Monring All,

Just hoping somebody might eb able to offer some advice.

My Sister is currently at Uni, and is insured to drive my mothers Polo when she is home. During one of said trips home (18 months ago), my sister is alleged to have knocked somebodys wingmirror off along a narrow road.

The first we knew of this was a lteer from the Police saying she had been spotted at the scene. She responded to them, denying the claim.

Next a letter arrives fromt he Insurance company, detailing the claim and saying that they will be treating it as a fault incident. A quick phone call to the Insurance company revelas they have an independent witness and a picture of my mother rear numberplate. Whilst my sister still denies it, and a picture of somebodeys number plate seems scant evidence, my parents feel theres nothing more they can do, other than admit fault and let the insurance sort it out. Presume all is well and carry on as usual.

However, on saturday morning a letter arrives from Northamton County Court detailing a small claims court summons, for £1200! The claimant is after £690 for a hire car, and the rest is repair cost for the wing mirror.

Supposing my sister is guilty, my two main questions are these......

1) Why would you need £690 worth of a hire car for a smashed wing mirror on a v-reg golf GTI?

2) Whay have the insurance companies not settled between them, and why has it gone to small claims?

Thanks in advance

{sorry, pet hate of mine where cars are still referred to as having wing mirrors, hence the edit in the subject header. DD} Read more

Part of post snipped because it was no longer in context once I'd tidied up the thread - PG



I personally think ANPR is a great tool if it helps rid roads of uninsured drivers etc etc but I also feel it is a very reactive system. We let people buy and sell cars, drive cars etc and its only when they happen to pass through ANPR that they get caught and really, the fines etc are not a deterrent at all as can be seen with the number of repeat offenders.

There needs to be a better system of car ownership, the car is yours until DVLA know otherwise. That is supposed to happen just now but how many times do we see that a car has no registered keeper? Read more

how cheesed off am i?

there really must be something better than paint on steel for car exterior?

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Evening all,

I'm looking at putting my Micra back on the road. It's been SORN for 18 months or so. How do I go about taxing it? Obviously I don't have a tax reminder and I'm not sure if there is anything on the SORN itself. Sorry I can't check, but it's in Scotland and I'm in Cambridgeshire.

The car has did about 100 miles after it's last MOT before it got taken off the road, so I'm not anticipating a lot needing done. However I'm got a bit of a tight wondow, I was hoping to MOT it on a Monday, and then hopefully tax it straight away that day. Does anyone know hoe long it takes for the MOT to appear on the DVLA's systems? I suppose I can always tax it the old fashioned way at the Post office

Cheers

Douglas
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I am driving up to Scotland early on Tuesday morning and when I usually go up this early (I leave Manchester at about 6:15am) I stop off at the Abington services for breakfast.

Can anyone recommend somewhere else just off the M74 that is simply better and less plastic/expensive?

Also, will be coming down the M74 at about 6pm that evening - any suggestions for a light early supper?

Thanks

PS Unlikely to be logging back on until late Monday night, so apologies in advance if I do not respond to queries. Read more