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looks a bit like a nemo now.
2010 1.6 hdi 110bhp XTR
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Feel for you Chris at least your insurers are moving fast
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By a total coincedence, all three vehicles (the crash, in turn, shunted my parked car into a neighbour's parked car) were insured with the same company. Which, I guess, made decision making rather simple, especially as it was a cut-and-dried no-fault for myself and the neighbour.
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My mk2 has a modutop & I like the glass panels which lighten the cab & the lockers are good for thing you need on the trip but don't want them rolling around.The CD holder is good unless you have one of those memory stick things,them I suppose you could keep folded £20 notes in it.:whistle:
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25-01-2014, 12:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 25-01-2014, 12:04 PM by stuartinlancashire.)
Although yours does look bad its worth remembering insurers will write off anything these days if it saves 'em a few quid. If the damage is the third parties fault and the vehicle is repairable then as I understand it you are well within your rights to demand a repair rather than accept the vehicle being written off even if the repair cost would be higher (insurers approved repairers usually come up with inflated repair costs). I also understand you have the right to have the vehicle repaired at a garage of your own choice (which would most likely be cheaper than the insurers approved repairer). The down side is that you may have to pay for the repairs yourself and get the insurer to reimburse you. I don't claim this to be fact this is just my understanding. Most people don't check out what their legally entitled to when their vehicle is involved in an accident, they just trust their insurer to sort things and insurers will do anything to keep costs low even if it's not your fault.
Before you accept the payout make sure they offer a payment that will cover the cost of replacing with an equivalent vehicle, get proof of the prices you've seen and show them to your insurer if the payout they offer won't cover replacement.
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Looks like it held up pretty well to be honest if the car hit it at speed
This was always one of my worries about carrying my dog in the back; would she get crushed in a rear end shunt
I'm glad to see that the Berlingo hasn't deformed a huge amount
Did the rear side windows shatter or pop out?
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