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[Andy B]

SWMBO was on her way home from work this afternoon, she'd come to a stop as the car in front was turning right ..... but the car behind her didn't!!!  She was pushed forward into the car infront of her causing minor paint work to the front of her car & the back of the little Mitsubishi Colt in front. The back of her Astra however ....... the boot floor is substantially creased and the rear nearside door is fouling against the D post that has been pushed forwards up to it & there's now a huge gap between the nearside of the hatch & the rear near side quarter!     
Perfect timing too as the insurance is up for renewal in less than a fortnight  :-/  :-/  :-/ 

At least nobody died!       

and while not trying to be a cliche  ..... she does have a sore neck/shoulders and a sore knee, presumably from where her foot was on the brake pedal.

The mother of the girl who went into the back of SWMBO's Astra says it couldn't have been that hard because there's not much damage to the front of her/their car. err? at least a bonnet, bumper & slam panel. 

[Elite Pete]

At least the wife is OK Andy.

[Pete Elite]

Her Mother was in the car, well that explains it then .

 At least SWMBO was generally OK and that's what counts Andy .

[KillerWatt]

Forget the mother of the other driver, your next problem is going to be when the insurance write back and say that your other half obviously realised the car was stopping (because she stopped herself)......but why did she stop so close that another car was able to shunt her in to the car in front when she would have had the handbrake on.

Before you go off on another "why are you finding fault with what I say" 'dangle berries', I ain't having a pop.
I'm just letting you know that insurance companies WILL find some unheard of shit and use that against you in order to attempt to reduce the payout.


PS

Maybe you should change the topic title, because not all women drivers are shit.

[Pete Elite]

Forget the mother of the other driver, your next problem is going to be when the insurance write back and say that your other half obviously realised the car was stopping (because she stopped herself)......but why did she stop so close that another car was able to shunt her in to the car in front when she would have had the handbrake on.

Before you go off on another "why are you finding fault with what I say" 'dangle berries', I ain't having a pop.
I'm just letting you know that insurance companies WILL find some unheard of shit and use that against you in order to attempt to reduce the payout.


PS

Maybe you should change the topic title, because not all women drivers are shit.

  It sounds like quite an impact KW so how far away are you supposed to stop? because if every body in the queue left a huge gap, the last car in the queue would be in the next county .

[Pete Elite]

Forget the mother of the other driver, your next problem is going to be when the insurance write back and say that your other half obviously realised the car was stopping (because she stopped herself)......but why did she stop so close that another car was able to shunt her in to the car in front when she would have had the handbrake on.

Before you go off on another "why are you finding fault with what I say" 'dangle berries', I ain't having a pop.
I'm just letting you know that insurance companies WILL find some unheard of shit and use that against you in order to attempt to reduce the payout.


PS

Maybe you should change the topic title, because not all women drivers are shit.

  Not had a sex change by any chance have we KW  .

[Richie London]

im usually about 4 ft away from the car in front when i stop. id presume thats normal. unless its uphill im usually about 6-8ft behind.

[KillerWatt]

so how far away are you supposed to stop?

I was taught (for test purposes) that if you couldn't see where the rear tyres of the vehicle in front were making contact with the tarmac, then you were guaranteed to fail (no such thing as "majors & minors" in my day, you either made the grade or didn't).

Now you may not think that's a very big gap, but try it tomorrow on your way to work (or whenever you drive next)....you'll be surprised at just how big a gap it is.

[Andy B]

Forget the mother of the other driver, your next problem is going to be when the insurance write back and say that your other half obviously realised the car was stopping (because she stopped herself)......but why did she stop so close that another car was able to shunt her in to the car in front when she would have had the handbrake on.

Before you go off on another "why are you finding fault with what I say" 'dangle berries', I ain't having a pop.
I'm just letting you know that insurance companies WILL find some unheard of shit and use that against you in order to attempt to reduce the payout.


PS

Maybe you should change the topic title, because not all women drivers are shit.

I won't go off on one cos ....... I do agree with you  :-?    . It was something I'd thought of when she got home.
She actually wasn't that close (obviously close enough  :-/) but the car behind pushed her a good few yards up the road into the car infront of her. It wasn't a situation where anyone would have been expected to apply the handbrake.
The young girl was on her own in the car, but the car belonged to her mother, and it was her that rang our house to confirm her insurance details  :-?  :-?  :-? and enquire how badly damaged SWMBO's car was. I think she seems to think there's only superficial damage to both cars, I think she'll be very surprised when they assess her car becasue as I say the boot floor of SWMBO's Astra is somewhat creased.

[Welung666]

so how far away are you supposed to stop?

I was taught (for test purposes) that if you couldn't see where the rear tyres of the vehicle in front were making contact with the tarmac, then you were guaranteed to fail (no such thing as "majors & minors" in my day, you either made the grade or didn't).

Now you may not think that's a very big gap, but try it tomorrow on your way to work (or whenever you drive next)....you'll be surprised at just how big a gap it is.

I was taught the same thing when I did my HGV test mumble mumble years ago.

[KillerWatt]

It wasn't a situation where anyone would have been expected to apply the handbrake.

Whether you stop for one second, or one hour...the handbrake goes on....that's the rules when you take the test....they don't change once you pass.

Once again, not a pop (in case it reads that way).....that's the sort of shit the insurance company will try on in order to reduce the liability.

I think she'll be very surprised when they assess her car becasue as I say the boot floor of SWMBO's Astra is somewhat creased.

Boot floor is a crumple zone mate, certainly not structure.

[Kevin Wood]

and while not trying to be a cliche  ..... she does have a sore neck/shoulders and a sore knee, presumably from where her foot was on the brake pedal.

She should get down to the docs and get checked out. Not condoning ambulance chasing in any way but mrs. KW had precisely the same accident, with same level of car damage, 8 years ago and has suffered back pain since.

I hope it doesn't come to that, but best be on the safe side.

Kevin

[Vamps]

so how far away are you supposed to stop?

I was taught (for test purposes) that if you couldn't see where the rear tyres of the vehicle in front were making contact with the tarmac, then you were guaranteed to fail (no such thing as "majors & minors" in my day, you either made the grade or didn't).

Now you may not think that's a very big gap, but try it tomorrow on your way to work (or whenever you drive next)....you'll be surprised at just how big a gap it is.

Tyres and Tarmac, and it is quite a gap...
I was taught that this was to enable you to maneuver around the vehicle in front if necessary, rather than for leaving a reasonable gap in case of a rear end shunt.....

[Andy B]

.....
Tyres and Tarmac, and it is quite a gap...
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way after my (test) time ....       

[Vamps]

.....
Tyres and Tarmac, and it is quite a gap...
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way after my (test) time ....       

Advanced Test 1990..........

Glad the Mrs is OK though...