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PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:32 pm 
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This morning, one of our drivers was stationary at the side of the road waiting for his passengers to get in the car. A vehicle reversed out of the drive opposite and went into the side of our car. The reversing car stalled when it hit our car. The driver re-started the engine and tried to continue reversing. Our driver told me that the force used in this manouver felt as though our car was being lifted off the ground. When the reversing car stalled again, the driver actualy got out of the car to see why it wouldn't go back any further. That was the first time that she had seen our car. apparently the rear window was so caked in mud that she couldn't see anything in her mirror.
You couldn't make it up!

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:11 pm 
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where does she live, was she insured, what time was it, i could do with a claim

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:55 pm 
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My sister got hit a few years ago by a driver who cleared about an 8 inch diameter hole in the snow on her front windscreen and promptly tried to drive down the road she was very surprised that she didn't see the car (nobody in it at the time fortunately)

By the way grandad were the police called because it sounds to me like the driver of this car was impaired though drink or drugs to be that mentally impaired !!

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:06 pm 
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grandad wrote:
This morning, one of our drivers was stationary at the side of the road waiting for his passengers to get in the car. A vehicle reversed out of the drive opposite and went into the side of our car. The reversing car stalled when it hit our car. The driver re-started the engine and tried to continue reversing. Our driver told me that the force used in this manouver felt as though our car was being lifted off the ground. When the reversing car stalled again, the driver actualy got out of the car to see why it wouldn't go back any further. That was the first time that she had seen our car. apparently the rear window was so caked in mud that she couldn't see anything in her mirror.
You couldn't make it up!


Yup..them little devils get everywhere

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:32 am 
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I think the driver was more elephant feet than tiger feet !!

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:01 am 
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bloodnock wrote:
grandad wrote:
This morning, one of our drivers was stationary at the side of the road waiting for his passengers to get in the car. A vehicle reversed out of the drive opposite and went into the side of our car. The reversing car stalled when it hit our car. The driver re-started the engine and tried to continue reversing. Our driver told me that the force used in this manouver felt as though our car was being lifted off the ground. When the reversing car stalled again, the driver actualy got out of the car to see why it wouldn't go back any further. That was the first time that she had seen our car. apparently the rear window was so caked in mud that she couldn't see anything in her mirror.
You couldn't make it up!


Yup..them little devils get everywhere

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:08 pm 
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I just can't believe it. Firstly we still haven't heard anything about our car being repaired yet. Then this morning my ex wife was driving the replacement car and drove into the back of another car. The collision was very slow but it still caused a fair bit of damage to both vehicles. Then this evening I get a call from another one of our drivers to say that his next door neighbour had just reversed into the door of another one of our cars.
I hope this stops now we have had our "3".
Anyone got the number for the Samaritans?

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:07 pm 
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Oh well 3 new skodas for granddad, for a while at least


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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:12 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
Oh well 3 new skodas for granddad, for a while at least

The first car was our 09 plate Zafira. The replacemet vehicle was a Hyundai i800 and the 3rd one is one of our Megane's.
Fortunatly the Megane looks like it is just the front passenger side door and I have a spare one of these that should fit, I will find out in the morning.
Mind you I may still have to claim for my injuries after hearing of this 3rd one due to my constantly banging my head on the table in disbelief.

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:25 pm 
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http://www.samaritans.org/

Your gonna need this when your insurance is up for renewal.

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:28 am 
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gusmac wrote:
http://www.samaritans.org/

Your gonna need this when your insurance is up for renewal.

Fortunatly, only one of the accidents was the fault of our driver.

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 Post subject: Re: accident
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grandad, let me know when any of your fleet are near me, ill stay in bed

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 6:33 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad, let me know when any of your fleet are near me, ill stay in bed



Same here or I'll go out in one of these.

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 Post subject: Re: accident
PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:01 am 
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Come on guys, only one of them was our drivers fault. Even with that one you can smell the personal injury scam a mile away.

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grandad wrote:
Come on guys, only one of them was our drivers fault. Even with that one you can smell the personal injury scam a mile away.


Lots of trouble x wives when they haven't been paid there weekly allowance :lol: :shock:


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