Accident.

"andy" · 5 Apr 2007 at 14:55

cant blame the OP tbh , id probably do the same

if my body is worse than it was before the accident and its not my fault then im going to want compensating for it , people like the the person who crashed into him are the problem and shouldn't be allowed on our roads .

its what insurance is for

-Mike- · 5 Apr 2007 at 15:26

Just lol tbh. Insurance seems to be a spare bank account for some people these days :rolleyes:

Adam · 5 Apr 2007 at 15:28

Can't blame you for claiming, but I think it's morally wrong. If it caused you to miss work and a loss of revenue then claim as that's what it's there for. Being an unemployed student and claiming because you can't play on the computer for as long is just wrong. You have suffered no loss of earnings and are financially no worse off. Why should you be given compensation?

-Mike- · 5 Apr 2007 at 15:29

Adam said:
Can't blame you for claiming, but I think it's morally wrong. If it caused you to miss work and a loss of revenue then claim as that's what it's there for. Being an unemployed student and claiming because you can't play on the computer for as long is just wrong. You have suffered no loss of earnings and are financially no worse off. Why should you be given compensation?

Because he's entitled to it, and thats what insurance is there for of course

-Ad- · 5 Apr 2007 at 15:57

So many ruddy whiners in here :rolleyes:

Glad your alright tom, silly old people should be put down at 80

Lord-Jaffa · 5 Apr 2007 at 18:56

Driving age should be increased to 21.

digitalwolf · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:17

Lord-Jaffa said:
Driving age should be increased to 21.

And that would cure everything :rolleyes:

thepharcyde · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:36

digitalwolf said:
And that would cure everything

I somewhat agree, 17 is far to young IMO. But anyone can drive unresponsibly at any age

I would ban saxo drivers too

digitalwolf · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:43

thepharcyde said:
I somewhat agree, 17 is far to young IMO. But anyone can drive unresponsibly at any age

I would ban saxo drivers too

*Calls cymatty & GT3 for backup*

Why not limit 17 year olds to 1000cc for their first year?

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:47

digitalwolf said:
Why not limit 17 year olds to 1000cc for their first year?

What would be the point in that?

thepharcyde · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:49

digitalwolf said:
*Calls cymatty & GT3 for backup*

Why not limit 17 year olds to 1000cc for their first year?

Do like the Irish do and limit the speed limit to 50mph for the first year.

thepharcyde · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:50

Anyway back on topic, Tom glad you got your car sorted

digitalwolf · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:54

[TW]Fox said:
What would be the point in that?

Atleast it's not as harsh stopping 17 year olds driving altogether.

How many 1.0l Micra's do you see upside down or rapped round a street lamp?

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:55

digitalwolf said:
Atleast it's not as harsh stopping 17 year olds driving altogether.

How many 1.0l Micra's do you see upside down or rapped round a street lamp?

How many 1.0 litre Micra's do you see full stop? Plenty of 1.1 Saxo's upside down.

AtomicBanana · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:59

Agreed, a 1l car can still go plenty fast enough to cause trouble. I don't know what the solution is, but that certainly isn't it . . .

digitalwolf · 5 Apr 2007 at 20:59

[TW]Fox said:
How many 1.0 litre Micra's do you see full stop? Plenty of 1.1 Saxo's upside down.

I knew you would say that.

I have been visiting quite a few scrappy's over the last few weeks and the trend as far as the Saxo goes seems to be 1.4 Furios.

As for the speed limit in Ireland....is that not because there are no motorways

digitalwolf · 5 Apr 2007 at 21:01

AtomicBanana said:
Agreed, a 1l car can still go plenty fast enough to cause trouble. I don't know what the solution is, but that certainly isn't it . . .

Depends what 1.0l car it is. A 1.1 Fiesta takes 19 seconds to get to 60mph.

By the time the young boy/girl has got to 40mph they will have to slow down again

Lord-Jaffa · 5 Apr 2007 at 21:54

digitalwolf said:
And that would cure everything

No but it would go a long way to preventing a whole lot of accidents, high majority of young people drive extremely stupidly and poorly.

digitalwolf · 5 Apr 2007 at 22:25

Lord-Jaffa said:
No but it would go a long way to preventing a whole lot of accidents, high majority of young people drive extremely stupidly and poorly.

Yes i agree, but there are a lot of 18/19 year olds who have had their license 1/2 years and go for high performance cars thinking they can cope with the power increase.

Slackworth · 9 Apr 2007 at 23:37

Tom|Nbk said:
I had a case of mild whiplash but still inconvenienced for someone elses lack of concentration.

The point others are making (and that I agree with) is that you haven't really been inconvenienced that much. It's cost you a day's learning, a few phone calls and some pain killers. Maximum of £10-20 but then you wish to claim £xxxx (any figure).
Sorry but IMO anyone who says insurance premiums don't increase because of whiplash claims is talking rubbish. Net result is a motor claim with whiplash injury can cost a company thousands of pounds. We all know "when there's a blame, there's a claim" cases are becoming more and more apparant in the UK and so the insurance companies have to claw this money back.

Somebody did the same to Mum well over 18 years ago and she still has problems with her neck now. She can't tilt it back that far as it's just too painful after prolonged periods of time plus sleeping on certain pillow types just makes it worse. That's what I call a serious case, not two weeks of slight discomfort that can be solved by a pack of Anadin Extra.