Immobiliser panic after crash

Post by **CitroJim** » 12 Nov 2009, 20:22

No, every one I have done has not had any ovality to speak of and the fitting of new O rings has done the trick. Maybe the spares people have a shedload of lids cluttering up their stores...

Pleiades wrote: My belief is that the bosch pump is better, Veg oil no problem

I like to play devils advocate on this one Martin

Someone has to like them....

Mr Matthews · Post by **Mr Matthews** » 20 Nov 2009, 10:13

Mr Matthews wrote:Thank you citroenxm for this, Yes, it is the drivers side that took the impact... as far as damage I was lucky that the other car took more damage (shows the superb structure of the xantias ), Although my headlight and side light were smashed, they are still pretty much intact in the housing as for the wing, the damage only caused it to slightly buckle into where it meets the side light so perhaps yes, the plugs could have dislodged during the impact... I will check it out.

Thank you very much for this invaluable information my friend.

The garage reckons my car is now a right off as its valued at £700 and the repairs will cost £1700!

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 20 Nov 2009, 13:11

retain slvage rights and fix it your self,

regards malcolm

Post by **myglaren** » 20 Nov 2009, 16:12

As long as you were not at fault the car remains yours to do with as you will, take the money and repair it, keep the change

Old-Guy · Post by **Old-Guy** » 20 Nov 2009, 20:09

My understanding of the law is that:
If you are the innocent victim of someone-else's error you are entitled in law to be put back in the position that you were in before the incident. In the sort of circumstances that you describe, nobody has the right to impose an economic write-off; it's tough-t**ty on the other guy's insurance company - he could have hit something much more expensive. Your insurance company does NOT have the right to write-off your car. If the car is beyond practical repair, you are entitled to the actual cost of purchasing an equivalent car NOT the trade-in value of yours.

First have a look at www.honestjohn.co.uk (he writes a weekly column for the Daily Torygraph) then take legal advice.

BTW a good Insurance Company will help you get proper recompense from the other company not run away when you need them.

Post by **myglaren** » 20 Nov 2009, 20:18

Exactly.

I got the full book value for my Accord ( as much as I had paid for it two years before) and kept the car, drove it until the MOT was about to run out and part-exe'd it for the C5.