Nuko26;137500 wrote:

my mate and his brother in the car.

A scenic spot I guess you'd say it was

close to midnight.

This is the part that concerns me. Three guys at a scenic spot, late at night? :friends:

Id hope that the towie is paying for the repairs to the light and panel though?

He damaged it, make him repair it!

Ah, to be young again.

Hi,

Haha, nice one mate. Thanks for sharing.

Being able to laugh at yourself is a skill well worth keeping.

Cheers,
Nik

aaahhhh, makes my wanna leave my missus and kids. rent a 1 bedroom flat and break out the old spring valley with bamboo down piece yeeaahh.
eerr!!!!  probably not yo.

Feel your pain Nick.

Before the Lib, I had a Galant. I hit a pot hole and popped the front control arm out. Because I'd said I'd hit something, they (Hervey's) claimed it was an accident so they were legally able to charge the $240 or what ever it was to take it around the block to their yard. This was back when I was still on my P's, Luckily the old man came to my rescue and tore strips off the manager there.

988OXR;137894 wrote:

Feel your pain Nick.

Before the Lib, I had a Galant. I hit a pot hole and popped the front control arm out. Because I'd said I'd hit something, they (Hervey's) claimed it was an accident so they were legally able to charge the $240 or what ever it was to take it around the block to their yard. This was back when I was still on my P's, Luckily the old man came to my rescue and tore strips off the manager there.

I had a phone call from their manager this afternoon. I have to drive it out to Park Ridge on Tuesday for them to assess it and take photo's and whatnot. The manager mentioned they owned their own panel shop so any work would be done by them... Not too sure I trust them to do the work though. Bit of a bastard as well, cos my parents will be at work, so I'll be having to go it alone. It's hard enough to be taken seriously as a 17 year old anyways, but when they'll be trying to defend myself, I can see myself getting seriously frustrated at them.

Though it'd be pretty hard for them to prove that it wasn't them who did it. The car went in forwards, so there was absolutely no damage to the back. It's plain and clear to see that the damage was caused once it was on the truck.

I'm still scratching my head as to why exactly I had to pay... What's the point of RACQ membership exactly? At least I didn't have to pay the extra $251 to drop my car 2 suburbs over.

Also, there was a witness. A friend of mine was there waiting to follow me home in her car to make sure I could limp it home without any issues.

lol @ avatar^^^

Mate, yeah being 17 yrs old sucks, but hey i deal with it.

Just be very informative and basically tell them that you want it fixed as they caused the damage due to the car not being tied down properly.. 

if they say or the damage was done before.. just laugh and say you have witness's.

two words against one.

Nuko26;137925 wrote:

I had a phone call from their manager this afternoon. I have to drive it out to Park Ridge on Tuesday for them to assess it and take photo's and whatnot. The manager mentioned they owned their own panel shop so any work would be done by them... Not too sure I trust them to do the work though. Bit of a bastard as well, cos my parents will be at work, so I'll be having to go it alone. It's hard enough to be taken seriously as a 17 year old anyways, but when they'll be trying to defend myself, I can see myself getting seriously frustrated at them.

Though it'd be pretty hard for them to prove that it wasn't them who did it. The car went in forwards, so there was absolutely no damage to the back. It's plain and clear to see that the damage was caused once it was on the truck.

I'm still scratching my head as to why exactly I had to pay... What's the point of RACQ membership exactly? At least I didn't have to pay the extra $251 to drop my car 2 suburbs over.

Also, there was a witness. A friend of mine was there waiting to follow me home in her car to make sure I could limp it home without any issues.

Depends on how you mean member. As in roadside assistance???? Or insured through RACQ???? Roadside assistance won't cover accidents. Insurance covers that matey. If your car is insured, let these pricks know that and then your insurance company will deal with them.

Contact RACQ for sure, and get them to do the leg work. I would assume any automotive business in QLD would cringe at losing it's association with RACQ. As ye' ol' automobile club doesn't hand out those contracts to anyone.

And being an automotive business they should have huge insurance cover for any damage caused to vehicles in their care, just like a dealership does. Don't give up, RACQ should straighten the stingey tools out. And I'll remember to stay clear of said towing company.


Nick

blackpanther;138436 wrote:

hey mate sorry to hear about the accident..
I've sent you a message but I'm not sure if you'd have received it..
I was just wondering whether you'd now be interested in selling your car to me? Let me know..
-Jason

Mate as much as I'd like to help you out with ya project car and see my old car transformed into something pretty awesome, just have to say it's not for sale.

For the measly sum of money I'd be likely to get for it, theres no way I could get another car that is even half as good. So at this point in time, it's not for sale, but good luck with ya search mate!

We'll all be keen to see what eventuates I'm sure.

Nick.