bloody old drivers!!!

[rd070707]

so was going to meet a buyer after work today for my hdi, all is well car slicked etc. About 15 mins before I finish work a customer comes in and said to me "anybody in here own a wee blue car because and old woman has reversed into it and drove off". I knew straight away it was mine, so I went out and ofc she had reversed into me and scuffed the front bumper

Fml Fml Fml
he got her reg number though so we will see, just means the buyer may no longer be interested

old people really need to be made do a suitable retest!

/ rant

[ozonehostile]

unlucky dude, talk about bad timing.

at least its a bumper, not an irreplaceable panel

[Niall]

Its really quite worrying that she probably didnt drive off because she didnt want to pay out for the repair but drove off because she didnt even realise she had done it!

[rd070707]

Very true niall, even if I got a few quid to fix it, bumper is cracked and paint flaked off etc. Maybe selling it wasnt meant to happen lol. Nah who am I kidding I want my new one!

[Niall]

Very true niall, even if I got a few quid to fix it, bumper is cracked and paint flaked off etc. Maybe selling it wasnt meant to happen lol. Nah who am I kidding I want my new one!

Dont mean to worry you but i had a similar thing. Guy reversed into my car. Cracked the bumper (2" split), scratched a bit of paint and put a tiny dent in the wing. Insurance company tried to write the car off. It was only because i argued it was not my fault that they got it repaired!

[rd070707]

Nah It won't go through the insurance, had enough incidents as a 20 y/o Lmao.

But yeah pity it may ruin the sale

[Rich306]

Shame some people do this... As Niall said, she may not even realise she had done it!!

[rd070707]

Turns out she was very elderly and claimed she didn't realise as she drives a big jeep.

Hopefully get it put right or sold as is , really had my heart set on this going and being replaced with a better 306 but will have to wait now

[Connor]

So is she paying for the repair?

[rd070707]

Yeah mate, don't know what way to go about it, almost feel bad taking to much, but has to be done

[THE_Liam]

A few weeks ago a guy in his 80's at least pulled out on me on a NSL road when I was doing 55-60. Booted the brakes, had a bit of a weavy slide with tyres screaming but managed to not smash into him, blared the horn at him and I thought he was ignoring me, then when I saw him chatting to his wife at the lights, I realised...

He never even noticed.

[rd070707]

Lol kinda amusing but at the same time bloody scary!

[THE_Liam]

Lol kinda amusing but at the same time bloody scary!

You're telling me mate, my arsehole nearly ate the seat!

[rd070707]

And people say young drivers are bad, the problem of old drivers and their bumper cars is always overlooked

[Connor]

Yeah mate, don't know what way to go about it, almost feel bad taking to much, but has to be done

Obviously don't go all guns blazing, there's no need for that. But it needs to be paid for and being old isn't an excuse

[rd070707]

Yeah don't want to take advantage at all cause at the end of the day its a cheap car and the damage isn't massive

[Rich306]

It doesn't matter how cheap the car is, the Bumper was in good condition before it was knocked.
At the end of the day, she is liable for the damage caused, no matter how old she is.

[Stephen]

I think they should have to retake there test when they are 60 or something. Or shouldn't be allowed on the road if they can't see properly

[WiNgNuTz]

Personally, i think there should be a compulsory retest every 5 years or so, no matter what age. Would weed out a lot of atrocious drivers, not just the old ones!

[Jenkosowls]

Once they reach a certain age they have to reapply for there license every year. I once had an elderly bloke ask me if I could fill his reapplication form as he couldn't see very well......

[Jukie88]

I would pay good money to see some of these older drivers do a parallel park etc without f*cking it up I would like to see them do emergency stops etc without dislocating there hips, some old people can barely move and are trusted to use and operate a car they are also very hesitant can't judge speed and gaps which really fucks me off as they hold up the flow of traffic etc etc age of 65 needs a compulsory retest !!!! But the government won't do it you think how much tax and insurance and repair and maintenance bills they would lose old drivers are a massive income for this country so we have to put up with them on the road

[C.A.R.]

I shopped someone in 2 weeks ago for bumping into a BMW in a carpark and promptly doing one. Snapped them on my phone and left a message for the owner, who was chuffed but peeved all at the same time.

Some people have no respect for others' property.