Accident help

[AHarvey]

Hi all,

Just took my brother home, stopped outside his house and let him out.

Put it into reverse and moved backwards, unaware that a concrete street light was behind the bodywork between the rear window and the rear passenger side window. Saw it at the last minute and hit the brakes, barely touched it and it has gone over and made contact with another car.

It landed on a blokes 05 mondeo, he needs a new windscreen, wing and bonnet. My golf has a very small scuff on the bumper, not even a dent. So it hardly hit it. Peeved it went over so easily.

Told the guy I will pay for the repairs instead of going through the insurance. Question is, does anyone know how much I am looking at?

I could fit the parts myself however I am unaware of the colour of the car. Its like a dark blue and the guy doesn't know himself.

So, going to spend tomorrow getting some quotes done for him.

 

[AHarvey]

There is no way he's going to let you fit bodyparts to his 3 year old car when he's legally entitled to have you pay for it to be done properly..

I wouldn't just fit them by myself, a mate down the road is a bodyshop technician but is on holiday until the weekend so I can't ask him for advice.

lets face it, a wing and a bonnet are hardly the hardest things to fit. I wouldn't touch the windscreen myself.

Also, anyone know who I would need to contact regarding the lamp post itself? local cop shop shuts at 5pm here.

You barely touched a concrete street light and it fell over ?

I will try to take some photos tomoz to show you how little damage there is to the golfs bumper

 

[AHarvey]

Right, finished work early in order to get this sorted today.

Firstly, got the cars doc's together and my licence and went to the police station. Spoke the the lady behind the counter and told her what happened, she thanked me for being so honest about it but told me that as long as I told the 3rd party and then contacted the council there is nothing they would do.

Popped round to the accident site and spoke to my brother, he knows the local mayor from when he was barman at the british legion. He told him what happened and he got someone out last night to remove the light and fill the hole. Waiting to find out officially IF I will get charged however the mayor told my brother I wouldn't have to.

However, spoke to the missus (her car and insurance) and we decided to say stuff it and get it done through Churchill as she has 4 years protected NCB and £100 excess.

You wouldn't think that someone that spends 50% of his day driving backwards on a FLT would reverse into a lamppost Bloody golfs and their large back ends!

Annoyed the lamp post had gone though as I didn't take any photos. Turns out that the people their know its been hit twice before I hit it. So it was already weak. Will try to get some photos of the little damage to my car.