Crash or Not crashed Poll?
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Just wondering if anyone has crashed, and what age they were. Just curious about why insurance is so high for young drivers.
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Current Age:
Crash Age:
Current Car:
Your First Car:
Crashed Car:
Reason:
Who was at fault (be honest!):
Length with licence:
Length with Licence when Crashed:
Repeat crashed answers more than once if you've crashed more than once please
Or if you havnt crashed, just leave:
Age:
Current Car:
Your first car:
Length of licence:
Easy as that
Ill start it off!
Age: 19
Current Car:1.8 astra coupe
First Car: 1.2 Corsa
Length of Licence: 2 years
NO CRASHES
Thanks in Advance Will be nice to see the results!
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Please don't spam this thread by chatting about your crashes.
Just leave:
Current Age:
Crash Age:
Current Car:
Your First Car:
Crashed Car:
Reason:
Who was at fault (be honest!):
Length with licence:
Length with Licence when Crashed:
Repeat crashed answers more than once if you've crashed more than once please
Or if you havnt crashed, just leave:
Age:
Current Car:
Your first car:
Length of licence:
Easy as that
Ill start it off!
Age: 19
Current Car:1.8 astra coupe
First Car: 1.2 Corsa
Length of Licence: 2 years
NO CRASHES
Thanks in Advance
Will be nice to see the results!Edited by GMichie on Sunday 19th February 02:41
GMichie said:
Current Age: 30
Crash Age: 20
Current Car: focus ST
Your First Car: nova 1.2
Crashed Car: nova 1.2
Reason: 1st time girl pulled out of a junction and into side of me!
2nd time went into the back of a mate at roundabout when he stopped and I didn't
3rd time a mr2 mk3 came around a wet roundabout and spun over the central grass area and hit my car, finally writing it off
Who was at fault (be honest!): 1st one girl
2nd me
3rd mr2 driver
Length with licence: 11 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 1st about 3 months
2nd under a year
3rd just over a year
Repeat crashed answers more than once if you've crashed more than once please
Is that what you want? Crash Age: 20
Current Car: focus ST
Your First Car: nova 1.2
Crashed Car: nova 1.2
Reason: 1st time girl pulled out of a junction and into side of me!
2nd time went into the back of a mate at roundabout when he stopped and I didn't
3rd time a mr2 mk3 came around a wet roundabout and spun over the central grass area and hit my car, finally writing it off
Who was at fault (be honest!): 1st one girl
2nd me
3rd mr2 driver
Length with licence: 11 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 1st about 3 months
2nd under a year
3rd just over a year
Repeat crashed answers more than once if you've crashed more than once please
Edited by GMichie on Sunday 19th February 02:41
I was so glad when the mr2 wrote of the nova I swear that car was cursed
Didn't stop me from going out and buying another nova though, this time a 1.4 SRI (some people never learn
)Current Age:33
Crash Age:20
Current Car:MX-5 and Golf mk5
Your First Car:Golf mk2
Crashed Car:Golf mk1; Golf mk2
Reason:Rear-ended while waiting in a long queue of cars; Too quick into a damp, off-camber corner
Who was at fault (be honest!):I was stationary while the tit in the Uno nose-dived under braking (The tit paid all costs); It was the spilled diesel wot done it, honest guv
Length with licence:14+ years
Length with Licence when Crashed:a few months (and before advanced training had been undertaken)
Crash Age:20
Current Car:MX-5 and Golf mk5
Your First Car:Golf mk2
Crashed Car:Golf mk1; Golf mk2
Reason:Rear-ended while waiting in a long queue of cars; Too quick into a damp, off-camber corner
Who was at fault (be honest!):I was stationary while the tit in the Uno nose-dived under braking (The tit paid all costs); It was the spilled diesel wot done it, honest guv
Length with licence:14+ years
Length with Licence when Crashed:a few months (and before advanced training had been undertaken)
Current Age:34
Crash Age:17
Current Car: C6 Corvette & 2 x Jeep Grand Cherokees
Your First Car: Nova 1.3 SR
Crashed Car: Escort Mk4 (Mum's)
Reason:Too busy staring at pretty girl on the pavement to notice that the traffic in front had stopped.... I didn't and re-arranged the back of a Honda Prelude.
Length with licence:17 years
Length with Licence when Crashed:a few months
Crash Age:17
Current Car: C6 Corvette & 2 x Jeep Grand Cherokees
Your First Car: Nova 1.3 SR
Crashed Car: Escort Mk4 (Mum's)
Reason:Too busy staring at pretty girl on the pavement to notice that the traffic in front had stopped.... I didn't and re-arranged the back of a Honda Prelude.
Length with licence:17 years
Length with Licence when Crashed:a few months
Current Age: 28
Crash Age: 17!
Current Car: Saab 9-3
Your First Car: 172 Cup
Crashed Car: N reg 1.2 Corsa
Reason: under steered on a hairpin bend that was also a small bridge. Went straight on and hit wall of bridge at about 45 degrees. Ouch.
Who was at fault (be honest!): me!
Length with licence: 11yrs
Length with Licence when Crashed: 6 weeks!
Current Age: 35
Crash Age:35
Current Car: A terribly manly Vitara
Your First Car: Ford escort 1.3 popular
Crashed Car: The Vit
Reason: Well, more of a ding, than a crash. Failed to spot the car that passed me the other way had stopped, and I went to turn left into a side road, and ripped off his rear bumper.
Who was at fault (be honest!): me.
Length with licence: 18 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 18
Crash Age:35
Current Car: A terribly manly Vitara
Your First Car: Ford escort 1.3 popular
Crashed Car: The Vit
Reason: Well, more of a ding, than a crash. Failed to spot the car that passed me the other way had stopped, and I went to turn left into a side road, and ripped off his rear bumper.
Who was at fault (be honest!): me.
Length with licence: 18 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 18
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 26
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Peugeot 406
Reason: Hit head on by an idiot overtaking on a blind bend.
Who was at fault (be honest!): He was.
Length with licence: Car licence six years, bike licence sixteen years.
Length with Licence when Crashed: Car six months, bike ten years.
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 28
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Reason: Hit in the back bumper by an SLK at a roundabout.
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other driver
Length with licence: As above.
Length with Licence when Crashed: two and a half years car, thirteen years bike.
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 29
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Fiat Panda
Reason: Foreign driver forgot to look right when he pulled out of a petrol station.
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other driver
Length with licence: As above
Length with Licence when Crashed: three years car, fourteen years bike.
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 30
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Reason: Driver cut a corner as I sat waiting to turn right.
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other driver
Length with licence: As above.
Length with Licence when Crashed: four years car, fourteen years bike.
I have never crashed a bike and got into cars as a result of some woman (my ex') telling bikes are more dangerous than cars. Ten years on various bikes without a single collision (a few (dozen) near misses mind you) one collision per year in various cars.
200+mph bike fully comp' £250 excess - £186 a year with protected full no-claims.
999cc Fiat Panda (four speed so barely capable of 90 mph) fully comp' £250 excess - £1,100 a year due to no fault claims over the last five years, two years NCB.
Crash Age: 26
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Peugeot 406
Reason: Hit head on by an idiot overtaking on a blind bend.
Who was at fault (be honest!): He was.
Length with licence: Car licence six years, bike licence sixteen years.
Length with Licence when Crashed: Car six months, bike ten years.
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 28
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Reason: Hit in the back bumper by an SLK at a roundabout.
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other driver
Length with licence: As above.
Length with Licence when Crashed: two and a half years car, thirteen years bike.
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 29
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Fiat Panda
Reason: Foreign driver forgot to look right when he pulled out of a petrol station.
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other driver
Length with licence: As above
Length with Licence when Crashed: three years car, fourteen years bike.
Current Age: 32
Crash Age: 30
Current Car: Fiat Panda
Your First Car: Fiat Panda
Crashed Car: Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Reason: Driver cut a corner as I sat waiting to turn right.
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other driver
Length with licence: As above.
Length with Licence when Crashed: four years car, fourteen years bike.
I have never crashed a bike and got into cars as a result of some woman (my ex') telling bikes are more dangerous than cars. Ten years on various bikes without a single collision (a few (dozen) near misses mind you) one collision per year in various cars.
200+mph bike fully comp' £250 excess - £186 a year with protected full no-claims.
999cc Fiat Panda (four speed so barely capable of 90 mph) fully comp' £250 excess - £1,100 a year due to no fault claims over the last five years, two years NCB.
Current Age: 48
Crash Age: about 18
Current Car: BMW E92 330i, X5, E36 M3 track car, R50 Mini Cooper race car.
Your First Car: Ford Escort mk1, 1100cc
Crashed Car: Escort mk1
Reason: took bend too fast, spun and hit wall going backwards
Who was at fault (be honest!): me
Length with licence: about 30 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: was still on provisional
Crash Age: about 30
Crashed Car: 1995 Renault Lagune
Reason: Hit from behind while stopped at traffic lights
Who was at fault (be honest!): Van driver shunted me up the rear stopped at lights pushed me into jag in front
Length with Licence when Crashed: about 12 years
Spins on track not included
Crash Age: about 18
Current Car: BMW E92 330i, X5, E36 M3 track car, R50 Mini Cooper race car.
Your First Car: Ford Escort mk1, 1100cc
Crashed Car: Escort mk1
Reason: took bend too fast, spun and hit wall going backwards
Who was at fault (be honest!): me
Length with licence: about 30 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: was still on provisional
Crash Age: about 30
Crashed Car: 1995 Renault Lagune
Reason: Hit from behind while stopped at traffic lights
Who was at fault (be honest!): Van driver shunted me up the rear stopped at lights pushed me into jag in front
Length with Licence when Crashed: about 12 years
Spins on track not included
Current Age: 20
Crash Age: 19
Current Car: Citreon Birlingo van
Your First Car: Citreon Birlingo van
Crashed Car: Citreon Birlingo van
Reason: Driving past row of parked cars, girls foot slips of clutch (Not indicating) straight into near side of the van.
Who was at fault (be honest!): Hers
Length with licence: 3 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 2 years
Crash Age: 19
Current Car: Citreon Birlingo van
Your First Car: Citreon Birlingo van
Crashed Car: Citreon Birlingo van
Reason: Driving past row of parked cars, girls foot slips of clutch (Not indicating) straight into near side of the van.
Who was at fault (be honest!): Hers
Length with licence: 3 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 2 years
Current age: 25
Crash age: 19
Current car: x2 MR2's and Alfa 156
First car: Rover 216 coupe tomcat
Crashed car: Suzuki ignis sport
Reason: Was 100% my fault. Driving too fast for the conditions, went past a constuction site over a very muddy road and had nowt but abs trying and failing to stop me before I piled into the back corner of a parked ford explorer. Nobody hurt apart from my pride and ncb.
Length with licence: 8 years
Length with licence when crashed: 2 years.
I can see why young drivers premiums are that high as most pepole I know have had some form of accident by the time they are 21. Driving tests are too easy to pass IMO
Crash age: 19
Current car: x2 MR2's and Alfa 156
First car: Rover 216 coupe tomcat
Crashed car: Suzuki ignis sport
Reason: Was 100% my fault. Driving too fast for the conditions, went past a constuction site over a very muddy road and had nowt but abs trying and failing to stop me before I piled into the back corner of a parked ford explorer. Nobody hurt apart from my pride and ncb.
Length with licence: 8 years
Length with licence when crashed: 2 years.
I can see why young drivers premiums are that high as most pepole I know have had some form of accident by the time they are 21. Driving tests are too easy to pass IMO
1st crash, 17, my fault, wrote car off, no injuries, but didn't claim.
2nd crash, 17, my fault, wrote 2 cars off, no injuries, did claim.
3rd crash, 19, my fault, damaged 2 cars, no injuries, did claim.
4th crash, 24, 50% my fault, damaged 1 car, no injuries, did didn't claim, nor did other party.
5th crash, 25, their fault, damaged 2 cars, no injuries, did claim.
5th crash, 25, their fault, damaged 2 cars, no injuries, did claim.
No accident or claims in the following 30 years. I spot a pattern....
2nd crash, 17, my fault, wrote 2 cars off, no injuries, did claim.
3rd crash, 19, my fault, damaged 2 cars, no injuries, did claim.
4th crash, 24, 50% my fault, damaged 1 car, no injuries, did didn't claim, nor did other party.
5th crash, 25, their fault, damaged 2 cars, no injuries, did claim.
5th crash, 25, their fault, damaged 2 cars, no injuries, did claim.
No accident or claims in the following 30 years. I spot a pattern....
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