oops look what I did

fourthdisciple · 23rd May 2012, 21:54

Today my road was closed in my village due to resurfacing you know the sort where they just chuck stones down and let the public bed it in messing up there paint jobs .I had to take a 3 mile diversion just to get to my house .I caught my front splitter on a grass verge trying to get the through the small gap the council left me to get past there cones and diversion sign which then ripped off my wheel arch trim .And to top it off my car is coverd in stone chips .Im gutted .I have complained to the council I just hope they admit liability otherwise I will have to pay £500 excess and loose my no claimes bonus .

fordy · 23rd May 2012, 23:11

Good luck, you chose to take the route and hit the car, not sure you have a leg to stand on but sure its a pisser!

PS your car is not 9th Gen!

Bog · 24th May 2012, 08:21

I think the council should at least pay for the stone chips... The more people that claim when the do this new lazy cost cutting way of resurfacing, the my stop doing it! It's also very dangerous... I've seen cars skid on bends even at the reduced 20mph limit.

I guess like most things in the uk, they get away with because most people won't complain or claim

fourthdisciple · 24th May 2012, 08:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bog

I think the council should at least pay for the stone chips... The more people that claim when the do this new lazy cost cutting way of resurfacing, the my stop doing it! It's also very dangerous... I've seen cars skid on bends even at the reduced 20mph limit.

I guess like most things in the uk, they get away with because most people won't complain or claim

I agree with you ,I pay alot of money in rfl to run my ctr and I have to put up with this rubbish.I think they have had several complaints as I live in a very nice village with lots of fancy cars .The goverment dont spend the money on the roads they spend it in other countries fighting wars that have nothing to do with us and were funding it !

fourthdisciple · 24th May 2012, 08:28

ps I know I put this in the wrong section ,were all honda lovers and im sure you all can sympathise with my situation .

andrewuk · 24th May 2012, 09:16

Gutted for you mate

Lots of the "chuck stones on the road" resurfacing where I am too at the moment. Worst thing is the new surface is noisy as hell and almost as crap as the one it replaced anyway.

My heart sinks whenever I encounter the 20mph signs because by then you know it's too late to do anything but plough through it listening to the chinks as your paint is slowly chipped off

leepickering16 · 24th May 2012, 09:23

Why don't you just pay for the repairs without going through insurance?

robbobaggins · 24th May 2012, 21:28

Noooooooooooooooo gutted for you buddy kind of know how it feels though

Phat Panda · 24th May 2012, 21:35

Absolutely gutted for you mate, I did this with my old type s in a very small multi story... The repair (+painting) cost me £200 so it wasn't terrible but still so annoying that my car was injured

mpn_daedalus · 24th May 2012, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by leepickering16

Why don't you just pay for the repairs without going through insurance?

+1

I can't imagine you've done more than £500 worth of damage there.

neeblack · 24th May 2012, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpn_daedalus

+1

I can't imagine you've done more than £500 worth of damage there.

+2, you'll lose No claims & your next year's premium will be even higher as it will be classified as "your fault"!

mikep · 25th May 2012, 11:34

Im sure a good smart repair company will put that right mate for a couple of hundred quid. Dont normally like the smart repair route but can sometimes do the job and save an insurance claim.

owls121 · 25th May 2012, 11:44

Surely there not meant to just leave a road in that state tho??

Are they? ??

UberJim · 1st July 2012, 09:53

Did you not think to move the cones instead of squeezing through?

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23rd May 2012, 23:11	#2 (permalink)
fordy Join Date: 20th April 2008 Location: UK Posts: 541 Thanks given: 12 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts iTrader: (0)	Good luck, you chose to take the route and hit the car, not sure you have a leg to stand on but sure its a pisser! PS your car is not 9th Gen!

24th May 2012, 08:21	#3 (permalink)
Bog Supporter Car: 2012 Silver 1.8 EX-GT Join Date: 5th October 2006 Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire Posts: 4,366 Thanks given: 119 Thanked 421 Times in 362 Posts iTrader: (26)	I think the council should at least pay for the stone chips... The more people that claim when the do this new lazy cost cutting way of resurfacing, the my stop doing it! It's also very dangerous... I've seen cars skid on bends even at the reduced 20mph limit. I guess like most things in the uk, they get away with because most people won't complain or claim

24th May 2012, 08:28	#5 (permalink)
fourthdisciple TypeRkits.com Thread starter Car: Mugenised CTR Milano red gt Join Date: 12th April 2012 Location: cambridge Posts: 1,933 Thanks given: 807 Thanked 444 Times in 404 Posts iTrader: (6)	ps I know I put this in the wrong section ,were all honda lovers and im sure you all can sympathise with my situation .

24th May 2012, 09:16	#6 (permalink)
andrewuk Car: 2007 2.2 CTDI Sport Join Date: 27th January 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 190 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader: (0)	Gutted for you mate Lots of the "chuck stones on the road" resurfacing where I am too at the moment. Worst thing is the new surface is noisy as hell and almost as crap as the one it replaced anyway. My heart sinks whenever I encounter the 20mph signs because by then you know it's too late to do anything but plough through it listening to the chinks as your paint is slowly chipped off

24th May 2012, 09:23	#7 (permalink)
leepickering16 AKA - Vin Petrol Car: 2008 1.8 Type S GT, Silver Join Date: 4th February 2009 Location: Wigan, UK Posts: 1,810 Thanks given: 288 Thanked 181 Times in 146 Posts iTrader: (3)	Why don't you just pay for the repairs without going through insurance?

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robbobaggins NO:1 PLEB Car: 2007 CTR GT MILANO RED Join Date: 20th July 2011 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 2,619 Thanks given: 202 Thanked 492 Times in 465 Posts iTrader: (3)	Noooooooooooooooo gutted for you buddy kind of know how it feels though

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Phat Panda Supporter Car: 2008 CTR, Milano Red Join Date: 24th March 2012 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 415 Thanks given: 158 Thanked 51 Times in 47 Posts iTrader: (2)	Absolutely gutted for you mate, I did this with my old type s in a very small multi story... The repair (+painting) cost me £200 so it wasn't terrible but still so annoying that my car was injured

25th May 2012, 11:34	#12 (permalink)
mikep Supporter Join Date: 11th October 2010 Location: UK Posts: 51 Thanks given: 21 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (0)	Im sure a good smart repair company will put that right mate for a couple of hundred quid. Dont normally like the smart repair route but can sometimes do the job and save an insurance claim.

25th May 2012, 11:44	#13 (permalink)
owls121 Supporter Car: 2009 Milano red GT Join Date: 21st March 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,510 Thanks given: 65 Thanked 73 Times in 73 Posts iTrader: (1)	Surely there not meant to just leave a road in that state tho?? Are they? ??

1st July 2012, 09:53	#14 (permalink)
UberJim Join Date: 30th July 2011 Location: za's house Posts: 80 Thanks given: 9 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	Did you not think to move the cones instead of squeezing through?