what a "great" start to married life

evil_monkey · #1 05-12-2007, 08:46 AM

well we just got back from our honeymoon yesterday when one of chloe's friends calls up and says shes just gone into labor so we have to rush to the hospital because they have no one else here in WA all the family is over east so chloe can be with her and i have to look after her 6 year old daughter knackered from a 5 hour drive we go ahead and do that.

depsite me being ****ty everything goes pretty smooth and i put the little girl to bed and i go to bed myself then i get a call 10:30 that night "ive been in a car accident its written off come quick"

she was sitting behind a white magna stopped at a set of red traffic lights when some older guy in a pos burgandy falcon wagon slammed into the back of her at full speed pushing her into the car in front.

the guy lies to chloe and says he has insurance turns out he has no insurance and appearing to be under the influence of either alcohol or drugs he pauses for a very long time and gets confused when i asked for his name eventually the police show up and do a full report the car gets towed, then whilst getting his details he has the nerve to say "oh your wife should of had her foot on the break" she was stopped stationary at a red traffic light there was no skid marks it was a hit at full speed because he "looked away for a second" and he says she didnt have her break lights on !?!

ScottyVT · #2 05-12-2007, 10:56 AM

what a wanker! I hope your wife is ok.

*VOLATILE* · #3 05-12-2007, 11:29 AM

I'd have smacked him one fair and square for that.

88GreenVN · #4 05-12-2007, 11:54 AM

Too bad it was not the Cruiser he hit. He may not have been able to talk at all if he hit an 83 Land Cruiser at full tilt.
Which car was your wife in?

Troy711 · #5 05-12-2007, 04:50 PM

no good mate. hope your wife is ok

is it all covered by insurance?

evil_monkey · #6 05-12-2007, 07:13 PM

hey guys, thanks for the comments, she was in the vx acclaim, cause he has no insurance we just had to fork out a grand for excess fee and i just paid out $800 for a rental car because we didnt have rental cover on our insurance policy.

we went to the doctors today because when we got up this morning she could hardly move her head the doctor said if she was in a smaller car or had no head rest she would of broken her neck and the time for healing could be indefinate so not sure how to go about making a claim as far as thats concerned.

now once things are sorted out we are on the hunt for probably a vy or a vz theres no way i ever want to even consider her driving a small car ever full stop wish i could afford a later model 4x4 the hj60 is a bit rough for her

clyde · #7 05-12-2007, 07:27 PM

my mother had a similar thing happen to her.

late one night she was coming home from a wedding with my dad in the car as well. as she was going through a green light a car came round the corner and smacked into the side of our car. the driver of the car was a 16 yo with the car full of mates, all ****ed. they drove off after the accident then came back stopped and shouted abuse at my parents. the cops got there soon after that ( lucky cose i think my dad might hav been up 4 assult if they had of taken any longer). and then to top it all off the kids mother rang us up and abused us for crashing into her car. (turns out this kids gone home after his parents dropped him off at some party and stole his mothers car).

anyway that was a few years ago and my mums shoulder is only just coming good from the accident. hope your wife's injury isnt as bad...

badaz · #8 05-12-2007, 07:33 PM

Same thing happened to good friends of mine they went and saw a accident lawer and suied they got a good little sum out of it. Its worth a look extra cash is alway welcome

Cobez · #9 05-12-2007, 07:35 PM

Geezarz dude. Stuff the car, as long as your missus is ok!! Lucky the guy wasn't aggressive under the influence or things could have been worse. Most likely him ending up in hospital from being smashed in the head.

Banks · #10 05-12-2007, 07:43 PM

Damn mate thats bull****. hope your wife is ok.

just a note, shouldn’t compulsory 3rd party cover everything?

sircruisealotVS · #11 05-12-2007, 07:51 PM

3rd party only covers injury to persons during an accident....in other words if you nearly kill someone and they need $100,000 in medical treatment thats what compulsory third part covers...nothing else.
3rd party property damage is always a good insurance to have if you cant afford anything else, its cheap as (used to cost me $80 each year in my old calais) and that covers you for damage of other peoples cars, eg, if you hit a brand new benz you are covered and wont get sued spending the rest of your life payin them out. imo 3rd party property should be compulsory too...but anyway, you'd be crazy not to have it.

Troy711 · #12 05-12-2007, 08:07 PM

go see a solicitor... obviously he was in the wrong and now you are out of pocket. dont take any crap from your insurer (NRMA i am guessing?). it was not her fault, she did nothing to cause an accident and now you have to pay and suffer.

i would skip taking up with your insurer, go straight to a solicitor. get them to send the bloke a letter demanding he pay your excess, doctors bills, car hire and anything else it has cost you. if your wife is looking at long term pain and damage then take it further.

Banks · #13 05-12-2007, 08:13 PM

oh i thought 3rd party covered everything. Never heard of 3rd party property damage before. i've always had full comp. another way of gettin money i suppose. as you say good to have. Been hearing alot of people atm having to pay alot of money due to accidents that wernt there fault. insurance companies being wankers etc

this happened to you didnt it troy?