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Car insurance, forced to settle privately?

tmoose_2 · 2023-05-21 22:44:04

Hello all, here is my tale of woe... Last Saturday my partner had a very minor accident in our car. She was turning left on to an uphill road with corner parked cars making it more difficult. As she edged her way out she saw a car coming down the road towards her, so she had to reverse to let it pass, as they had right of…

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[Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie

22 May 2023 at 10:27PM

It does sound suspicious. The cruise control uses radar to keep distance from the car in front. If it's damaged then £250 to replace it seems very cheap.

Definitely get it in writing (email) that it's full and final settlement. Probably worth paying it, you won't get out of this any cheaper.

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