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Ravinder · 10th July 2016, 11:29

I hope you got the other guys details and pictures. Did you call the police? Going through the insurance? Did he admit fault?

Amsca2 · 10th July 2016, 20:02

I got all details and flagged a passing police car. I called my car insurance and they didn't want to hear about it as the car wasn't hit. I had to call my caravan insurers which is a problem as I don't insure it. So I went about it differently and called his insurers who were very helpful and they called him and confirmed the events and then called me back to say that they will get it assessed and cover the storage fees until it's dealt with. I've stressed that it's still got some personal belongings in it so they will let me know where it's taken to for assessment so I can arrange collection at their expense. Well done aviva. Poor show tesco.

Ravinder · 11th July 2016, 23:50

"Every little helps". Hmmmmm.....

Amsca2 · 14th July 2016, 20:27

Called up aviva today and got the impression they hadn't done a thing yet but within the hour I had a mobile assessor call me to find out exactly where it was and what I thought the damage was. Ball rolling again.

Sector-9 · 16th July 2016, 13:42

Almost exactly what happened to me years back when coming home with my 820 Sterling - woman in Saab behind me didn't stop until she hit the caravan.

As it clearly wasn't my fault I went through her insurers (Norwich Union) and that's where the fun started especially as the impact had bent the towbar on my 820 too: they wouldn't get me an a loan car suitable for towing whilst mine was being repaired and they wouldn't hire a replacement caravan for the few months it took to repair my own.

Needless to say, the occasions since when I've been rear-ended(!) I've gone through claims management companies and let them deal with it all, probably at great expense to the third party insurers. You may want to take this route if not too late, and make sure you forward on any proof of holiday bookings to them if you need a caravan in the meantime before they write it off.

Amsca2 · 16th July 2016, 13:48

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Originally Posted by Sector-9

Almost exactly what happened to me years back when coming home with my 820 Sterling - woman in Saab behind me didn't stop until she hit the caravan.

As it clearly wasn't my fault I went through her insurers (Norwich Union) and that's where the fun started especially as the impact had bent the towbar on my 820 too: they wouldn't get me an a loan car suitable for towing whilst mine was being repaired and they wouldn't hire a replacement caravan for the few months it took to repair my own.

Needless to say, the occasions since when I've been rear-ended(!) I've gone through claims management companies and let them deal with it all, probably at great expense to the third party insurers. You may want to take this route if not too late, and make sure you forward on any proof of holiday bookings to them if you need a caravan in the meantime before they write it off.

The caravan was due to be parked up for the next 50 weeks so plenty of time to have it resolved. I've also been lucky and the Towbar is fine as is the car. The challenge will be if they decide to offer too little in which case as I'm not contracted to them I will demand they repair it or offer a sensible value. They can't forcibly write it off as I'm the 3rd party and a few people I know have successfully won court judgements if it gets messy.

Amsca2 · 20th July 2016, 20:32

Insurance officially wrote it off now. Gave me back what I paid 2 years ago for it so a decent outcome.

10th July 2016, 11:29	#11
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	I hope you got the other guys details and pictures. Did you call the police? Going through the insurance? Did he admit fault? __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

10th July 2016, 20:02	#12
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	I got all details and flagged a passing police car. I called my car insurance and they didn't want to hear about it as the car wasn't hit. I had to call my caravan insurers which is a problem as I don't insure it. So I went about it differently and called his insurers who were very helpful and they called him and confirmed the events and then called me back to say that they will get it assessed and cover the storage fees until it's dealt with. I've stressed that it's still got some personal belongings in it so they will let me know where it's taken to for assessment so I can arrange collection at their expense. Well done aviva. Poor show tesco. __________________ The Typhoon Bull

11th July 2016, 23:50	#13
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	"Every little helps". Hmmmmm..... __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

14th July 2016, 20:27	#14
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	Called up aviva today and got the impression they hadn't done a thing yet but within the hour I had a mobile assessor call me to find out exactly where it was and what I thought the damage was. Ball rolling again. __________________ The Typhoon Bull Last edited by Amsca2; 14th July 2016 at 20:27.. Reason: Spelling

16th July 2016, 13:42	#15
Sector-9 Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT manual Tourer Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: nr. Mansfield Posts: 767 Thanks: 24 Thanked 182 Times in 137 Posts	Almost exactly what happened to me years back when coming home with my 820 Sterling - woman in Saab behind me didn't stop until she hit the caravan. As it clearly wasn't my fault I went through her insurers (Norwich Union) and that's where the fun started especially as the impact had bent the towbar on my 820 too: they wouldn't get me an a loan car suitable for towing whilst mine was being repaired and they wouldn't hire a replacement caravan for the few months it took to repair my own. Needless to say, the occasions since when I've been rear-ended(!) I've gone through claims management companies and let them deal with it all, probably at great expense to the third party insurers. You may want to take this route if not too late, and make sure you forward on any proof of holiday bookings to them if you need a caravan in the meantime before they write it off. __________________ Free fault codes scan/clear (TOAF) - M1 J27 area

20th July 2016, 20:32	#17
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	Insurance officially wrote it off now. Gave me back what I paid 2 years ago for it so a decent outcome. __________________ The Typhoon Bull