31-01-2013, 02:58 PM
Welcome along youngblood 
5 doors = more whores so good choice shame about the Asian on the phone.
Pics of damage? and I'm sure if you go through the insurance for the damage they will try and write it off - you have 2 choices here. You can let them write it off offer you fa fair value for the car and keep the salvage then it will be a category D or C write off for which the car will need a Vehicle Identity Check commonly referred to as a VIC test costing about £45 and carried out at your nearest VOSA station.
Your other option is you can insist that the vehicle is repaired to your satisfaction at cost to her insurance company as it was her fault - don't let them fob you off with the cheaper option for them. Stick to your guns if you want it repaired.
Financially you would probably be better off taking the money for the car and depending on the level of damage either slap a secondhand bumper on it and vic test it and drive it till the mot/tax expires then weigh it in or just let them take it if its badly damaged bodywise.
5 doors = more whores so good choice shame about the Asian on the phone. Pics of damage? and I'm sure if you go through the insurance for the damage they will try and write it off - you have 2 choices here. You can let them write it off offer you fa fair value for the car and keep the salvage then it will be a category D or C write off for which the car will need a Vehicle Identity Check commonly referred to as a VIC test costing about £45 and carried out at your nearest VOSA station.
Your other option is you can insist that the vehicle is repaired to your satisfaction at cost to her insurance company as it was her fault - don't let them fob you off with the cheaper option for them. Stick to your guns if you want it repaired.
Financially you would probably be better off taking the money for the car and depending on the level of damage either slap a secondhand bumper on it and vic test it and drive it till the mot/tax expires then weigh it in or just let them take it if its badly damaged bodywise.