Will this be written off?
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I was waiting stationary for a break in the traffic to turn right onto an adjacent road when some clown ploughed into my car just as I began to start my turn causing the below damage:
It was quite a heavy impact as I think my car did most of his braking for him as he ran the whole length of the drivers side, starting at rear wheel and grinding his way to the front arch. Pretty much every panel has damage on the drivers side and the drivers door no longer opens (unsuprisingly). The two wheels (which are 1 month old) are also chipped and scuffed along with chunks missing from the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres (£130 a piece by themselves).
If this is repaired (which I would want done without the use of bodyfiller) how much can I expect to claim of the offender for loss of value to my vehicle. I imagine that this accident will show up on future hpi checks? The top private value of the car on What Car is 6500. 2005 VW Golf 2.0 FSI GT, 51,000 miles.
Cheers,
NISaxoVTR
It was quite a heavy impact as I think my car did most of his braking for him as he ran the whole length of the drivers side, starting at rear wheel and grinding his way to the front arch. Pretty much every panel has damage on the drivers side and the drivers door no longer opens (unsuprisingly). The two wheels (which are 1 month old) are also chipped and scuffed along with chunks missing from the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres (£130 a piece by themselves).
If this is repaired (which I would want done without the use of bodyfiller) how much can I expect to claim of the offender for loss of value to my vehicle. I imagine that this accident will show up on future hpi checks? The top private value of the car on What Car is 6500. 2005 VW Golf 2.0 FSI GT, 51,000 miles.
Cheers,
NISaxoVTR
Edited by NISaxoVTR on Sunday 27th November 23:21
I have a bit of a sore shoulder but nothing serious luckily. The car is sitting high in the picture as I had just jacked it up to see why the wheel was sitting so close to front of the arch. The suspension arm has been bent about 45 degree.
I'm not sure what he thought he was trying to do, according to him I just 'appeared from nowhere'... I was stationary for 10-15 seconds. The car in the background is parked, so I'm guessing he woke up moments from hitting me and tried to dive onto the oncoming lane..
I'm not sure what he thought he was trying to do, according to him I just 'appeared from nowhere'... I was stationary for 10-15 seconds. The car in the background is parked, so I'm guessing he woke up moments from hitting me and tried to dive onto the oncoming lane..
Edited by NISaxoVTR on Sunday 27th November 23:32
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