Hit pedestrian - help
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How am I getting ahead of myself??
Well she is on her way home now so I will be able to get her one sided version of events...
Which I'm inclined to believe
Firstly I will ask if she is ok.
Then I will ask if the gent is ok.
Then I will ask how earth she never saw him make his kamikaze dash across the road.
Well she is on her way home now so I will be able to get her one sided version of events...
Which I'm inclined to believe
Firstly I will ask if she is ok.
Then I will ask if the gent is ok.
Then I will ask how earth she never saw him make his kamikaze dash across the road.
Just please don't get ahead of yourself!
I'm sure the police/insurance company will be in touch in the next few of days. No doubt both taking statements from your wife.
My advice is if she is feeling okay tonight is get her to write down in great detail exactly what happened including details just before the accident and what her actions were after the incident. It will help should lots of questions be asked in a few days/weeks when exact details may have faded.
I'm sure the police/insurance company will be in touch in the next few of days. No doubt both taking statements from your wife.
My advice is if she is feeling okay tonight is get her to write down in great detail exactly what happened including details just before the accident and what her actions were after the incident. It will help should lots of questions be asked in a few days/weeks when exact details may have faded.
clarkmagpie said:
Then I will ask how earth she never saw him make his kamikaze dash across the road.
Sounds like you could be joining the old bloke in hospital tonight.Mate, he may be initially ok, but 77yo's don't bounce very well. Often a fall can presage something much more serious, or permanent.
So, before you end up in the local paper as the c**t who tried to chase a confused OAP for repairs to the car your wife used to mow him down, you might want to wait for the police report and consider whether a £60 excess is maybe something you ought to take on the chin.
You know, season of goodwill and all that.
P.S. my experience of wimmin and car accidents is that they are not very good at accepting blame and may tell you what they think you ought to hear, rather than what happened. So, wait for the police report, eh?
clarkmagpie said:
How am I getting ahead of myself??
Well she is on her way home now so I will be able to get her one sided version of events...
Which I'm inclined to believe
Firstly I will ask if she is ok.
Then I will ask if the gent is ok.
Then I will ask how earth she never saw him make his kamikaze dash across the road.
You think the old man was suicidal? Despite not having seen any of what happened? Your whining about your windscreen is almost beyond belief, I'd suggest you have a quiet think about your priorities.Well she is on her way home now so I will be able to get her one sided version of events...
Which I'm inclined to believe
Firstly I will ask if she is ok.
Then I will ask if the gent is ok.
Then I will ask how earth she never saw him make his kamikaze dash across the road.
SistersofPercy said:
clarkmagpie said:
Don't get me wrong, I'm concerned for the old boy, but there is nothing I can do in that regard.
He is in the best possible care and as I said earlier, the injuries don't appear to be to bad.
It's just a crack in bottom corner of windscreen.
Again, I'm not meaning to be harsh but just looking for how to proceed...
TBH I think you'll end up paying for the new screen and moving on. There is little point in trying to get the money out of an old man. At the time I was annoyed that the parents of the girl husband hit hadn't called and offered to pay for the damage her stupidity caused, but in the end I reasoned it was an accident, she was stupid but lucky and dragging it out further was pointless all round. I think it cost us £50 windscreen excess.He is in the best possible care and as I said earlier, the injuries don't appear to be to bad.
It's just a crack in bottom corner of windscreen.
Again, I'm not meaning to be harsh but just looking for how to proceed...
It's not ideal the week before Christmas, but personally I'd wish the old fella the best, thank god it wasn't worse and move on.
It turned out they only lived a couple of hundred yards away so I went home with them and explained what had happened to their mother. The dog was already there licking its wounds.
A couple of months later I got a letter from a firm of solicitors acting for the driver who was trying to claim for damage to his bumper.
They never got a reply, and I would dearly have loved to have met that driver down an alley one dark night whilst taking a pickaxe handle home from B&Q. The swear filter will prevent me telling you what I thought of the bloke, but the word has a "c" at the beginning, a "t" at the end, and there is an "n" and a "u" in it...
I was initially thinking that she had just clobbered him properly and the car would have been a mess.
That doesn't look like its the case.
Seems more like a glancing blow but again, will find out more and update accordingly.
For the sake of £50 excess then it really isn't worth pursuing.
Chalked down to just experience, one of those things.
Hopefully the chaps condition doesn't deteriorate and that will be the end of matters.
The next problem is that Mrs C seems very calm and collected at moment.
Se usually is about pretty much everything.
I don't that this will dent her confidence behind the wheel, or change her driving style, she is actually pretty good.
That doesn't look like its the case.
Seems more like a glancing blow but again, will find out more and update accordingly.
For the sake of £50 excess then it really isn't worth pursuing.
Chalked down to just experience, one of those things.
Hopefully the chaps condition doesn't deteriorate and that will be the end of matters.
The next problem is that Mrs C seems very calm and collected at moment.
Se usually is about pretty much everything.
I don't that this will dent her confidence behind the wheel, or change her driving style, she is actually pretty good.
staniland said:
You think the old man was suicidal? Despite not having seen any of what happened? Your whining about your windscreen is almost beyond belief, I'd suggest you have a quiet think about your priorities.
The kamikaze comment was tongue in cheek. Didn't think it actually needed a 
I know exactly where my priorities are.
I was concerned about the damage, is that so hard to comprehend?
As I said earlier, I was looking for what actually happens next, that is all.
clarkmagpie said:
I was initially thinking that she had just clobbered him properly and the car would have been a mess.
That doesn't look like its the case.
Seems more like a glancing blow but again, will find out more and update accordingly.
For the sake of £50 excess then it really isn't worth pursuing.
Oh, what a relief that must be!That doesn't look like its the case.
Seems more like a glancing blow but again, will find out more and update accordingly.
For the sake of £50 excess then it really isn't worth pursuing.
Yes, please do keep us updated regarding the condition of your wife's car
Edited by moorx on Tuesday 16th December 18:06
rs1952 said:
A few years ago I was a witness to an accident where a couple of young girls (11 and 13 or thereabouts) were out with a Labrador when it suddenly slipped its lead, ran into the road and got bowled over by a car. The dog yelped, got up, and ran away. The girls were understandably hysterical.
It turned out they only lived a couple of hundred yards away so I went home with them and explained what had happened to their mother. The dog was already there licking its wounds.
A couple of months later I got a letter from a firm of solicitors acting for the driver who was trying to claim for damage to his bumper.
They never got a reply, and I would dearly have loved to have met that driver down an alley one dark night whilst taking a pickaxe handle home from B&Q. The swear filter will prevent me telling you what I thought of the bloke, but the word has a "c" at the beginning, a "t" at the end, and there is an "n" and a "u" in it...
Part of my annoyance at the time was the thoughtless actions of this girl had caused no end of sleepless nights for husband, a £50 bill, Police, Ambulances, time off work etc. Had that been my child I'd have picked up the phone and said 'you know what, I'm sorry'. I didn't care about the cash, £50 is neither here nor there but sorry would have been nice.It turned out they only lived a couple of hundred yards away so I went home with them and explained what had happened to their mother. The dog was already there licking its wounds.
A couple of months later I got a letter from a firm of solicitors acting for the driver who was trying to claim for damage to his bumper.
They never got a reply, and I would dearly have loved to have met that driver down an alley one dark night whilst taking a pickaxe handle home from B&Q. The swear filter will prevent me telling you what I thought of the bloke, but the word has a "c" at the beginning, a "t" at the end, and there is an "n" and a "u" in it...
rs1952 said:
A few years ago I was a witness to an accident where a couple of young girls (11 and 13 or thereabouts) were out with a Labrador when it suddenly slipped its lead, ran into the road and got bowled over by a car. The dog yelped, got up, and ran away. The girls were understandably hysterical.
It turned out they only lived a couple of hundred yards away so I went home with them and explained what had happened to their mother. The dog was already there licking its wounds.
A couple of months later I got a letter from a firm of solicitors acting for the driver who was trying to claim for damage to his bumper.
They never got a reply, and I would dearly have loved to have met that driver down an alley one dark night whilst taking a pickaxe handle home from B&Q. The swear filter will prevent me telling you what I thought of the bloke, but the word has a "c" at the beginning, a "t" at the end, and there is an "n" and a "u" in it...
How was it the drivers fault?It turned out they only lived a couple of hundred yards away so I went home with them and explained what had happened to their mother. The dog was already there licking its wounds.
A couple of months later I got a letter from a firm of solicitors acting for the driver who was trying to claim for damage to his bumper.
They never got a reply, and I would dearly have loved to have met that driver down an alley one dark night whilst taking a pickaxe handle home from B&Q. The swear filter will prevent me telling you what I thought of the bloke, but the word has a "c" at the beginning, a "t" at the end, and there is an "n" and a "u" in it...
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