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....into the back of you they cant possibly dispute the claim can they?

What's happened?  :D

They could say you were reversing really fast.

not unless you did something silly like jump into their lane at a slower speed.

I think its rather obvious.

A work mate was following me and went into the back of me months ago.

Gone through the insurance company (who are fucking shit, not renewing with these total bastard cunts) anyway.....

About 2 weeks ago got a letter saying they were processing the claim (made months ago) and I asked what was taking so long.

Basically the other people involved in the accident car owner and driver (two different people) have just been ignoring the letters calls from my and their insurance company

Anyway letter through today saying the driver is disputing its his fault.

Or you broke suddenly for no reason.

I would have thought that someone driving into the side of your car would be less disputable. Unless you have a car which can go sideways.

I indicated and put my breaks on to make the turning.

nothing illegal or stupid in that! he obviously wasnt far enough back.

DV as much as we slate him pm Gazzas Fat ate he is kinda shit hot at these things.

A lady went into my car in a car park, I wasnt in it, she wanted to pay cash but I went through my insureres who are shit (swift cover) they said shes disputing it I had to pay, I said my solicitor was involved and they have now paid out for a back end

Seriously you need to fight this

to be honest, its difficult because i know the person but when it fucking happened the first thing he said was it was his fault.

No he is disputing it after ignoring it for months. If I end up losing my excess and my no claims and having my insurance cost go up I will be fucking livid more so than I am now.

He's a good mate, but I'm ready to kick his fucking head in right now.

A few years back a stupid bint drove into the back of me....there was minimal damage to my motor and maybe a broken lens on hers.

  It was her fault and I just said...forget it no harm done....now said bint worked for a firm of solicitors....and she decided to pursue me for the cost of a new lamp unit.  What a bunch of cunts...it was one of these where despite seething about it,  getting involved in litigation even if successful was going to be more costly than just paying up.

   :(

DV is this car yellow by any chance?

honestly, if you slowed down for a junction and indicated you were turning, then there really is no grounds for him. you'll be fine.

if he's a good mate and says it wasn't his fault then maybe it wasn't?
if its his fault he aint the good mate you think he is.
not long after i passed i went up the back of someone.just apologised and let the insurers get on with it.

i reversed into someone in a petrol station once and said it wasn't my fault when it was.


i'm a bad person.

I think that if you're hit from behind it's 99% of the time the person behind's fault. If you read the highway code and leave enough distance, it shouldn't matter how hard they brake or whether you signal, because they will have time to react.

I went into the back of someone on a roundabout once, in many ways i'd say it was her fault, but when you look at it objectively it was mine, although she certainly was a major factor. There was a gap in the roundabout, she pulled out, i checked right, jumped on the gas, only to face forwards and find she had changed her mind and stopped. On the Roundabout! Crash... She never made a claim either, i've been lucky like that, i even went into the back of a mint Merc in Landan and saw no claim. He was a fucking cock though and kinda caused it by cutting me up, which is possibly the exception.

Were you changing lanes at the time? That's what I thought when it happened to me. 'Lane priority' is what they'll get off it with, even if the chav cunt was swigging a can of Stella and passed a breath test!

one lane road....

If he was following you he should have maintained a safe stopping distance. Braking suddenly would make no difference. If you swerved into his lane, then things would be a bit different.

Its also worth noting that mate or not, if he said 'sorry' he admitted liability at the scene, which you really should tell your insurers if you haven't already.

I did exactly the same a couple of years ago. Was only 18 at the time so paid cash in hand to the other bloke to avoid my insurance going through the roof.

Taxi's out here (And no doubt all over the world) have a habit of braking too sharply when they see a potential fare at the side of the road.

I have had to react quickly on many an occassion, and as a result so has the driver(s) behind me. But I have not had an accident yet (Touches wood).

Likely he was not paying attention/going too fast/too close: = his fault.

insurance probably just stalling so dont sweat it, they'll find in favour of you eventually...

No 1 rule. Never accept blame, even if you think it was your fault.

Bollocks if it's your fault then it's your fault.  I hate that kind of attitude man, that's why you're insured.  I had a crash once and it was defo my fault I got out the car went up to her and admitted responsibility gave her my details and that was it, insurance took care of the rest.  I wouldn;t want to ry  and get out of it if it was my fault.  

As for the if someone hits you from behind pretty much in 99.9999% of the time you'll be fine.  You could drive along a road and slam on your brakes for no reason and if the geezer or geezeress went into the back of you then yu are in the right.  You could brake because you saw a ghost and still you'd be in the right, so don't worry about it, you'll be a-okay!

whey!!!!!!

Dave is the most awsomest drunk in the world ever

ALL insurance companies tell you never to admit to blame. fact of life unfortunately.

I couldn't give a shit what car insurance companies tell you to do.  If I have gone into someone and it was my fault the first thing I'd do is get out of my car and tell the person, don't worry, it was my fault, I'm fully insured here's my details.  That way the person who's day I have just ruined will not feel as bad and nor will I.

Which is what happen about 5 years ago when I hit someone (another car) going home from work.  Insurance took care of it, no bother!!

I've had three accidents. All involved me hitting the car in front. Two of which ended up as write-offs.

Apart from me driving, guess what the other contributing factor in each incident was?

The car in front, on every occassion, was driven (Badly) by a bint.

Whilst I must accept some responsibility, if the dozy mares didn't slam their brakes on for no apparent reason, the collisions would have been averted.

And I wouldn't have ended up losing my no claims...............

Or you could have been driving at a safe distance so if they did break suddenly you would have had time to stop :?

I never thought of that.

Good point, well made.

When I drive, I assume everyone else on the road is a fucking retard. People have an annoying habit of doing really stupid things when they get behind the wheel and I dont intend to be a statistic due to someone elses stupidity.

I was hit on M4 last friday on way to Bude, gutted.  Luckily she, being the decent lady she is, has admitted it was her fault, as she didn't stop in time and hit me for behind.  Which means it should all get sorted without too much fuss (fingers crossed).  

Well over a grand's worth of damage, I'm still gutted though as I do love my car.

Was she fit Jan?

Oh and i hope you are ok.

My car goes in Friday for a re spray due to my accident, they confirmed I will have a lovely Ford Ka - no offence but I ahve just cancelled and moved all meetings that day.

Silly women denied it at first

Hahaha you loser.

Nah, middle aged mother of 4, she was a nice enough woman though.

if you pay me enough money I can make it not your fault for smashing someone up the arse but most of the time if you are hit in the rear it's a no brainer your not at fault! sometimes you get cunts saying that people reverered into them but lets face it on the balance of probailty what is more likely?

anyway I would be happy to help now I am back from hoilday. I would not leave it in the hands of your insuers they will do fuck all and take forever and will more than likley fuck it up. if you pm me your number and name I will give you a call this week if you like and don't worry I'm not a knob at work just on here :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

To be fair Gazza I'm getting an Alfa hire car tomorrow, my car's getting repaired and her insurance company have accepted liability and I don't have to dip my hand into my pocket!!  Result.

Could have been a lot worse!