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Carol M

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Our son wrote his car off today.
Luckily he was unhurt bar a knee crushed against the ignition key and a bit of a bump on his head off the steering wheel as the airbag didn't go off.

This is my rant....

A driver three cars in front of him suddenly decided she wanted to turn right into a garden centre. Slammed her brakes on then after traffic passed on other side of road, turned. Driver behind her slammed his brakes on, lady behind him did the same and my lad didn't have time to stop and hit the lady in front of him who hit the man in front of her. Garden centre woman at the front buggered off probably unaware of the carnage she had caused behind her.
Now, I know and so does he, that he is responsible as he was at the rear etc etc. the two drivers in front of him said it really wasn't his fault and didn't blame him but of course, his insurance will have to cover the damage (cracked wheel cover of man's Rav, slight bonnet crumple and boot of lady)
Son's car (a C1) is written off. Bonnet crumpled to a mm of radiator, light smashed, windscreen cracked etc. he drove it home as no leaks and nothing touching the wheels but insurance are writing it off.

My rant is the bloody woman who decided last minute to turn right and slammed her brakes on. The man behind her said she had been driving a bit erratically anyway. She was obviously looking for the garden centre and, instead of going past and finding a safe place to turn round, decided to stop last minute.

Felt so sorry for my lad. He is a really safe driver and very sensible for a lad his age. He was really upset.
Now, we have to get another car, minus £500 excess off the payout, back to zero no claims which will mean £1000 ish insurance premium again.

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He can't be that safe a driver if he wrote off his car in this way. Two other cars stopped, and he didn't. I do have sympathy for him though, I'd be sad if it were my son that had been involved.

At least nobody was hurt and he'll have learned to leave a bigger gap in future.
 
He is a safe driver but he's also human.
I spoke to the lady and she said it was a near unavoidable situation and didn't hold him to blame.
 
I can understand your frustration... As the woman who started it was prob none the wiser... And could equally do it again tomorrow.

But atleast no- one was hurt... Your son will learn a lesson (sadly the hard way) and will ultimately make him a better driver.


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I was told to look at this thread.

Funnily enough it sounds rather like how my last Zed was written off. That also goes down as my fault. :thumbsdown:

At least he is okay, cars can be replaced.
 
I have sympathy for your son not a lot he could of done by the sounds of it. It is abit sh#t how insurance company's automatically blame the trailing driver but that's the way it is. but the positive out of this is no one was hurt and it will make him a better and more aware driver and know not to fully trust other road users.
 
Thanks guys.
I've always said to him to treat all other drivers as though they are idiots, he's probably fully understanding what I mean now.
Not many of us drive at the recommended stopping distance for the speed we are doing all the time and then some div stands on their brakes because they nearly missed their turn :headbang:

Disca, hope yours got sorted ok?
 
Sorry Cazza I can see you're standing up for you're lad but it sounds like he was driving either too fast or too close to the person in front of him. If the other two stopped you can't really lay the blame on the person who stopped at the front, even if she did throw the anchors on.
He's learnt (the hard way) and won't do it again in a hurry, hopefully.
Glad the young man is relatively unscathed :thumbsup: and in the mean time, while he has no car lend him the Porka to take the ladies out in (if he's such a good driver it won't be a problem :D )
 
lux said:
Glad the young man is relatively unscathed :thumbsup: and in the mean time, while he has no car lend him the Porka to take the ladies out in (if he's such a good driver it won't be a problem :D )
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:rofl:

It's very sad, glad your son is OK, but one of the first rules of the road is be aware of w4nkers in front of you. Always leave enough braking distance.
 
lux said:
Sorry Cazza I can see you're standing up for you're lad but it sounds like he was driving either too fast or too close to the person in front of him. If the other two stopped you can't really lay the blame on the person who stopped at the front, even if she did throw the anchors on.
He's learnt (the hard way) and won't do it again in a hurry, hopefully.
Glad the young man is relatively unscathed :thumbsup: and in the mean time, while he has no car lend him the Porka to take the ladies out in (if he's such a good driver it won't be a problem :D )
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Do you drive 118 feet behind the car in front at 40mph (recommended stopping distance) no, of course you don't and probably neither do any of you. I don't.
He was very unlucky and possibly reacted too late. In a line of cars braking hard and sharp it's a good chance one of them is going to hit the car in front.
He is a cautious driver, everyone who has been a passenger praises him for it.

And I'm not sticking up for him, I'd be the first one to bollock him if I thought he was driving too fast/close. The lady he hit didn't think so and she was actually there at the time to judge the situation,
 
:roll: .....that what I said!?

He's learnt (the hard way) and won't do it again in a hurry, hopefully.
Glad the young man is relatively unscathed.
 
Glad to hear he is ok

Bet everyone on here has been in a situation at some point where someone in front does something you are not expecting and you have to slam on. My particular favourite is when they stop on the main road to let someone out of a side road.

Most of the time we get away with it. Occasionally we don't, doesn't make us bad drivers.
 
He's fine and thats all that really counts. The rest is just metal.

Better in some ways to learn by the experience now. A big crash many years ago that I walked away from (on black ice) taught me a lesson thats stood the test of time - about driving in bad weather conditions.

However, if you drive into the back of someone, it is I'm afraid always your own fault. Thats the invaluble lesson that your lad should take here. One that will probably save his life and he'll never know! : :wink:
 
Carol M said:
teamemmenracing said:
ah .... the joys of parenthood ...... :D

you will get it sorted Carol ...... :rofl:
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Yeah :)

Already trawling the internet for another car. :roll:
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You've got two, can't you lend him your yellow one... :evil:
 
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