insurance repairer messed up my car

[OhMen]

Hi all
14 days ago I took my car to do some body work rapiers sent there by my car insurance
I picked up the car @ 16:30 last Tuesday and the next morning I was driving on A13 the front well come of when i was doing 50 miles per hour , i managed to stop the car after 50 meters or so but it was a scary situation.
The bobby shop I picked the car from did some work on the car ,they changed the wing the light and bumper so they did remove that will to work on the car and i find the security bolt for the will on the boot of the car .
Please if anyone went through the same experience let me know and any information will be gratefully received.
Thank you

[Mandat]

OhMen said:

Hi all
14 days ago I took my car to do some body work rapiers sent there by my car insurance
I picked up the car @ 16:30 last Tuesday and the next morning I was driving on A13 the front well come of when i was doing 50 miles per hour , i managed to stop the car after 50 meters or so but it was a scary situation.
The bobby shop I picked the car from did some work on the car ,they changed the wing the light and bumper so they did remove that will to work on the car and i find the security bolt for the will on the boot of the car .
Please if anyone went through the same experience let me know and any information will be gratefully received.
Thank you

Did you say the front fell off?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

[Sebring440]

Mandat said:

Did you say the front fell off?

No, he said the front wheel fell off.

hash-tag:moronicpostoftheyear2024

[cliffords]

Sebring440 said:

Mandat said:

Did you say the front fell off?

No, he said the front wheel fell off.

hash-tag:moronicpostoftheyear2024

No he said the well came off not wheel.

[wibble cb]

cliffords said:

Sebring440 said:

Mandat said:

Did you say the front fell off?

No, he said the front wheel fell off.

hash-tag:moronicpostoftheyear2024

No he said the well came off not wheel.

In fairness it turned into a will further down

[fordmk1]

I would be in constant talks with the insurance company until they fix the issue

[119]

fordmk1 said:

I would be in constant talks with the insurance company until they fix the issue

So why post the op?

[Monkeylegend]

I didn't realise the police were repairing cars nowadays.

[Foss62]

Seems quite simple to me. Following a minor accident, the OPs insurance company granted permission for him to have his car converted into a Sunbeam Rapier look alike (until now a sadly overlooked ‘Restomod’ possibility). To add a period touch the body shop (actually Police officers working in their spare time) decided to attach a garden wishing well, complete with gnome and fishing rod. Unfortunately due to poor workmanship, the well became detached at 50mph, leading to much consternation.
The artisan constables, on receiving the car back discovered a collection of wills in a glove compartment and are currently investigating their provenance.
Unfortunately I think the OP will be unlucky in his quest for someone else who might have had a similar experience.

[littleredrooster]

How did I miss this little gem first time around? Has it just landed in SP&L tonight?

OP - go and complain long and loud at whatever bobby shop fixed it and tell them the rapiers wasnt gud enuf.

[Semmelweiss]

Sadly, OP, it seems that are having a case of bad luck. Take the car back to the repair shop, and inform your insurance company (did they authorise the repair).

Rapier = Repair
Bobby = Body
Will = Wheel

Good luck. There are some unkind folks, so suggest you type up your response in your first language and put it through Google Translate, and paste it in here.

[helix402]

At least the rear well didn’t fall off too. Was the front well a wishing well? If so it could be located and a wish made to not have the initial crash. Then all subsequent issues could be avoided. Though apparently space time continuum issues may arise from changing history depending on the ethical motivation.

[ant427]

Sitting at my desk drinking coffee knowing this is the highlight to my day already.

[MustangGT]

ant427 said:

Sitting at my desk drinking coffee knowing this is the highlight to my day already.

+1

[paintman]

MustangGT said:

ant427 said:

Sitting at my desk drinking coffee knowing this is the highlight to my day already.

+1

After reading Foss62's post my coffee ended up being spat all over my desk!

[cashmax]

Perhaps this post and associated replies demonstrate just how difficult it can be for someone who struggles with literacy and is an example of why those folks are too embarrassed by their reading/writing challenges to get help.

The OP explains that his car was repaired by an insurance approved bodyshop and after the work was completed, the wheel detached whilst he was driving it home. The kind of post that would normally have received quite a few replies suggesting how he might escalate this.

Instead almost every reply is taking the piss out of the OP because his literacy is below standard.

[johnoz]

cashmax said:

Perhaps this post and associated replies demonstrate just how difficult it can be for someone who struggles with literacy and is an example of why those folks are too embarrassed by their reading/writing challenges to get help.

The OP explains that his car was repaired by an insurance approved bodyshop and after the work was completed, the wheel detached whilst he was driving it home. The kind of post that would normally have received quite a few replies suggesting how he might escalate this.

Instead almost every reply is taking the piss out of the OP because his literacy is below standard.

Well said.

[Foss62]

johnoz said:

cashmax said:

Perhaps this post and associated replies demonstrate just how difficult it can be for someone who struggles with literacy and is an example of why those folks are too embarrassed by their reading/writing challenges to get help.

The OP explains that his car was repaired by an insurance approved bodyshop and after the work was completed, the wheel detached whilst he was driving it home. The kind of post that would normally have received quite a few replies suggesting how he might escalate this.

Instead almost every reply is taking the piss out of the OP because his literacy is below standard.

Well said.

You are probably right and I should feel thoroughly ashamed, but I couldn’t resist it. The problem is in distinguishing between someone having genuine difficulties and someone just firing something off after a few drinks, or not bothering to read what their spell checker has presented them with. There’s a fairly harmless tradition of mocking what are assumed be poorly checked posts - and most of us have fallen victim to it at one time or another (I certainly have, and have been as amused as everyone else by my errors).
So, apologies to the OP if my childish humour has caused genuine distress - no malice was intended.

[Foss62]

Foss62 said:

johnoz said:

cashmax said:

Perhaps this post and associated replies demonstrate just how difficult it can be for someone who struggles with literacy and is an example of why those folks are too embarrassed by their reading/writing challenges to get help.

The OP explains that his car was repaired by an insurance approved bodyshop and after the work was completed, the wheel detached whilst he was driving it home. The kind of post that would normally have received quite a few replies suggesting how he might escalate this.

Instead almost every reply is taking the piss out of the OP because his literacy is below standard.

Well said.

You are probably right and I should feel thoroughly ashamed, but I couldn’t resist it. The problem is in distinguishing between someone having genuine difficulties and someone just firing something off after a few drinks, or not bothering to read what their spell checker has presented them with. There’s a fairly harmless tradition of mocking what are assumed be poorly checked posts - and most of us have fallen victim to it at one time or another (I certainly have, and have been as amused as everyone else by my errors).
So, apologies to the OP if my childish humour has caused genuine distress - no malice was intended.

The missing two letter word is the internet gods getting their revenge

[e-honda]

I wouldn't want to criticise someone struggling with literacy or English as a second language, but there is a reasonable chance this is just AI generated spam.