Driving about earlier I popped to Foxhunters estate for a service/MOT quote from a garage there who serviced my car last. As I was leaving, I came around the corner at the top in the middle of the road around a parked car when suddenly a van was in front of me..... The result?????
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He was trying to get me to accept liability and saying I was bombing about like a loony, which anyone who knows my driving, I do not do around town as I respect my car and other people too much. This is what his vehicle had damage wise...


Down to insurers now but I can't see how it was my fault:
1. He was reversing into a more major road, illegal????
2. He had parked cars blocking his view
3. If he was stationary, as he claims, why is the damage on my car more at the front and rear with nothing major on the door? A stationary car wouldn't cause that.

Car couldn't drive so is in repair shop now but I really hope she's repairable as she's my pride n joy :cry:  :cry:
Proper gutted and p*ssed off. Was a year ago on Saturday gone that my MG was wrote off :?

So, opinions on if it's repairable?

 sorry to hear about the accident mate, hope all parties are ok!

It might get written off considering the damage on the rear panel! Hope it all works out OK!

 Its repairable....illegitimate child that its dented the rear quarter so much tho :( would be so easy to replace a door and a wing =/

 HOw the hell did I manage to type "illegitamate child" in that sentence....... WTF I have to ask myself some serious questions....

Ow wait its been auto corrected cause I swore maybe? lol

 That's not good,glad your ok though

As winwiz say's,it's not looking good with that damage to that rear panel,it would need to be cut out and a new one welded in

Reversing onto a main road is illegal so you should be covered there.

 He was reversing out onto my road from a sidestreet, premesis place (along the line of cars that are visible over his bonnet in last pic). I'm 90% sure my headlights were on too so I was visible enough if they were. People thinking 50-50 blame or more him/me???

That dont look good mate, gutted for you.

Ive got a feeling you may be told its gonna get wrote off, hope its not the case mate but it dont look good. 

Hi Mate,

Glad you're ok.

Looks repairable to me.  It's three panels.  The rear quarter will be the most tricky, but still easily fixable.  If it's borderline, you could always offer to supply the door and wing yourself to reduce the repair cost - I did this in the past for an ex and it just managed to save her car as it was borderline write-off...

Wigster. 

 If you do want to try that,i can get doors for £50 and wings for £20,special offer just for you(not making a penny,which is rare).

I believe the insurance would find him at fault for emerging from a side/minor road onto a main road, plus he was the one doing the manouver (reversing) so the onus is on him to take greater care, thats my initial opinion without having all the information.  Hope it goes your way.  All the best with that.

Sorry to hear about the accident, gutted about the damage, looks pretty bad hope you can get it fixed!

if someone pulls out on you, its their fault for 'driving without due care and attention'

i had my first car writen off when someone did similar to me.

hope you get sorted hun, glad your ok though xx

i dont think you have much to worry about if he reversed out on you ! but with your cars age i dont think they will write it off ? it used to be 2/3rds of the cars value limit on repairs costs when i last worked in the car trade

 It is a write off. Garage say over £4000 of damage done.

 shame :( yeah deff not your fault, take it through insurance, and take him to the cleaners.

 dont worry bud, only a bit of metal.

it shouldn't write it off,

worst bit is the quarter, the rest is cosmetic

hope they dont try and pin it on ya,

jake

 Feel sorry for you mate. £4000 worth of damage is alot. Were you fully comp?  Have the insurers offered you a settlement payment?

 Stick to your guns...do not accept its your fault at all.

Just say i was pulling out and i seen a var facing the opposite direction so i pulled out and i then i realised he was reversing and BANG!

Ageeesss ago...my unc was reversing out a street onto a a main road and a car smashed into the back of him. He got 6 points and it was his fault...

Revesing is illegal on the main road and by law, he should have done a legal 3 point turn....

Be ready though...you got a hell of a battle ! You should just claim off your insurance for now and let them fight the battle but if you win, you'll get the money paid extra on the isnruance costs back and if its 50/50, it will just be a 50/50 claim.

Hope it works out for you mate..ask how much to buy your car back and get Jake to sort it !  Probs b a CAT D

 might not let him buy it back tbh they now sell them on at salvage auctions,

£4000 to repair is a joke, ill do a quick work out and see whats what

jake

 £4000!! screw that

front and side of car painted for 400-500. door £30, new wing £20, new bumper £50, wing mirror, anohter 50, indicator, a tenner. it would not cost 3k to do a rear quarter swap

Its not just parts its labour aswell. Mind you how many hours labour would you need to put into the car? not £3000 worth i bet.

 the only thing that might need to go for a shop for is the rear quarter, everything else is a bolt on bolt off component