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Graham, they pick the car up on Wed. Meanwhile white van mans insurers are forking out for a Merc E300 cabriolet. So we will see you instyle at Prescott.
Dan at KH is going to give me a trade in value as Janice isn't keen on a rebuilt front end.
KH seem to be OK after the flood.

All noted - so if the weather is rubbish, we may both be travelling in cabriolets with roof up?

I finally have managed to upload to the TM image manager photos of where the cross head has broken the inner valance indicating it must have moved a lot.



Any views on how bad that is?

John, I wish you a happy ending with all the tedious procedures that are now pending. As others have said, good that there were no injuries, it could have ended worse for you.
In one point the accident record in Germany would probably have been different. If the police are not called, there is always the chance that the guilty person will revoke his original confession of guilt. Unfortunately, sometimes honest people are persuaded by their money-hungry lawyers to deviate from their original confession of guilt if the police - as a witness - did not record the accident and thus the question of guilt is not clearly recorded. Then it is often the case that the court gives the injured party a partial guilt if there are no witnesses.
Perhaps the rules of the game are different in the UK. I don't want to rub salt in the wound, but in my country I would have called the police at this level of damage. Anyway I wish you best luck to sort all the troubles quickly.

Heinz, the guy has been really good. He has owned up to the fault.

Yeah good luck with all the arrangements and fannying about. It always takes so long and requires stamina to persuade all the parties to just do their jobs.

Too true. Yesterday his insurers sent me two threatening letters & a call. The basic was he admitted fault so if I go via my insurance:-
1. I loose my NCD
2. it will cost more & take longer
3. I can have a Fiesta hire car
4. They will give me £200 bribe to do that

Letter two after I told them sex and travel was really threatening saying I wouldn't be able to recover all costs etc etc
It made my day.

Today I also SORNed the car. Every little helps.

Gosh, that's a new tactic.

It's all about cost reduction from the insurance machine, so you did right in advising them accordingly..!!

You may wish to register an ache or pain with your GP next..

Good plan on the SORN.

Good luck John, what a shower of excrement they are these insurers

Headley being the exception for me and have restored my faith after the celebrity chef wrote mine off in his Audi tractor.