TOMMY_TURBO

iTrader: (5)

went through a flood and ripped front splitter of im p*ssed right off this is the flood


and this is my car after

im really not happy at all will the council pay for this or do i have to advise would be great the police turned up as they had lots of complaints about it they tried telling me i have to go through the insurance i aint doing that because i will loose my no claims

fitzscoob

Dont quite see how its the councils fault to be honest. You could try but I doubt if you will get anything.

Chances are this is an insurance or out of your own pocket job.

addison

nice car thats a real shame
how fast were you going to do that?

wrighty338

iTrader: (33)

too fast by the looks of it.

its a splitter, not really worth loosing your no claims over is it?

TOMMY_TURBO

iTrader: (5)

i was doing around 5/10 mph in first as had my 6month old with me and there was alot of traffic going thru also another car had his number plate rip off i think i may have hit something (lifted drain) just up the road was thisso could have been one under the water i went in to get the splitter back and it came up to my knees

DIPSY

Shame about your car .I would of gone a different way to avoid that

mje_wrx

iTrader: (6)

looks like blocked drains, councils fault, lack of maintenance, if they cleaned drains, there wud be no water and u would still have ur splitter.

pikeywrx

iTrader: (5)

Mate are you really short? how was it up to your knees lol

TOMMY_TURBO

iTrader: (5)

thats what i was thinking after it happend they cleared the drains and got rid of the flood (BIT LATE NOW)

GMballistic

iTrader: (1)

Gutted for you pal. The damage to that splitter looks bad! I believe you that you weren't going fast so the only other thing is that it hit that drain cover and broke off or came off and someone may have run over after it came off?? Nightmare eitherway. You could try the small claims court against the council but I wouldn't hold out much hope unfortunately.
DR Motorsport do a similar splitter, fully painted to your cars colour code for around £180. Not what you want to here I know but hope it helps

mje_wrx

iTrader: (6)

you got photo evidence, try a letter to council, my mate hit a pot hole, letter to council, they paid for a new wheel and tyre, and then filled the hole. simple process for him, ande the inclded fitting, and balancing. he had to get a estimate from bodyshop.

bmfcrash

iTrader: (14)

I know its done now, but I would never have tried to drive through that in my Scooby.

G-Man1982

iTrader: (7)

harsh mate... i to turned round as the bottom of the hill by sidcup station was flooded, so i took a mile and half de-tour home!!

hope you get it sorted the pal.

TOMMY_TURBO

iTrader: (5)

Gutted for you pal. The damage to that splitter looks bad! I believe you that you weren't going fast so the only other thing is that it hit that drain cover and broke off or came off and someone may have run over after it came off?? Nightmare eitherway. You could try the small claims court against the council but I wouldn't hold out much hope unfortunately.
DR Motorsport do a similar splitter, fully painted to your cars colour code for around £180. Not what you want to here I know but hope it helps[/QUOTE]

i think ill get a p1 splitter next its just i liked mine as it wasnt fiberglass

Woody69

iTrader: (6)

Bit of t-cut should pollish out.................

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

You cant really blame the council for that tbh, roads flood due to excessive water coming from all sorts of locations to the lowest point, sometimes the drains cant handle it as debris is pushed into the sewage system from distant locations (you get a fair bit of debris in autumn/winter due to falling leaves/branches etc), and your spoiler looks VERY flimsy.
Gives you the chance to put something decent on there now

Tony