Mr.Manchester

I need to get my car into the bodyshop tomorrow, after the accident the police told me not to drive it home so the AA recovered it but they wont collect it and drop it off at the bodyshop.

Damage is a creased wing, half the bumper missing and a smashed headlight, recon i will be ok to drive less than a mile to the bodyshop if i tape up any sharp edges etc?

talizman

iTrader: (1)

If your car breaches any of the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regs 1986, then its an offence to drive it on a road.

Sharp edges, missing bumper sections and broken headlights will almost certainly deem it unroadworthy.

Mr.Manchester

that will be o a no then

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Yep - needs to be recovered there m8

talizman

iTrader: (1)

Fraid so bud

If you hit a pedestrian, think of the extra damage you'd do them, as opposed to a nice smooth front end with no ragged edges etc.

Mica Blue

Less than a mile.. I'd risk it myself.

Mr.Manchester

even if i remove all broken glass and duck tape it up? dont wanna spend 50 quid to get someone to move it a mile away!

Bubba po

The world's gone mad.

If it was me I would tape it up and go, providing it's in the daytime and there are no other issues with the chassis/wheels.

bob r

iTrader: (46)

push it, you will be fine then.

Bubba po

But push it real good.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I've driven much worse to the garage...worst you can get is a defect notice, producer and told to get the car recovered from that point onwards.

An understanding copper would send you on your way - especially if the garage isn't too far, just keep a polite sympathetic attitude - and ask for an poilice escort if they feel it that much of a problem.

Although sods law you will get pulled by a "by the book" PC just promoted from being a traffic warden

RON

Tow it.... yeh, you need another car, and a rigid bea, but it's legal that way i believe...??

eldudereno

Reverse there

Ring plod and tell them there's a bank robbery going down at the other end of town, there'll then be no plod to be seen on your way down to the bodyshop.

David Lock

Can't you just book it in for an MOT amd then drive it there legally??

Might not pass of course

fast bloke

That only covers you if you have no tax -


I would drive it to the garage, but I wonder what the insurance company would say if you whacked a pedestrian

The Chief

How far are you seriosly taking it?

to be honest i would tape it up and risk it but then thats just me

The Rani

Usually a breakdown company will take it for repair as a follow up of the original call-out - irrespective of the fact that they took it to your home or wherever first. Direct Line did when I had a similar problem. Some car insurances allow a certain amount towards that too.

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

Thats a point actually, you should be able to recover all costs like that through your insurance claim, assuming it is an insurance job.

Mr.Manchester

Yeah its insurance job, il get back onto them tomorrow.

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

If its insurance, tell the lazy ******* to come and get your car themselves.

Thats what youve been paying for, use it

2000TLondon

Agree, get garage to collect if you're not paying, otherwise I'd drive it.

I drove my old Civic after a head on, collected it from Bryan Brothers garage in Bristol after they'd assessed it for insurance.

The **** told me I could take it, it was a write off but driveable and perfectly legal and safe.

However, they'd had to force the bonnet open and hadn't secured it!!!!

Got onto the dual carriage way fly-over about half a mile away, doing thirty or so in a fifty, in traffic, gust of wind, bang, bonnet on windscreen, no hard shoulder, just a barrier and an eighty foot drop!

Sat on the side of the road while the ****'s ate their bacon sandwiches and came to recover it, then it truly was finsihed!

Anyway, sorry for going off topic! Worst case, get a mate to follow you down there or tow it.

Mr.Manchester

Got a fella with a flatbed out of the paper in the end, wasn't worth the hassle for 40 quid

Jonathan Davies

Excellent.

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

get the fella to write you a receipt for £100, then send it in to insurance company

The Rani

I was charged £116 to take my car 1 1/2 miles - that was about 11 years ago - and I had to pay cash before they'd unload the car outside my house - but the insurance company reimbursed me!

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

That's what I thought. You can buy rigid bars in Halfords for only £20