tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post2600631581135345913..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Car crash revisitedFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-38579826967546423082011-08-10T09:51:27.767+01:002011-08-10T09:51:27.767+01:00Exactly, Librarian. She seemed nice and honest (al...Exactly, Librarian. She seemed nice and honest (although at first, justifiably furious!). But I do wonder whether she has been got at by "friends" with suggestions of compensation. And those ambulance-following legal agencies.<br /><br />But in the light of what's been happening all over England in the past few days, this all seems very trivial.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-21556047641504690482011-08-10T07:09:07.999+01:002011-08-10T07:09:07.999+01:00Sorry to hear that this is taking such an unexpect...Sorry to hear that this is taking such an unexpected, unpleasant turn. What troubles you, I guess, is not the money but the behaviour of the woman who now makes you feel let down and cheated on.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-34468184395119289122011-08-09T22:12:31.628+01:002011-08-09T22:12:31.628+01:00Teresa, I'm rapidly losing my faith in people&...Teresa, I'm rapidly losing my faith in people's honesty. I really thought she and I had sorted things out. Oh well...<br /><br />Jarmara, you're right. Someone once told me that some people make a habit of stopping suddenly so that the car behind goes into them and they can claim for whiplash injuries!<br /><br />GB it seems to be happening everywhere. What you say makes sense. I was surprised at how little interest our insurance company took in our version of events. They seem quite happy to pay out anayway. Perhaps it's more expensive to contest the claim?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64348449149727806532011-08-09T20:08:34.014+01:002011-08-09T20:08:34.014+01:00Interestingly I had two cold calls today suggestin...Interestingly I had two cold calls today suggesting that I might benefit from suing for damages. Even more interestingly I have been involved in no relevant incidents. The insurance companies have been complicit in the suing game because they sell details to claims firms who then sue us ie them. It is of no worry to the insurers because accountants and actuaries ensure that they bring in more than they pay out. I used to be a believer in basic human decency.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-78449840233227577702011-08-09T17:08:32.072+01:002011-08-09T17:08:32.072+01:00I had one of them not so long ago, Frances. The ma...I had one of them not so long ago, Frances. The man worked at the same company, stop dead in front of me as we left work. He proudly told me how in ten years of driving it was his nineth accident. I had been driving over 25 years and it was my first. As we were both only doing about 10mph and slowing down at the time because we heading onto the main road. Like your lady, he had time of work and limped around the factory... Yet my car came of the worst and I was back at work the next day.<br /><br />No wonder car insurance is costly for us all.Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-70379731213923473522011-08-09T15:06:35.951+01:002011-08-09T15:06:35.951+01:00It makes you mad doesn't it, Frances. She clea...It makes you mad doesn't it, Frances. She clearly wasn't that badly shaken or hurt if she continued with her day out then had a long drive!<br />I'm glad you didn't send her flowers too!Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.com