Well after purchasing my new Golf 12 months ago and 14k miles of motoring my Golf has been damaged.
Waiting at traffic lights on the slip road of a Motorway, in a queue of traffic, when a young lad in a Skoda Citigo decided to use me instead of his brakes. The car also pushed me in to the car in front so damage to front and rear.
The damage to front is minimal (new front bumper, number plate) the rear requires new bumper, rear metal cross member behind the bumper, few other bits and tailgate may require replacing, total cost @ £4400.
It was quite a shock to myself and my wife as it was really unexpected as weather was fine, thankfully there are no injuries, other than to my lovely motor and all the hassle with booking in to main dealer for repair as apparently MK 7.5 front bumpers are on back order.
The rear car driver has accepted liability for the accident, no option really.
My insurance policy has also increased, due to the "risk" factor which is also annoying, I usually shop around at renewal time but the annual policy is due now, so with a claim not settled (car awaiting repair) this also raises the annual premium.
I was going to keep the car for three years or so but now I'm considering changing earlier, after having owned five Golfs I may buy a used SUV next time rather than purchase from new as drivers in UK are pretty poor these days.
Waiting at traffic lights on the slip road of a Motorway, in a queue of traffic, when a young lad in a Skoda Citigo decided to use me instead of his brakes. The car also pushed me in to the car in front so damage to front and rear.
The damage to front is minimal (new front bumper, number plate) the rear requires new bumper, rear metal cross member behind the bumper, few other bits and tailgate may require replacing, total cost @ £4400.
It was quite a shock to myself and my wife as it was really unexpected as weather was fine, thankfully there are no injuries, other than to my lovely motor and all the hassle with booking in to main dealer for repair as apparently MK 7.5 front bumpers are on back order.
The rear car driver has accepted liability for the accident, no option really.
My insurance policy has also increased, due to the "risk" factor which is also annoying, I usually shop around at renewal time but the annual policy is due now, so with a claim not settled (car awaiting repair) this also raises the annual premium.
I was going to keep the car for three years or so but now I'm considering changing earlier, after having owned five Golfs I may buy a used SUV next time rather than purchase from new as drivers in UK are pretty poor these days.