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Had an accident earlier today.

Some guy was parked in an intersection planning on turning right. We were facing each other and I was going straight. He didn't see me, failed to give way and turned in front of me, and we collided. Idiot claims I ran a red light when I obviously didn't (was yellow). The red light camera at the intersection didn't flash. He seemed really dodgy and will probably try to get one of his friends to be a witness and say that I was at fault.

We are both insured, comprehensively for me, not sure for him, but I assume so. Hopefully my insurance company can just sort it out. Damage isn't too bad - looks like just the bodywork/bumper. No leaks. Could still drive it home.

Just makes me so mad when other people blatantly lie to your face, trying to blame you for their stupid mistakes.... :wub:

Does anyone know a good workshop I can take it to be repaired? I live in the south-west so anywhere near is good, but I can travel further if needed. I heard Micolour or DT panels is good. Can they actually make sure nothing's wrong with the mechanicals as well?

Thanks.

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isnt running the red light the same as drink driving / doing something illegal which would make you not covered by your insurance ?

hopefully you got a witness or something

*edit* oh there was a camera there that didnt flash.. looking pretty good for you then

You have no problems in regards to who's fault it is.

Vic law states you should give way to on coming traffic, he didn't, regardless of whether you ran the red or not..

Obviously you win.

Take it to Micolour....

Edited by justin911
You have no problems in regards to who's fault it is.

Vic law states you should give way to on coming traffic, he didn't, regardless of whether you ran the red or not..

Obviously you win.

Take it to Micolour....

thats true, my brother got t-boned by a speeding 4x4 at a round about, because he thought the 4x4 was gonna stop to give way to the guy on his right, brother took that risk and drove into the round about and got t-boned on the by the 4x4. brother fault didnt give way.

Just makes me so mad when other people blatantly lie to your face, trying to blame you for their stupid mistakes.... :banana:

They always do that... when I had my accident ages back, similar situation; guy didn't give way to me when I was traveling down the main road & he was coming out of a driveway from a car park. Tried to pull excuses out from his a** to blame me that I was speeding 80 - 100km/h (limit was 50), which was complete BS, if I had being going that fast the damage would have being A LOT worse.

Anyway, bad luck, but you have full comp insurance & his clearly at fault so it should all sort out for you. When I had my accident I only had 3rd party at the time so I had to go & get all the stuff sorted myself.

Best luck with it.

If your getting it fixed through insurance you may NOT have a choice who they use to fix the car.

You can make a suggestion, however if your insurance company is "Affiliated" with certain shops they will try their hardest to push you towards those shops.

Having said this, some insurers like Shannons will let you choose who does the work.

Thanks for the replies guys. Just got off the phone from my insurer and it should be ok. I need two quotes, one of which is from their "preferred" workshop. Then they will decide which quote to take - guess it will be their preferred repairer.

Any one have any experience with these panel shops? Any of these have SAU discounts people know of? These are their preferred workshops:

- Sheen Panel Service (Sth Melbourne)

- Bell Collision Repair Centre (Preston)

- AAA Bodyworks (Oakleigh)

- Classic Panels (Dandenong)

- Westwood Accident Repair Centre (Deer Park)

- Precision Body Works (Hoppers Crossing)

Cheers.

AAA are a waste of time - i tried two weekends in a row to get a quote for a friend.

Both times "yes, we will be here Sat morning 10:30am), so i get there, roller door is down, no one in sight.

It wont be the preferred repairer - they just say that.

Get the quotes, take it to Micolour - go from there

Thanks for the replies guys. Just got off the phone from my insurer and it should be ok. I need two quotes, one of which is from their "preferred" workshop. Then they will decide which quote to take - guess it will be their preferred repairer.

Any one have any experience with these panel shops? Any of these have SAU discounts people know of? These are their preferred workshops:

- Sheen Panel Service (Sth Melbourne)

- Bell Collision Repair Centre (Preston)

- AAA Bodyworks (Oakleigh)

- Classic Panels (Dandenong)

- Westwood Accident Repair Centre (Deer Park)

- Precision Body Works (Hoppers Crossing)

Cheers.

We took our Subaru to Sheen Panel in South Melb for a quote, the pricing was staggering compared to other quotes sought. Can't comment on quality but we were sent there on recommendation so "assume" it is ok.

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