And where would i stand if it is?

onomatopoeia99

So, if they write it off ask to buy back the salvage and get a bumper from a scrapper. But you may find once your excess is factored in there's no point, you may as well not claim.

waamo

See if you can withdraw your claim.

motorguy

MBenn80 wrote: »

In need of advice.

I bumped into someone in a car park and caused some damage to their car. I called the insurance company and they asked whether i wanted to claim for my car, and i said yes. I'm now worried the car is going to be written off.

The car is 12 years old and is worth about £1000. It had only just passed it's MOT and is fine. I'd imagine it's got a couple more years in it. All that was damaged was the front bumper which would probably cost less than £200 to fix.

What can i do to avoid it being written off? And where would i stand if it is?

As has been said, withdraw the claim for your car and have it fixed yourself. Simples.