Soldato
Following on from the thread by Talbs13 where he hit a bull in the middle of the road.
I managed to hit a deer last night on the motorway home from work, I was doing exactly 70MPH when it appeared in the headlights and I had no chance of avoiding it. What really gets to me is I'd always considered myself a competent driver, I've never hit anything in 18 years of driving - passed my advanced driving course and now this happens:
I'm sure Talbs13 would agree it can give you one helluva fright - I know some might say its only a MK6 Escort and its not worth much and yes I do have another car (well the wife's) so I'm not completely stuck but I'm hoping its just a bumper, light, grill and radiator thats required. Will price those parts up today.
Reason I'm posting is I am wondering if anyone can advise if I have to report this to the police or not?
I'm not sure if its just farm animals or where the law stands ref this sort of accident. Also would it be worth my while reporting this to my insurance - or just paying to fix it myself?
I managed to hit a deer last night on the motorway home from work, I was doing exactly 70MPH when it appeared in the headlights and I had no chance of avoiding it. What really gets to me is I'd always considered myself a competent driver, I've never hit anything in 18 years of driving - passed my advanced driving course and now this happens:
I'm sure Talbs13 would agree it can give you one helluva fright - I know some might say its only a MK6 Escort and its not worth much and yes I do have another car (well the wife's) so I'm not completely stuck but I'm hoping its just a bumper, light, grill and radiator thats required. Will price those parts up today.
Reason I'm posting is I am wondering if anyone can advise if I have to report this to the police or not?
I'm not sure if its just farm animals or where the law stands ref this sort of accident. Also would it be worth my while reporting this to my insurance - or just paying to fix it myself?
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