I'd be tempted to wet sand and machine polish it, then go from there. That may well reduce the visible damage to a level where they won't screw you so much with the charges.
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I'd be tempted to wet sand and machine polish it, then go from there. That may well reduce the visible damage to a level where they won't screw you so much with the charges.
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A van hit my car yesterday whilst it was parked up 
The culprit:
It's at Sytner BMW now and they quoted £25,500 to repair it! it's now a total write off, I think the rear axel must've been heavily damaged, it got shunted about 6 foot up the kerb and damaged 3 wheels plus the front splitter aswell.
The culprit:
It's at Sytner BMW now and they quoted £25,500 to repair it! it's now a total write off, I think the rear axel must've been heavily damaged, it got shunted about 6 foot up the kerb and damaged 3 wheels plus the front splitter aswell.
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Oh no! Awful
That's shocking. Likely damaged the Diff in some way potentially. 2x drive shafts, wheel bearings, brakes, I could see it all adding up.A van hit my car yesterday whilst it was parked up
The culprit:
It's at Sytner BMW now and they quoted £25,500 to repair it! it's now a total write off, I think the rear axel must've been heavily damaged, it got shunted about 6 foot up the kerb and damaged 3 wheels plus the front splitter aswell.
Any thoughts of a replacement?
Oh no! Sorry to see that, can only imagine your rage.A van hit my car yesterday whilst it was parked up
Unfortunately if it's anything like our Tiguan, it doesn't help much with stationary objects.
Sorry to hear that. At least you know the culprit and weren't hurt (little solace I imagine).A van hit my car yesterday whilst it was parked up
The culprit:
It's at Sytner BMW now and they quoted £25,500 to repair it! it's now a total write off, I think the rear axel must've been heavily damaged, it got shunted about 6 foot up the kerb and damaged 3 wheels plus the front splitter aswell.
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Not sure really, maybe the same again but in Sakhir Orange and a competition pack just for the 666m wheels.
There's no evidence to secure a prosecution, unless there's video evidence of the incident occurring.
The driver hit a stationary vehicle, seemingly with no other party involved. Is that a sign of competent observation and driving skill?
I'm not a lawyer and I haven't seen any evidence, so I'm not entirely sure how you expect me to answer that question.
I see zero reason why the police would pursue any charges based on what I've seen.
So you don't actually have a clue, but thought you'd challenge what I said?
Please do enlighten me why the Police would pursue charges based on what you have seen.
Are you a prosecutor? Are you in the Police? Do you have any real world experience why based on the few pictures that the police and public prosecutors would be remotely interested?
I've just explained. It literally fits the definition of the offence.
Do you know how the court system works in this country? The Police will not press charges unless they are completely and utterly convinced that they will get a successful result in court. There is literally zero evidence from the few pictures to make any charges stick. It's a job for insurance as frustrating as that may be.
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I didn't say dangerous driving. Try reading again.