Latest encounter of the not particularly sane kind... the young lady who crossed right in front of me so that our cars collided. No harm done, just bent metal and plastic on both sides. So far annoying but no biggie right? In my world of high functioning crazy you breathe a sigh of relief nobody was hurt and you move from the middle of the intersection so you don't cause a traffic jam and just pull up somewhere safe and swap details. That's what happens in my world anyway. In hers you leave the intersection (so far so good), drive past the places where it would have been safe and sensible to park and drive off, yep, just like that. And when other drivers flash you and try to flag you down, you still don't stop, you carry on your way. Good: Some very nice witnesses let me have her registration number and their details so that the police and insurance can do their stuff. Not so good: Since nobody was hurt all the police are likely to do is write a letter to the registered keeper saying that it was naughty and they could face charges. The self righteous part of me feels that if she gets away with driving off when all there was was minor damage and it was just a case f swapping details and there were loads of witnesses about, I dread to think what her reaction would be to running over a pedestrian if there was nobody around. And lets face it I'm a bitter sort of a person. Good: The insurance have already tracked down who the registered keeper of the vehicle is and have confirmed they *are* insured (which makes the not stopping even more infuriating). Because they are insured there is an outside chance I might recover the excess in a few months time when the insurance companies and the lawyers have done their thang. Also good: The insurance company have appointed a garage and provisionally authorised the repairs. Not so good: I'll have to settle the excess as soon as the car is fixed and what with the extensive dentist work I had done on Saturday, before the bint decided not to check for oncoming traffic when she turned it's not really money I have spare. Good: The damage isn't so bad and the car will soon look as good as new. Not so good: I kinda need the car this week for trips to the tip and moving related errands and paperwork, formalities and car repairs are not really something I had factored in diary wise.
February - now with added crazy
24.2.08 22:11
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laputain / Website (24.2.08 22:52) No chance of a courtesy car? Not included in your insurance/available from the garage? You can always ask, even if it's not in your insurance, might get lucky. What a pain though; commiserations. |
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Hope / Website (25.2.08 22:46) {{hugs}} That so totally blows. I'm really sorry! |
