Them dents will be easily sucked out superficial damage kidCalled my insurance company and they couldn't care less. Asked if it was the car that they insure, I said no and she replied with "well that's good then, just declare the accident at renewal"NCD is not affected!
Some better pics of the damage:
It'll be back on the forecourt next week for top dollar with no mention of the accident
Bash out the dents, repaint it, sort the electrics and remove the stones from the radiator
Bash out the dents, repaint it, sort the electrics and remove the stones from the radiator
The electrics on the left hand side were killed after being hit on that side. The wing mirror (folding and mirror movement) was doing its own thing and both side windows were moving up and down on their own. On the central reservation there were stones in amongst the grass and the van pulling into it in front of me kicked rocks up and into the grill/radiator (at 50mph+)
The electrics on the left hand side were killed after being hit on that side. The wing mirror (folding and mirror movement) was doing its own thing and both side windows were moving up and down on their own. On the central reservation there were stones in amongst the grass and the van pulling into it in front of me kicked rocks up and into the grill/radiator (at 50mph+)
I think you're right, it's definitely more serious than a fuse or paint job
Luckily not my car! Audi are trying to do it through their own body shop with no labour and no profit on the parts to keep repair costs down. Bath Audi really don't want it written off (ooops!)
I called Bath Audi and they arranged recovery for the car. On arrival at the showroom they asked me to cover a £2500 excess (as I was a young driver) which I didn’t have in my bank account. I explained this and they let me pay a £250 excess instead as the accident wasn’t my fault and I eventually got that money back as the third party covered all costs. The police issued a warning to the driver and asked him to attend a driver training day at his own cost, he failed to attend so it went to court and he was charged with driving without due care and attention. A warrant was put out for his arrest and I haven’t heard anything else... He was foreign so I’ve got a feeling he may have fled back home. Audi repaired the car and it was eventually sold and I got £3000 for injuries caused by the accident. I couldn’t afford to insure my A3 after this as my quotes went to over £10,000 per annum (even though it was non-fault) which is why I’m now driving a Peugeot. Pretty crazy really!
Yeah i know even if deemed not at fault its still a claim and they even take a percentage of your no claims off.
