Airbags went of in my car after a slight bump the insurance have writtten my car off is this normal ?

[Joey66]

Glad you get it sorted in the end Joey

The car that is getting scrapped was a beauty 25, 000 on the clock - sob just a nightmare... my throat is killing me on the phone most of the day .....the insurance companies take the P

 

[COYBL25]

The car that is getting scrapped was a beauty 25, 000 on the clock - sob just a nightmare... my throat is killing me on the phone most of the day .....the insurance companies take the P

It`ll get sold in an auction for buttons and fixed up by someone.

 

[Joey66]

It`ll get sold in an auction for buttons and fixed up by someone.

Yes - gutted, but with it being notified as a right off it will lose 20% of its market value plus the car might be structurally damaged too plus the wait to get the airbags done plus it may need another MOT ....if I kept it ....my son needs a car quickly for work .... It's not just the bags - seatbelts - it's the ECU work codes etc to put everything back working the power steering etc the whole dashboard has to come out - seen a young lad do the airbags on YouTube he did the lot in 1 hour & had the gear to do the ECU - add to that the front bumper knackered plus the wing on the drivers side has moved too away from the bonnet slightly ....
.....

 

[Joey66]

Hit a dear full one a month or two ago - I was going 65+ mph. Airbags didnt go off!! Been arguing with the manufacturer thatr they should have but they claim no issue. Car was written off as the front was crumpled. They did offer to let me buy it back and have it repaired myself but I needed all the cash for a replacement.
Anyway the lesson is when the insurers offer you a number say no - It took them four goes to get to a number I would accept which was about 35% higher than theri first offer.

Thanks - Thats what I will do, they have offered me provisionally 6 grand ......

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Thanks - Thats what I will do, they have offered me provisionally 6 grand ......

Just keep saying No-its not enopugh. Eventually they escalated to a manager who gave me a much improved price.

 

[larbert toffee]

He milked it

He's talking bull.

 

[Goat]

Thanks - Thats what I will do, they have offered me provisionally 6 grand ......

Can sell you a 66 plate Astra for 12k Joey.

 

[The binman chronicles]

but getting airbags replaced very few firms do it plus looking again it looks out of shape on the front end - not worth the gamble ......

Now we're getting somewhere, we've gone from how did the airbags go off when it was but just a scratch to looking like this....

 

[witchdoc187]

Thanks - Thats what I will do, they have offered me provisionally 6 grand ......

Say you don't think it's enough (give a decent reason) say if they don't improve their offer you'll go to the ombudsman and ask them for a final response. Then just accept their final offer.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Now we're getting somewhere, we've gone from how did the airbags go off when it was but just a scratch to looking like this....

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That'll buff out that, no probs. Did you get charged with mail tampering though?

 

[carlos21]

The car that is getting scrapped was a beauty 25, 000 on the clock - sob just a nightmare... my throat is killing me on the phone most of the day .....the insurance companies take the P

Yo Joey.

 

[carlos21]

Can sell you a 66 plate Astra for 12k Joey.

Hi buddy.

 

[Joey66]

Hit a dear full one a month or two ago - I was going 65+ mph. Airbags didnt go off!! Been arguing with the manufacturer thatr they should have but they claim no issue. Car was written off as the front was crumpled. They did offer to let me buy it back and have it repaired myself but I needed all the cash for a replacement.
Anyway the lesson is when the insurers offer you a number say no - It took them four goes to get to a number I would accept which was about 35% higher than theri first offer.

Took your advice, I got the total price of what I paid for the car, so I can purchase the other car I'm after £6500 from £6 000 plus I can claim back 6 months road tax....

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Took your advice, I got the total price of what I paid for the car, so I can purchase the other car I'm after £6500 from £6 000 plus I can claim back 6 months road tax....

Great result - lets hope its not the only great result today!!

 

[PITA]

They quote 4 grand - which I have researched & is bull...... to purchase a similar car it will cost me 9 grand - as petrol car prices have rocketed as for reports everywhere at the weekend is shut .... car wise repair body shop wise .....

@COYBL25 help.