Joined the T Bone Club.

[shiftin_gear98]

Oh, quick question.


My insurance policy runs out in March, IF they still have my bike. Do I need to renew the policy again with them to still be covered for this?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by shiftin_gear98

Maviczap, I've had to sign a lot of forms so far, pretty sure I am not aloud to use another solicitor or I am personally liable for all my current solicitors costs..

Won't hurt to speak to White Dalton and explain

Check your paperwork, I'm pretty sure you can appoint who you want to represent you & recover the costs at a later date.

SvRich had a similar problem, junked the solicitors his insurance company

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=145119

[garynortheast]

As Mav says above you can ditch the insurance company appointed solicitors if you want and appoint your own. This is what my FiL did after his accident 4 years ago. He asked Andrew Dalton of White Dalton to take it on instead of the bunch of hopeless timewasters appointed by the insurance company. It was a good move, White Dalton were superb.

[madcockney]

The only thing is that when the law changed a year or so back the fee recovering system changed and is a fixed price if the value of the claim is under £25,000. Therefore the initial solicitor gets the fee and the second gets nothing unless you are willing to pay out of your own pocket. Therefore unless the latter applies most solicitors will not take on a case that another has started.

I have l always used my own solicitor, and certainly not the paralegals that most insurance companies use. I like to think that the solicitor is working for me and not to some other criteria. The solicitor I would use for my PA and any RTC related cases would be http://jminjurylaw.com as I know what they have done for others and do not fleece their clients.

[TamSV]

Who took your bike away?

If you think you could get it rideable, if not totally repaired, then there's no reason you couldn't get it back.

Get well as soon as possible. I agree that crutches sucks
I had similar accident just before Easter going to work in the morning. In full protection gear but nevertheless I had a broken right foot and some bruises. One month in cast plus one month to fully recover.
My beloved CBR 125R was written off (I was in the middle of my try to get my full licence) but at least now I am ok

[shiftin_gear98]

Tam,


My insurers got 4th Dimension to collect my bike, " for assessment".
Now they seem to not want to give it back, until it's fixed.

[shiftin_gear98]

Tyke,


Hope you're mended now, I'm on my way to being there.

[TamSV]

Originally Posted by shiftin_gear98

Tam,


My insurers got 4th Dimension to collect my bike, " for assessment".
Now they seem to not want to give it back, until it's fixed.

Aye, they'll be wanting to rack up storage charges. They've got to make money from somewhere but you can push against this if you want - it's still your bike after all.

[TamSV]

You could also ask if a hire bike is a possibility - depends how strong they think your case is.