Just eleven days into enjoying my `new' Corsa , and the dream is over
I was allmost getting used to having following cars 3 feet off my back bumper out of every roundabout (I've checked the hand book , and theres nothing in about acceleration , there just isnt any....) , and tonight after leaving work , first roundabout , and there is a car maybe six feet behind as I head up the by-pass .
As I press the clutch to go into fourth gear there is a clunk (sounded like the pedal springing back up) and no pedal under my foot - WTF ............... so while looking for the pedal , thinking my foot just slipped off the pedal , I jab the brake pedal (by now I'm a bit flustered) ................
Nope , thats not the clutch...........so rolling in neutral , slowing , and BANG , the idiot who was too close has hit me
Two hours waiting at the roadside for the RAC to bung a solderless nipple on to get me home

So , now to phone RAC insurance...........

Sorry to hear that Claire. Still, it wasn't an expensive car, as you were telling us last week. Did the arsehole explain why he was tailgating? Or why he crashed into a car that was travelling in the same direction as him?

Here... have a big Scottish "Och-Naw!"

may be worth missing the bit where you hit the brake not the clutch of the insurance claim form

at least theres no way he can get out of not paying for it !

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Here... have a big Scottish "Och-Naw!"

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may be worth missing the bit where you hit the brake not the clutch of the insurance claim form

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may be worth missing the bit where you hit the brake not the clutch of the insurance claim form

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Why? The guy behind was 100% responsible. You should be able to slam the anchors on and come to a halt and if the guy behind can't stop in time, tough luck for him.

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Sorry for the bad news Claire, but as already said, NEVER admit to anything to insurance, that is a sure fire way of some serious red tape and wriggling on their part.

Gutted for you, but the shock of being hit must have caused you to hit the brake and clutch so hard the clutch cable broke.

The standard of driving some folk display is apalling, if they have licences they came in lucky bags.....

That was fun !
Just got off the phone after talking to my insurers , and I did say I tapped the brake (while trying to find the missing clutch pedal with a car a few feet behind me.....) - and the first thing I'm happy about is they said straight away I wasnt to blame
Next problem.............when the other driver wrote down her details , she seems to have put a daytime phone number , and no reg number
Is there an easy way to find someones phone number , given a name and address ?
I've had a look in the boot , and the way the spare wheel is squashed in place tells me it will almost certainly be a right-off , so I need to get the claim moving ASAP !

Your insurers should be able to get all they need from her name and address.

[Edited on 21/1/10 by r1_pete]

BT.com?

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Is there an easy way to find someones phone number , given a name and address ?

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Sorted - here - piggin' answerphone

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may be worth missing the bit where you hit the brake not the clutch of the insurance claim form

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Why? The guy behind was 100% responsible. You should be able to slam the anchors on and come to a halt and if the guy behind can't stop in time, tough luck for him.

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Hard luck Claire, least it wasn't the Fury

My clutch cable snapped on me on friday evening on way home from work. Had about 24 miles home with about 8 roundabouts, 2 sets of traffic lights and 3 level crossings. I think the clutch gods were smiling on me as I managed the whole journey with one stall that needed a quick re-start on the ignition. I must admit I may have annoyed some drivers behind me as I slowed to junctions early, but in a small cheap car (cinquecento) I am also used to towing every other flippin car on the road with my invisible 3 inch long tow rope

Gutted for you Claire that really does suck but as said it wasn't the Fury so not as bad as it could have been.

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Gutted for you Claire that really does suck but as said it wasn't the Fury so not as bad as it could have been.

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Well, I`ve been in a similar boat, having been hit from behind several times, actually. Never touched the brakes either!

As said, say NOTHING to the insurance people. And go get your neck checked out by the medical people right away. This could be important, as this type of injury doesn`t manifest symptoms right away.

I rented a Corsa last year. You do need to plan in advance don`t you? You can almost push it faster than it can accelerate.

Oh bugger not good Claire.

But at least on the positive side, her name and address checks out so you havent been given duff details (unless she dropped a friend in the crap!!). Have you tried a Google search on the daytime number too - probably a local company which i'd be checking out tomorrow if i was you to get her Reg number for your insurance company to chase up unless she gives you that herself.

Glad to hear your ok - thats the main thing.


Check your shoulder tomorrow - you may find you've got some nice bruises & tenderness.

Whilst I hate the compensation culture in this country - i don't mind some people getting their moneys worth.

If you can't lift things tomorrow due to the brusing and it causes a problem with work, get your boss to write something down and see if you can claim your earnings back - especially if you're unable to do overtime this weekend you where booked in for.

Corsa clutch cables are a common fault, the top of the pedal wears out and frets the cable by twisting the nipple, I put two on my daughter's car in 3 months before realising what was causing it. You have to brake when you realise you are not in full control of the car, the following driver was in the wrong.

Sorry to hear this has happened.
My other half has had this happened three times

good luck sorting it out.

My bosses son had an accident little while ago in the snow.

Someone span infront of him, he tried to change lanes to get out the way, but still hit the guy in the back.

Insurance company said it was his fault for being too close, said that if its a single carriageway and you hit someone in the back its 100% your fault
If it's a double carriageway theres a possiblity of not being your fault, 90% instead !!!

Unless of course you have some sort of evidence that the guy was reveresing up the carriageway or something.

So claire shouldnt have any problems

sorry to hear that too

but you're ok - hopefully make a bit of money and buy a volvo.

Women drivers...

(only joking)

Seriously, what is with all those people who seem allergic to keeping a safe distance? I've already been hit in the back in my Mondeo, but have driven it un-repaired since - with an already knackered car, it's sometimes tempting to jump on the brakes when t*ssers sit on your tail...

Given that I, apparently, would be at risk of being at fault, I'm glad I haven't.

Glad you're okay, Claire - it's a bad month for cars, I think...

Chris

Yeah the 3 inch towrope isn't a small car feature, although it is fun when you can drop the cogs and leave them standing! My Astra was great for that not only did it shift but it left a cloud of smoke so thick you had to cut your way through it! Lost an Audi in there once with his headlights on

I've now spoken to the other driver and got the reg number (and what car it was - all I could say was that it a silver one )
She did say in the phone that I just stopped dead..........erm , not quite what I remember
I have driven the same road since , and figured I was going from second to third at around 30mph , and coasting in nuetral for some distance before tapping the brake - any good driver would have already covered the brake and been prepared to take some kind of avoiding action , rather than just accelerating into the back of me
Off for the assessment tomorrow - I decided to take it to them rather than wait a few weeks for them to come to me (they say they are stacked out at the moment......)