does everyone here let their wife/ girlfriend drive the car?
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Carrot said:
I made the mistake of putting my f**king useless ex-girlfriend on the insurance of my Mondeo when I was with her.
She crashed into the back of a Scenic carrying 4 people of Indian origin.
When I say crashed, knocked it at 10MPH, enough to push the plastics back and cause £1000 of cosmetic damage to my car, and a scratch on the back of the Scenic. The bump was so slight that had I had been asleep, I would not have woken up on impact.
However, the stereotype of the passengers in the Scenic lived up, and they all clamed whiplash and some kind of psychological damage off my insurance, making the total claim around £7,000. Because she was a named driver, I lost my no claims bonus
Before anyone kicks off about my Indian comment, Asian gangs were prolific at the time and were involved in the most whiplash injury fraud cases for the past 3 years in that area, according to my insurance company. I learnt this while trying to protest about the outcome. In slight defense of the ex, they did slam their brakes on while merging on to a clear motorway, however I would not have been that close to begin with.
Should've had protected no claims bonus then.She crashed into the back of a Scenic carrying 4 people of Indian origin.
When I say crashed, knocked it at 10MPH, enough to push the plastics back and cause £1000 of cosmetic damage to my car, and a scratch on the back of the Scenic. The bump was so slight that had I had been asleep, I would not have woken up on impact.
However, the stereotype of the passengers in the Scenic lived up, and they all clamed whiplash and some kind of psychological damage off my insurance, making the total claim around £7,000. Because she was a named driver, I lost my no claims bonus
Before anyone kicks off about my Indian comment, Asian gangs were prolific at the time and were involved in the most whiplash injury fraud cases for the past 3 years in that area, according to my insurance company. I learnt this while trying to protest about the outcome. In slight defense of the ex, they did slam their brakes on while merging on to a clear motorway, however I would not have been that close to begin with.
We have 3 cars between us, Kuga, Focus RS and 1991 mini. Wife drives all three, likes her Kuga, loves the mini and enjoys driving the focus occasionally (esp when in Germany). On our roads she hates the focus because of the behaviour of other road users around it, in her opinion.
I taught her to drive in 1981, so I've got no worries about her abilities
I taught her to drive in 1981, so I've got no worries about her abilities
fozzymandeus said:
Carrot said:
I made the mistake of putting my f**king useless ex-girlfriend on the insurance of my Mondeo when I was with her.
She crashed into the back of a Scenic carrying 4 people of Indian origin.
When I say crashed, knocked it at 10MPH, enough to push the plastics back and cause £1000 of cosmetic damage to my car, and a scratch on the back of the Scenic. The bump was so slight that had I had been asleep, I would not have woken up on impact.
However, the stereotype of the passengers in the Scenic lived up, and they all clamed whiplash and some kind of psychological damage off my insurance, making the total claim around £7,000. Because she was a named driver, I lost my no claims bonus
Before anyone kicks off about my Indian comment, Asian gangs were prolific at the time and were involved in the most whiplash injury fraud cases for the past 3 years in that area, according to my insurance company. I learnt this while trying to protest about the outcome. In slight defense of the ex, they did slam their brakes on while merging on to a clear motorway, however I would not have been that close to begin with.
Should've had protected no claims bonus then.She crashed into the back of a Scenic carrying 4 people of Indian origin.
When I say crashed, knocked it at 10MPH, enough to push the plastics back and cause £1000 of cosmetic damage to my car, and a scratch on the back of the Scenic. The bump was so slight that had I had been asleep, I would not have woken up on impact.
However, the stereotype of the passengers in the Scenic lived up, and they all clamed whiplash and some kind of psychological damage off my insurance, making the total claim around £7,000. Because she was a named driver, I lost my no claims bonus
Before anyone kicks off about my Indian comment, Asian gangs were prolific at the time and were involved in the most whiplash injury fraud cases for the past 3 years in that area, according to my insurance company. I learnt this while trying to protest about the outcome. In slight defense of the ex, they did slam their brakes on while merging on to a clear motorway, however I would not have been that close to begin with.
checkmate91 said:
So, are you making a racist comment or an observation on criminal claim approaches by criminal gangs irrespective of their ethnic origin?
Before anyone kicks off about my Indian comment, Asian gangs were prolific at the time and were involved in the most whiplash injury fraud cases for the past 3 years in that area, according to my insurance company. I learnt this while trying to protest about the outcome. In slight defense of the ex, they did slam their brakes on while merging on to a clear motorway, however I would not have been that close to begin with.Carrot said:
Before anyone kicks off about my Indian comment, Asian gangs were prolific at the time and were involved in the most whiplash injury fraud cases for the past 3 years in that area, according to my insurance company. I learnt this while trying to protest about the outcome. In slight defense of the ex, they did slam their brakes on while merging on to a clear motorway, however I would not have been that close to begin with.
So, are you making a racist comment or an observation on criminal claim approaches by criminal gangs irrespective of their ethnic origin?matthias73 said:
Thats a good point, does anyone else offer advice to their other halfs?
She gave me a lift in her car, and was sitting in the right hand lane of the duel carrigeway, getting undertaken. I suggested she moved over to the left...
I'd rather cycle than face her wrath again.
I tried this today. Big mistake. "Listen, I don't tell you how to drive!" (She does) "i don't like the way you drive," (impeccably, obviously) "but I keep my mouth shut about it!" (she doesn't). She then spent the next 10 miles in the middle lane on the m6 to prove the point. Later, when she had forgotten about it, she had the nerve to complain about some lemon in a Scenic doing exactly the same thing! She gave me a lift in her car, and was sitting in the right hand lane of the duel carrigeway, getting undertaken. I suggested she moved over to the left...
I'd rather cycle than face her wrath again.
Love her really
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