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Earlier today I had a front end collision in a country lane in my village. The other vehicle was travelling too fast and drove straight into me and was travelling in the middle of the road. My car suffered...
Our Nissan Qashqai has been rear ended by another car while sitting at a set of traffic lights. The boot floor is damaged and crumpled, especially in the spare wheel area which pushed the wheel forward. Its...
Somebody hit my girlfriend's car whilst it was parked on the street, damaging the front wing/bumper and requiring £1000 repairs including labour. The driver of the other car very kindly left a note and...
My 2004 BMW 3 Series 316 Compact, which I have owned from new, was recently vandalised. The police are unlikely to find the perpetrators and the insurance company has indicated, if I proceed with the claim,...
My car was written off after it was involved in an accident. The cost to repair £16,000 and the insurance company says it is beyond economical repair. However, the write-off value is less than replacing...
My wife was used a council-owned car park recently. On returning to her car, she was alerted by a passer-by that it had just been scraped by another car, which was just leaving the car park. She chased...
A car crashed into the back of my rather old Toyota Hilux a few weeks ago. The other driver admitted liability and my insurer has written it off Cat D. I have been offered £2800 minus £350 for scappage....
The towbar of my car caught the number plate of a car parked behind and pulled it off. There was no evidence of other damage and I left a note on the car's windscreen with my mobile number. The owner has...
My partner was driving along and hit by a Jeep SUV that was pulling out of a nearby driveway. We called the Police and the driver took responsibility over the accident and showed his insurance cover letter...
In July I had driven approx 180 metres from our drive along a narrow country lane and had just started up a hill when I was struck by a Land Rover Defender coming down the hill. I could not avoid the Defender,...