View Full Version : Well at least it was a good curry...
Because upon leaving the curry house I discovered this (my car)...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a103/stuuk1/100_1894.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a103/stuuk1/100_1893.jpg
Promptly followed by the clearly drunk owner of the bmw failing the breathalyser!
Thank god its a hire car!
Dave20046
16-10-11, 07:46 PM
Was that a mk6?
ouch, what was the driver like old and ignorant? young and a *****? Take it they stayed on the scene by choice?
That really is good luck it wasn't yours lol!
Oh ****, what a lovely surprise! Drink drivers **** me off. :mad:
OUCH!
Did the Beemer driver fall down on your boot a couple of times too?
He is in his low to mid 40s i'd say.. My mate said he thought he was south african, but not sure.
He was clearly drunk and was asked 3 times by the police woman to stop smoking, im guessing he kept smoking because he knew he was going to have to give a sample.
Sadly the police arrived just as I walked out so no boot action could happen haha.
Yea, mk6 and was lovely to drive. Pain in the ass is I was supposed to be going to Darlington first thing tomorrow morning but the hire company wont release another car until that one is recovered from wherever the police took it! So now I have to mess about and get there late.
F*cking drunk drivers!
minimorecambe
16-10-11, 08:12 PM
drink drivers **** me off. :mad:
+ 1,000,000,000
looks nasty. just be glad you weren't sitting in it at the time...
maviczap
16-10-11, 08:24 PM
Ouchio
Lucky you wern't in it
Especially South African ones... lols
I had my car hit whilst it was parked up by a drink driver so I feel your anger.
andrewsmith
16-10-11, 08:29 PM
ouch!!
If you want a consolation the BMW will be a write off if that the damage to yours.
The annoying thing is, i was parked with the front of my car facing the oncoming traffic.
I have always hated parking on the road anyway so made sure i left the parking light on (the one which was out in the road). The police woman just had to point out that I was parked illegally! Still, hopefully wont make a difference...
ouch!!
If you want a consolation the BMW will be a write off if that the damage to yours.
Will his insurance company even cover his car if he was drunk?
A bit of t cut and it'll be all right. He must have been doing some speed to move the car that far and do that amount of damage
andrewsmith
16-10-11, 08:35 PM
Will his insurance company even cover his car if he was drunk?
if the on the road breath test comes back fail. The insurance on the vehicle your driving is null and void.
Dave20046
16-10-11, 08:43 PM
Will his insurance company even cover his car if he was drunk?
I've thought this before (....when suspicious of someone that knocked me off) but I understand it voids most policies so it's a case of claiming what you can from the motor claims bureau...eventually
Hence why it was really lucky it weren't yours!
some comprehensive policies, Direct Line for sure, cover you in case of an accident with an uninsured driver. i imagine that the hire car company would have a policy similar to this that covers them
andrewsmith
16-10-11, 08:50 PM
some comprehensive policies, Direct Line for sure, cover you in case of an accident with an uninsured driver. i imagine that the hire car company would have a policy similar to this that covers them
Called the legal team if the policy doesn't cover
Drunk drivers insurnace should still pay out on a 3rd party claim by the person (victim) hes crashed into even if they won't fix his own car (BMW)
Bluefish
16-10-11, 09:05 PM
He is in his low to mid 40s i'd say.. My mate said he thought he was south african, but not sure.
He was clearly drunk and was asked 3 times by the police woman to stop smoking, im guessing he kept smoking because he knew he was going to have to give a sample.
Sadly the police arrived just as I walked out so no boot action could happen haha.
Yea, mk6 and was lovely to drive. Pain in the ass is I was supposed to be going to Darlington first thing tomorrow morning but the hire company wont release another car until that one is recovered from wherever the police took it! So now I have to mess about and get there late.
F*cking drunk drivers!
And just think if you had bothered to park properly it wouldn't have happened.
And just think if you had bothered to park properly it wouldn't have happened.
So... The car park is full, it's already over flowing on to the road (it's on a country lane) so where do you suggest I park? I had pulled up on to the pavement like everyone else and even bothered to put my parking light on... I'm guessing you have a magic wand in your glovebox that whenever you get in this situation you wave it and a car park suddenly appears...?
Perhaps if the guy hadn't had a drink that evening, this wouldn't have happened either.
What a stupid post.
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yorkie_chris
16-10-11, 09:29 PM
if the on the road breath test comes back fail. The insurance on the vehicle your driving is null and void.
Who cares about the insurance on his vehicle, silly tw*t can fix it himself.
3rd party cover can't to my knowledge be affected, and this is what you're claiming from.
Oh and one more thing, since the on road breath test is not considered enough evidence for a ban, how would it have any affect at all on insurance claims?
Just where is your information coming from to post this?
Bluefish
16-10-11, 09:29 PM
Errr you left your car illegally parked half in the road and then whinge when it gets hit, if he was drunk it was his fault, and if he wasn't it was yours, it was you that got his car hit, who is stupid now, still as you said, at least it was a good curry.
Errr you left your car illegally parked half in the road and then whinge when it gets hit, if he was drunk it was his fault, and if he wasn't it was yours, it was you that got his car hit, who is stupid now, still as you said, at least it was a good curry.
You are so perfect. I'm sorry..
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yorkie_chris
16-10-11, 09:56 PM
Errr you left your car illegally parked half in the road and then whinge when it gets hit, if he was drunk it was his fault, and if he wasn't it was yours, it was you that got his car hit, who is stupid now, still as you said, at least it was a good curry.
Should he have left it fully on the road then?
Why was he illegally parked, I'm not up on parking laws.
Because I was facing the wrong way. Reflectors on the rear and none on the front.
However this isn't illegal during the day I found out, just at night.
However I did put my parking light on... But still illegal I guess.
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The Basket
16-10-11, 10:00 PM
The guy was a drunk driver and deserves his ban he will shortly be getting.
One less BMW too:smt079
andrewsmith
17-10-11, 06:15 AM
Who cares about the insurance on his vehicle, silly tw*t can fix it himself.
3rd party cover can't to my knowledge be affected, and this is what you're claiming from.
Oh and one more thing, since the on road breath test is not considered enough evidence for a ban, how would it have any affect at all on insurance claims?
Just where is your information coming from to post this?
Chris, I was relating to what has happened as there is more chance of the OP seeing the roadside than the one in the nick.
If you were able to fail a breath test and cause an accident, there is a good chance bloods and secondary tests will normally come back fail.
yorkie_chris
17-10-11, 04:44 PM
Chris, I was relating to what has happened as there is more chance of the OP seeing the roadside than the one in the nick.
If you were able to fail a breath test and cause an accident, there is a good chance bloods and secondary tests will normally come back fail.
"A good chance" does not back up a sweeping and direct statement about something as serious as making insurance null and void, which is a) boll*cks and b) probably very worrying for Mr Stuuk there who would be faced with an expensive repair bill or a £1000 hire car insurance excess. Now he seems like a fairly clever lad but someone might have read that statement and been very worried. Think before you hit "post", for f*cks sake.
Drunk drivers insurnace should still pay out on a 3rd party claim by the person (victim) hes crashed into even if they won't fix his own car (BMW)
+1
One less BMW too:smt079
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"A good chance" does not back up a sweeping and direct statement about something as serious as making insurance null and void, which is a) boll*cks and b) probably very worrying for Mr Stuuk there who would be faced with an expensive repair bill or a £1000 hire car insurance excess. Now he seems like a fairly clever lad but someone might have read that statement and been very worried. Think before you hit "post", for f*cks sake.
I have a 'C' at gcse level maths you know... ;)
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Whoa youz like a regular eingstein and everyfink :o
I got a B in Mathematics somehow. :scratch: God I'm intellagant!
minimorecambe
17-10-11, 06:18 PM
I got a B in Mathematics somehow. :scratch: God I'm intellagant!
Obviously didnt get a B in English though ;)
tinpants
17-10-11, 06:42 PM
I got a B in Mathematics somehow. :scratch: God I'm intellagant!
Obviously didnt get a B in English though ;)
Possibly not. But he did get an A in Applied Irony. :D
454697819
18-10-11, 06:42 AM
+1
correct there is a rider on the bottom of insurance certificates which state that "nothing contained within this certificate effects your right to claim as a third party"
as exclusions are listed on the cert (normally) they will probably exclude cover under section 1 of the policy (comprehensive) if under the affluence of inchohol.
Mine excludes section 52, drunk In Charge so they wont pay out to fix my car if I crash the car and am over the limit.
mt Stuuk i too did not know that you should park either way around, even with your park light on...
here's hoping they sort it for you asap.
Luckypants
18-10-11, 08:24 AM
mt Stuuk i too did not know that you should park either way around, even with your park light on...
Neither did I so did a bit of checking and it seems the law changed quite recently. It was not clear to me if the change was in 2007 or 2010, but both are 'recent' in terms of the parking at night law as it had not changed since my test in 1981 prior to that AFAIK.
The Idle Biker
18-10-11, 10:15 AM
I think the guy in the photo wearing cream coloured slip on shoes should be nicked for wearing cream coloured slip on shoes.
I think the guy in the photo wearing cream coloured slip on shoes should be nicked for wearing cream coloured slip on shoes.
He also has tattoos in Chinese that he doesn't know what they mean... He is a lost cause haha
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