Show us your crash pics!!

[Venisonpie]

5s Alive said:

Immensely frustrating to be hit from behind on a clear road. I wouldn't want to get that repaired even if possible, I'd never be happy with it. I hope you get back on the road with something interesting in the not too distant future.

Agreed and thanks.

Luckily due to high second hand values the settlement was virtually what I paid for it new 18 months ago.

[Saleen836]

This was 'parked up' for about a week on my commute, must have been going some as they snapped the telegraph pole and moved it around 8ft!

On the road between Shaftesbury and Blandford

[illmonkey]

Mabbs9 said:

ddom said:

Not far from us. Apparently the chap said he had a problem with his brakes….probably after the problem with the accelerator and pub?

V close to me too this one. Not a tricky bit of road either.

Just drove past this on route to a mates house, who is a fireman and went to the scene when it happened.

There is a wall in front of the house, they said they hit the wall which knocked the house in, but the car was in the house. They blamed ABS failure, but at 40 you’d not go through 2 walls!

It’s now got graffiti that says “40mph speed limit”. I’d say he was double double overtaking and lost the back end


ETA: the graffiti says something more like “40 yeah right”. It happened 2 weeks ago and the traffic lights making it 1 way are still there as well as the car!

Edited by illmonkey on Thursday 2nd June 17:27

[jamieduff1981]

ddom said:

Not far from us. Apparently the chap said he had a problem with his brakes….probably after the problem with the accelerator and pub?

Having been through a house fire and all the weapons grade hassle and upheaval that takes over your entire life when your home is compromised, I wish nothing but punishment for the pilot of that BMW. Their entirely interchangable car will be replaced and they will not feel 1% of the disruption facing the victim who occupied the house they've smashed a hole in.

To hell with crap drivers inflicting their inadequacy on innocent third parties. I hope they're banned from driving and sued for a fortune. Absolute pillock.

[Its Just Adz]

Saleen836 said:

This was 'parked up' for about a week on my commute, must have been going some as they snapped the telegraph pole and moved it around 8ft!

On the road between Shaftesbury and Blandford

I can't make out what that is, Alfa 156?

[carlove]

Its Just Adz said:

I can't make out what that is, Alfa 156?

Looks like a Mercedes A Class to me.

[Its Just Adz]

carlove said:

Looks like a Mercedes A Class to me.

Christ sake, I was way off.

[Nemophilist]

jamieduff1981 said:

Having been through a house fire and all the weapons grade hassle and upheaval that takes over your entire life when your home is compromised, I wish nothing but punishment for the pilot of that BMW. Their entirely interchangable car will be replaced and they will not feel 1% of the disruption facing the victim who occupied the house they've smashed a hole in.

To hell with crap drivers inflicting their inadequacy on innocent third parties. I hope they're banned from driving and sued for a fortune. Absolute pillock.

I’d agree with you.
This one is a bit close to home as it’s a close family friends house.
The room the guy drove into is the kids playroom.
It happened at around 9pm but the mum was just about to do her ironing in there but for some reason decided to put it off for another day.
The car drove over the kids scooter and desk.

The family have not been allowed back into the house and although the insurance is obviously covering it, they still have the huge upheaval of having to buy clothes for the 4 of them, toys for the kids and live somewhere temporarily whilst it gets sorted.
Which is likely to be a long time.

The driver is denying any wrong doing. The mother of the driver has been all over social media talking about her wonderful son.
The father of the driver tried to get the car removed privately before the police had a chance to investigate.

The house had only recently had an extension finished.
Which now all needs to be removed whilst supporting the original house and then rebuilt.

The family are stressed beyond belief

[anonymous-user]

PHZero said:

I saw this on the A87 a couple of days ago. There's been nothing in the news so hopefully no-one was badly injured on this relatively straight stretch of road.

Always amazes me that people manage to crash on a dead straight bit of road, how?

[Saleen836]

carlove said:

Its Just Adz said:

I can't make out what that is, Alfa 156?

Looks like a Mercedes A Class to me.

It was indeed a Mercedes

[Caruso]

Not the most spectacular but today I managed to kill a pheasant, bend the radiator grille and lose my number plate all at the same time.

[Cupramax]

gottans said:

PHZero said:

I saw this on the A87 a couple of days ago. There's been nothing in the news so hopefully no-one was badly injured on this relatively straight stretch of road.

Always amazes me that people manage to crash on a dead straight bit of road, how?

Reading phone, brush verge, panic, over correct. crunch.

[samoht]

gottans said:

Always amazes me that people manage to crash on a dead straight bit of road, how?

Could be a deer runs out in front of them and they end up braking and swerving to try and avoid killing Bambi.

[Bonefish Blues]

Sleeping?

[havoc]

jamieduff1981 said:

Having been through a house fire and all the weapons grade hassle and upheaval that takes over your entire life when your home is compromised, I wish nothing but punishment for the pilot of that BMW. Their entirely interchangable car will be replaced and they will not feel 1% of the disruption facing the victim who occupied the house they've smashed a hole in.

To hell with crap drivers inflicting their inadequacy on innocent third parties. I hope they're banned from driving and sued for a fortune. Absolute pillock.

Having been the middle-man trying to help the MiL with the insurance SNAFU after her house was rammed by an old boy who confused brake and accelerator, I agree...she got bounced across something like 8 or 9 different temporary accommodation in the 3 months it took them to fix the house, all because the builders were tts who kept saying they were nearly done and the insurers kept believing them without going to check ONCE!

[Baked_bean]

Nemophilist said:

jamieduff1981 said:

Having been through a house fire and all the weapons grade hassle and upheaval that takes over your entire life when your home is compromised, I wish nothing but punishment for the pilot of that BMW. Their entirely interchangable car will be replaced and they will not feel 1% of the disruption facing the victim who occupied the house they've smashed a hole in.

To hell with crap drivers inflicting their inadequacy on innocent third parties. I hope they're banned from driving and sued for a fortune. Absolute pillock.

I’d agree with you.
This one is a bit close to home as it’s a close family friends house.
The room the guy drove into is the kids playroom.
It happened at around 9pm but the mum was just about to do her ironing in there but for some reason decided to put it off for another day.
The car drove over the kids scooter and desk.

The family have not been allowed back into the house and although the insurance is obviously covering it, they still have the huge upheaval of having to buy clothes for the 4 of them, toys for the kids and live somewhere temporarily whilst it gets sorted.
Which is likely to be a long time.

The driver is denying any wrong doing. The mother of the driver has been all over social media talking about her wonderful son.
The father of the driver tried to get the car removed privately before the police had a chance to investigate.

The house had only recently had an extension finished.
Which now all needs to be removed whilst supporting the original house and then rebuilt.

The family are stressed beyond belief

That sounds awful for the family, could have been worse though. Without pre-judging much, it was some young lad driving way too fast for a built up area in a car beyond his abilities…I am no driving god but the way some people drive in housing estates etc. is crazy.

[anonymous-user]

samoht said:

gottans said:

Always amazes me that people manage to crash on a dead straight bit of road, how?

Could be a deer runs out in front of them and they end up braking and swerving to try and avoid killing Bambi.

Well it is never just 'a' deer, if you see one you can be very confident there is at least another one close behind. I had a close call in the 911, for some reason it stopped otherwise it would have been its body through the windscreen.

[carinaman]

Caruso said:

Not the most spectacular but today I managed to kill a pheasant, bend the radiator grille and lose my number plate all at the same time.

Sorry your grille is bent. Nice car.

[Wish]

Venisonpie said:

When 2 tons of Transit hits a stationary Alpine.

Now on copart website for sale.

[DodgyGeezer]

samoht said:

gottans said:

Always amazes me that people manage to crash on a dead straight bit of road, how?

Could be a deer runs out in front of them and they end up braking and swerving to try and avoid killing Bambi.

isn't the prevailing wisdom swerve to avoid:

humans
cow
horse
large deer

anything else you're more valuable than they are so brake but don't endanger yourself?