GreenLandy Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Common sense or not, TPI has no contract with you, therefore it is their obigation to pay for their client's actions, regardless of cost. Well, no. Not regardless of cost. That would be silly. Imagine if you owned a 1985 Rover worth £500, and someone drives into it. The parts needed are no longer made so they need to re-tool which costs £2M. Do they HAVE to do that? Yes, that's a deliberately silly one, but the point is true. You could try suing the TP for damages like I said, but you'd have to prove negligence or that they owed you a duty of care, and then you'd still have to convince the judge that paying £7K to fix a car worth £6K is worth it. Never, ever going to happen. Well it is regardless of cost, they don't have any get out clause with you. Whilst your extreme example probably would go the way you suggest, when we're taking a 5k repair versus a 10k repair, they have to pay. The whole insurance industry is geared up to make it as easy and cheap for themselves, hence you would have to fight it yourself and it wouldn't be quick or easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 So sorry to see this. Hope you get her back on the road soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Sorry to hear this. At least you're OK Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummiestormer Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Gutted for you as a fellow Temper owner--hope it can be resurrected as there are not many of us about!! Glad you are ok that's the main thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKVai Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks for all your messages. I'm still waiting for the repair centre to get back to me after they pick up the vehicle from auto renovations (who the police called to recover it), so still not 100% sure if they will or will not repair it. Courtesy car was quickly sorted out though, a 2015 Mercedes C220d... Quite nice... It's like driving a boat compared to the Zed though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGT4 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 rear end - no fault - no brainer goto accident management company - only way to avoid car being written off by insurance company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex350z Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks for all your messages. I'm still waiting for the repair centre to get back to me after they pick up the vehicle from auto renovations (who the police called to recover it), so still not 100% sure if they will or will not repair it. Courtesy car was quickly sorted out though, a 2015 Mercedes C220d... Quite nice... It's like driving a boat compared to the Zed though Thats strange... They compared mine to a 2015 E250 lol! Was a pleasure to drive though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeW Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 its horrible to read these threads, but its such a relief to see that you are ok, it is your pride and joy, but its a machine, which will hopefully put right. fingers crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easty Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Gutted for you pal..... Hope they sort it for you..... Little cold but if they don't I want your wheels lol you can stick on my RAY's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Not another one! Hope it gets sorted without too much headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamdc2 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 you should have uninsured loss recovery as part of your policy. your insurers should support you in dealing with the third party damages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKVai Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Well I'm still waiting on official word from the insurance company but the repair centre it was taken to my brother has a friend who works there, the repair bill estimate they did has come in at £27k !! So that a certain write off in my eyes. Bottom of the boot has a massive metre crack in it! Been and seen it today to get my personal things from it, she's in such a sad state! I'll post some more pictures tomorrow of the extensive damage to the rear and front is damaged a lot more than I thought, then again it was wedged under the central reservation! As for the wheels @Easty 3 out of 4 are knackered. The recovery truck put a massive hole in the centre of one to attach a hook to tie it down! Otherwise I'd have had them back as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Oh mate, so sorry to hear this, it didn't look good at the time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modo Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 O ouch sorry to see that damage. Hope it can be repaired or replaced. You OK though, safe car saved you. Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Well, no. Not regardless of cost. That would be silly. Imagine if you owned a 1985 Rover worth £500, and someone drives into it. The parts needed are no longer made so they need to re-tool which costs £2M. Do they HAVE to do that? Yes, that's a deliberately silly one,...... Never, ever going to happen. Not as silly as it seems Dan, there was a discussion recently on the E type forum about the repair costs of classic cars now easily exceeding the value of the actual car. The owner of a rare classic could in effect be entitled to have the car restored to pre accident condition not necessarily "irrespective of cost" but up to and maybe more than 100% value of the car. Unfortunately in this case the OP would probably be hard pressed to prove the rarity value of his car or that he couldn't find a similar one with the money the insurance paid out. Back to the OP, sorry to hear what's happened and hope you get it all sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exec Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Ouch! sorry for your loss, what a beautiful car. Held up pretty well, I wonder how fast was the other car going? Are you going to get another to replace it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCool Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Really sorry to see. Looked like a nice Zed. There's some real bell-ends out there that drive around half asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiriusProjects Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Oh man, I bet your gutted. Important thing is that you are okay though. It could of been worse. Hope everything works out for you and that your back on the road real soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKVai Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Rear offside damage is pretty severe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGT4 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Well, no. Not regardless of cost. That would be silly. Imagine if you owned a 1985 Rover worth £500, and someone drives into it. The parts needed are no longer made so they need to re-tool which costs £2M. Do they HAVE to do that? Yes, that's a deliberately silly one,...... Never, ever going to happen. Not as silly as it seems Dan, there was a discussion recently on the E type forum about the repair costs of classic cars now easily exceeding the value of the actual car. The owner of a rare classic could in effect be entitled to have the car restored to pre accident condition not necessarily "irrespective of cost" but up to and maybe more than 100% value of the car. Unfortunately in this case the OP would probably be hard pressed to prove the rarity value of his car or that he couldn't find a similar one with the money the insurance paid out. Back to the OP, sorry to hear what's happened and hope you get it all sorted. its not only classic insurance situations you can recover > 100% of market value if its no fault goto an accident management company first and inform your insurance you have done so with zero cost to them if you go through your insurance first to claim they will most likely issue a write off on the car (esp 350z) which will stay with the car even if you change your mind and go elsewhere to progress repair/recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Never going to happen on a mass-market Jap car worth what, £8k tops? Also, they cannot write off your car if you don't let them. That's a myth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d95gas Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Never going to happen on a mass-market Jap car worth what, £8k tops? Also, they cannot write off your car if you don't let them. That's a myth. Totally True. My wife's pristine Toyota Carina E got rear ended by "Night Freight". By the time I found out what was going on, the other parties insurance company had it recovered to a scrappy..... they had removed the VIN plate and informed me it was written off. Stuck my heals in, threw the toys out of the pram and told them they had 24hrs to get that car to my front door before I brought the police in for theft. Car was duly returned, we then instructed a loss recovery agent..... ended up costing the other side near 8k. LRA had a brand new motor pulled from a show room in Manchester and delivered to us by 7am the next day.......that was the Courtesy car. 6 weeks of repairs at Lexus, and they were delivering the car back to us, when the driver reversed off the side of the low loader, causing another 3k of damage....... and thats another story. so dont let them ride rough shot over you, its your car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeybrain1234 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Unlucky but glad you are okay. £27k Repair bill!!!!!! That's crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alize Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 rear end - no fault - no brainer goto accident management company - only way to avoid car being written off by insurance company Gutted for you but was also gonna suggest a claims management company as the solution Ferrari owners use them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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