Quite a horrible dent on my Mercedes DONT know how to move forward 29 September 2022 at 7:48PM in Motoring 27 replies 1.8K views

Standingstrong

Hello guys I woke up this morning to my Mercedes A class door dented in on the left hand side.. it has dented quite bad and has scratched it? Will it be a right off?? 

Do I need to claim on my insurance to get it fixed?

Photos attached 

marlot

Is the dent just in the door?  Or is the sill damaged?

How old is the car?  Mileage?

Even if the car is classed as a writeoff, it might be worth buying it back from the insurance company and doing a cheap job (enough to stop it rusting).

Standingstrong

marlot said:

Is the dent just in the door?  Or is the sill damaged?

How old is the car?  Mileage?

Even if the car is classed as a writeoff, it might be worth buying it back from the insurance company and doing a cheap job (enough to stop it rusting).

Dent in door it’s got a little ding in the sill also… 

2018 , 33500 miles 

Standingstrong

Would the car be a right off because of the little damage 

themoomins

You can take it to a body shop, probably around 1k to sort as it is over 3 panels. They can work wonders and it will be good as new.  Can go through your insurance if you want.  Unlikely to be a write off at that age and mileage. 

Standingstrong

themoomins said:

You can take it to a body shop, probably around 1k to sort as it is over 3 panels. They can work wonders and it will be good as new.  Can go through your insurance if you want.  Unlikely to be a write off at that age and mileage. 

So it wont be a write off then. 

It’s not that bad once up close as it’s just the scratches that make it look bad… and a little ding in the seal 

ElefantEd

How to move forward: 1) depress clutch 2) engage 1st gear 3) release clutch slowly whilst depressing accelerator

A little ding shouldn't make the car a write off. The car isnt that old, worth getting it fixed for many more years of motoring.

Richard53

I did similar damage to mine through some careless reversing - creased and scratched the door, slight damage to sill and rear valance. Local body shop charged me £600 and it's as good as new. I chose to pay for it myself and made that clear to them. He said if it had been going through insurance he would have fitted a new door and it would have been over a grand.  Worth doing the maths with your excess payment etc to see which is the best way to go. But not a write-off, for sure.

Car_54

ElefantEd said:

How to move forward: 1) depress clutch 2) engage 1st gear 3) release clutch slowly whilst depressing accelerator

4) Stall. The handbrake is still on.

pinkshoes

Standingstrong said:

marlot said:

Is the dent just in the door?  Or is the sill damaged?

How old is the car?  Mileage?

Even if the car is classed as a writeoff, it might be worth buying it back from the insurance company and doing a cheap job (enough to stop it rusting).

Dent in door it’s got a little ding in the sill also… 

2018 , 33500 miles 

Cars are only written off when the cost of the damage is more than the value of the car.

We're talking a dent and some scratches. I'm assuming your car is worth more than £1000 ish???

Just contact your insurance and get them to sort it. I take it whoever did this didn't leave a name or address??

Grey_Critic

pinkshoes said:

Cars are only written off when the cost of the damage is more than the value of the car.

We're talking a dent and some scratches. I'm assuming your car is worth more than £1000 ish???

Just contact your insurance and get them to sort it. I take it whoever did this didn't leave a name or address??

Just remember that even if you decide to pay for it yourself you are still required to infoem your insurance company and fro tales on here that can create problems.

So as pinkshoes said Just contact your insurance and get them to sort it. A lot less hassle.