Car help needed!

Originally Posted by zsv650

tbh if someone broke your car would you want to claim of your insurance for something that wasnt your fault.

Certainly not at 17
Next year's insurance would be ridiculous

We have asked the guy about claiming on his insurance, but he has said he wants to do it without informing them due to him writing off a car recently, and doesnt want to hurt his excess or something stupid.
Do you think it would be wrong to offer him the excess amount, and leave it up to him to choose between repairing it himself, or handing it over to the insurers?

And yea, I think he was fairly young, looked under 25.

Originally Posted by Jdawg

We have asked the guy about claiming on his insurance, but he has said he wants to do it without informing them due to him writing off a car recently, and doesnt want to hurt his excess or something stupid.
Do you think it would be wrong to offer him the excess amount, and leave it up to him to choose between repairing it himself, or handing it over to the insurers?

I'd only pay him what it would actually cost to get it fixed (takes any high excess/insurance spike out of the equation)

think if it was you though bud and somebody knocked your bike over how would you do things i know what i'd do.

Originally Posted by zsv650

think if it was you though bud and somebody knocked your bike over how would you do things i know what i'd do.

S'pose (although I'm TPO), but I can see your point...

the car guy shouldnt take the **** though and if it was me id find out how much parts were and the work and just hand it over.

Yea, i think thats the best idea. Its not my mates fault that the guy trashed a car recently, just unfortunate. Will have to do a bit of phoning around tomorrow.
I wouldnt have thought a windscreen would be too much more than £200 fitted??

Phone a decent company that replaces windscreens and windows.
Get them to quote you a price, tell them to send you a email with conformation of a estimation or something like that.
Pay the guy that, not the 500 that he just he took off the top of his head, hoping to make a few ££ out of the situation..

Originally Posted by Jdawg

Yea, i think thats the best idea. Its not my mates fault that the guy trashed a car recently, just unfortunate. Will have to do a bit of phoning around tomorrow.
I wouldnt have thought a windscreen would be too much more than £200 fitted??

as above.