An update - It turns out it was far more than £10,000 worth of damage, when they started stripping it back they found it needed more parts so a supplementary estimate was submitted (I don't know how much). It took the Insurance company 10 days to accept it (that was three weeks ago), and that was on...

The basic principle is that it puts you, as far as possible, back to the same position you were in immediately before the loss. A modern variation is the New For Old cover on cars under 12 months old. It's also gets a stretch with replacement parts. But it's always there to be negotiated. It's not ...

No, I'm happy with where it's at. There is another repairer I'd rather it go to, but they can't take on anymore work, only taking in cars from the insurers they have contracts with, or car manufacturers that they are the authorised repairers for. When I spoke to them they reckoned that most repair s...

What can't be seen on the photo is that the off-side front wheel is pointing in a different direction to the near-side one. I've heard on the grapevine that if repair costs hit £12,000 they'll write it off. Also availability of parts may be an issue. If they are not readily available the insurers wi...

I've never heard of that before. It looks like Volvo have to retrieve the data, I may have to get in touch with the U.K. Customer Services to see if they can retrieve it automatically and send it to me.

Email sent, let's see what they say.

Thanks guys.
I believe the Police think he's at fault, so that should help if they charge him, even if they only offer him a driver awareness course it should help our case.

My wife was driving, where the car is the road narrows and there were two cars parked on her side of the road, at the end of the road, up an incline, is a mini-roundabout. She slowed down to a very slow roll, 40 metres from the roundabout, to let two cars pass, she started to pass the two parked car...

.................................... this could be over £10,000 worth of damage!

Just waiting to see if it's going to be more (after alignment check), if it is it could be a write-off!

jamie307 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:03 am Here's mine complete with light, cooling button, key and retaining strap

Image1.jpg

I've never notice the slot to put a key in before I saw it on your picture!

My 2018 T5 FE on the road price was £40,085 (or thereabouts) and I'm not paying the higher tax. I was going to have a factory fit tow bar but my dealer advised this would put me into the higher VED bracket and suggested I have it as a dealer fit option (along with a couple of other things) as dealer...