Friday 13th a day early....

LSainsbury · Post by **LSainsbury** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:03 pm

Hi all,

Went Christmas shopping in town (Basingstoke) on Thursday....

When I returned to my car, I found a note on the windscreen, with one word written on it....it said "Sorry".... hmmm I thought. So I had a quick look round the car and found nothing wrong with it, so I thought nothing more of it.

Taking my car out of the garage Friday morning, I spotted a dent in the front off-side wing ....yes I did swear...quite a bit...

Now - there's not much of a dent - just pushed in with a bumper by the looks of things, and one or two very tiny scratch marks.

So - can anybody give me some advice on how I go about getting this fixed? Would an insurance claim invalidate my NCB? Can anyone recommend somebody in the Basingstoke area that could fix it, and how much is it gonna cost me?

Thanks

Lee

Post by **Lyndon** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:08 pm

dent master springs to mind never used them myself but the name rings a bell

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:11 pm

your ncb would only not be affected if it was protected but your premium may still rise as you have made a claim.

you would also have your excess to pay. mines is Â£125 + Â£50 voluntary. if the damage isn't that bad then it would be silly to make a claim as it isn't likely to cost much more than your excess to fix anyway.

i can understand how annoyed you were although at least it wasn't vandalism that makes you swear even more and i know a bit about that

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:27 pm

cheeky they left a note and no insurance details. phone the place u left it with times etc..... to hand. then ask if thye might have cctv footage. then the next phone call is to your local police station. hope all turns out ok.

Pauline · Post by **Pauline** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:02 am

I had a small dent on my wing like someone had leaned on it and went to a bunch called Dent Devils - look them up in the yellow pages. Cot Â£25 and they did such a SUPERB job, I couldn't even point it out to you. Is there a crease in the metal? That might be a bit tougher to sort out. Good luck...

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 7:13 pm

its not dent devils you need on your latest upset is it Pauline - its a mirale worker.

Any news on the damage yet ??

Pauline · Post by **Pauline** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 7:57 pm

Yeah it's being assessed as the labour is over Â£850... new door and new wing, my poor baby

But Paul reckons I should mod that half of the car - I said what, like Two Face out of Batman!