Second chances
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Phate said:
Lets not argue over semantics, you admitted the accident was your fault and thus avoidable.
As I said earlier, how would you know why his employer didn't renew his contract, they wouldn't admit it was because he'd been on the sick, it would look bad if they did. Also, bad backs are the oldest excuse going so they might've even thought he was taking the ****.
ok now we know a little more..
You're the driver so you have a responsibility to everyone else in the car. (or was it involving his car as well? racing each other? or smt?)
Even if your insurers dont pay up (did you instruct them to admit liability or anything? because youve accepted that the accident was your fault) you should at least compensate him in some way.
You've accepted it was your fault so you're responsible and owe him some sort of compensastion surely? You cant just go "awww lets just forget about it m8 cheers"
Did you agree with him that it was your fault and that he has suffered from the result of your actions?
You're the driver so you have a responsibility to everyone else in the car. (or was it involving his car as well? racing each other? or smt?)
Even if your insurers dont pay up (did you instruct them to admit liability or anything? because youve accepted that the accident was your fault) you should at least compensate him in some way.
You've accepted it was your fault so you're responsible and owe him some sort of compensastion surely? You cant just go "awww lets just forget about it m8 cheers"
Did you agree with him that it was your fault and that he has suffered from the result of your actions?
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Have you any other friends 
Invite him round, give him a piece of paper with an oxfam address on it, to save him money and tell him to **** off.
Sorry. Just my opinion. He should have consulted you first. Also he got in the car of his own free will. When you were driving, if he thought you were going to fast/recklessly he should have said.
Dont waste time on him
Invite him round, give him a piece of paper with an oxfam address on it, to save him money and tell him to **** off.
Sorry. Just my opinion. He should have consulted you first. Also he got in the car of his own free will. When you were driving, if he thought you were going to fast/recklessly he should have said.
Dont waste time on him
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Phate said:
Then why do you require the input of others? What value is it to you?
Most people would probably not drop a friend after injuring them in a car accident and getting the hump when their friend tries to claim compensation for lack of earnings due to the injury they caused, especially when the friend stops claiming when he finds out he hasn't lost anything.Phate said:
Surfer said:
No - as I've said he was a passenger in my car.
Whilst I see what your saying it was an accident at the end of the day. Nobody knows when they are going to happen, we do as much as possible to prevent them but they do happen.
Plus after he claimed compensation and got complete jack if he hadn't of been a complete spangle about the whole thing and sent his parents round threatening me then maybe we would still be on talking terms.
If he hadn't of come across the whole thing with such an attitude (I had to ring the police as he was threatening me over text) then I would have offered to help.
Phate said:
Ahh things are making sense now. It sounds like you were driving just a little bit fast but nothing reckless. An unavoidable accident happens. (would it have happened if you were driving slower?) And now he is blaming you for his hardship and even threatening you etc.
He doesnt sound like a good m8 to me... your well off away from him.
You see its things like this you find out how good a m8 he was ehh. He should have just sucked it up and put it down to bad luck and got on with life.
Now if you were driving recklessly, on drunk/drugs etc and he was screaming for you to stop the car because he was fearing for his life but you ignored him and just laughed at him and then the accident occured then he is entitled to pursue you for a ton of damages.
Surfer said:
No - If I was driving slower the accident would not have occured.
Now if you were driving recklessly, on drunk/drugs etc and he was screaming for you to stop the car because he was fearing for his life but you ignored him and just laughed at him and then the accident occured then he is entitled to pursue you for a ton of damages.
exact opposite of what I was doing
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Phate said:
Yes, and as I said, why be curious...
I cant say any cases of mine, I find it hard to fall out with people, but the only person I really did fall out with was an old housemate, but I wouldnt give him a second chance, it wasnt something he did, it was everything, a stupid, hippocritical ****. Didnt realise as much until I moved in with him.
Sounds like he was being a royal **** to me, sueing you personally for his own gratification, putting you through the ordeal of court and trying to take money of you that wasnt owed to him. Those are not the actions of someone who should be given a second chance. If any of my friends did this I would never talk to them again.Phate said:
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i can't really tell you what I think of the case because I don't know all the details or know how strong your friendship was before. I'm also not sure who's to blame here but I will share my philosophy on friendship with you - it's a quote I heard a long time ago (can't remember where tho 
)and have lived by it since:
)and have lived by it since:I have enough friends that I don't have to bother with people I can't trust.