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[ian]

that's the biggest load of BS ! he's trying to pin it on you .. get the police report ASAP .. if he was over the give way line .. it's his fault ..

The law can be a ass , but if his vehicle was stationary when he was hit he might have a case , it depends on how long he was stationary .
And it depends if you swerved into him ?

[governor22]

worst case scenario: i can't find any witnesses, police report comes back in his favour and i'm stuck with a car that will require a ton of repairs.

will get in touch with canberra vw on monday to try and get some quotes for repairs.

does anyone know any good panel beaters ? Otherwise, I'm gonna have to start selling her for parts

[JustCruisn]

I edited your post. Don't air the details on a public forum, it wont end well.

Seriously call your insurance company, get them involved, it could end with a claim against you, any delays etc may affect the claim.

[kendog]

i had a similar thing with my mini years ago, she admitted fault at the scene, and then changed her story later. it took forever to go to court, but ended up with the judge looking at simple road rules, like who crossed into whos lane. get photos of the scene, and draw it up in a diagram.

DEFINITELY get your insurance fighting for you!! Don't hold back, or be shy about it! Seriously!

They are your best bet at getting out of this mess if he has his insurance onto you! His insurance is obviously believing his lies, and will be fighting you like it's the truth! You need your side of the story to be coming from an insurance company, otherwise, they bully you. Don't let them. And have all your research, information and most importantly, story, perfectly organised & making sense. Make sure it doesn't stray much from the statement you gave police either, that will make you look like a liar in court.

[dylan8]

While its fresh go see if there is any skid marks at the scene and grab photos.
Might show you braking or them getting pushed side ways.

GL with it, sick of dodgy people like that!

[kendog]

Yep, forgot that bit, photos of skid marks!

Good pickup there Dylan!

[golfgti101]

To make the insurance company action ASAP here is your list of steps.

Call his insurance company and get a Claim number if you haven't been given this already.

go onto google and search the number for 1car1 rentals.

tell them your situations briefly.
wait 1 day or so.
receive loan car for free until insurance settles.
his company will be paying for it, at $75 a day, which clearly will make them want to hurry the hell up with it.
enjoy your rental until they pay you out.
search carsales.com.au ebay.com.au gumtree.com.au for equivalent spec'd Bora's as yours. Print the ads out with prices.

When they offer to settle you a figure, show them the ads you have seen if their figure is substantially lower.
Agree on a price that YOU are fair and happy with.

buy new car,
move on.
life will be ok.

Good luck

[Guest001]

To make the insurance company action ASAP here is your list of steps.

Call his insurance company and get a Claim number if you haven't been given this already.

go onto google and search the number for 1car1 rentals.

tell them your situations briefly.
wait 1 day or so.
receive loan car for free until insurance settles.
his company will be paying for it, at $75 a day, which clearly will make them want to hurry the hell up with it.
enjoy your rental until they pay you out.
search carsales.com.au ebay.com.au gumtree.com.au for equivalent spec'd Bora's as yours. Print the ads out with prices.

When they offer to settle you a figure, show them the ads you have seen if their figure is substantially lower.
Agree on a price that YOU are fair and happy with.

buy new car,
move on.
life will be ok.

Good luck

Best to get their permission before entering any contracts without it or you could end up paying for the lot if they dont authorise for a rental or anything else

[governor22]

thanks guys for all the advice.

As earlier people have told me to do, I would have gone to my insurer, but i don't have insurance ... just couldn't afford to renew, so I'm really fighting this one.

I have a claim number from his insurance so following that up. I'm also waiting for the police report. And this afternoon I got a call from a witness confirming my story. So hopefully that will beef up police report. And then insurers will accept the report.

honestly though, i'm already accepting this could be hairy, take months, or ultimately (although I really don't want this) end up in court.

[gringo_54_oval]

Sorry about your bora. Looked nice.
Aami can be a pain in the a%#. So be hard with them cause they will try everything they can to try and screw you over.
All the best mate hope it all goes your way.