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Birds Grand Master

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did he have to pay extra because it was there for a month? i asked them what would happen if i dont pick it up the following monday..and they said they start charging extra by the day..cant remember exactly how much but it was some ridiculous amount like $150 a day

Dunno, I'm pretty sure it was meant to be impounded for a month...he must have done some seriously bad stuff to get it impounded for that long, way before the hoon laws were even thought up.

gdogzgtr Proficient

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I'm pretty sure that you get a copy stating what damages were there when the car is impounded to cover you for this exact reason. If you have the damage report and photo's I would contact solicitor and chase matter up. Obviously you should win and get costs too.

You probably got the run around because they haven't had this before and nobody knows what to do. I think that the towing yard should be responsible but a solicitor would be best to advise you.

paulr33 Grand Master

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is it really worth all the hoo haa, time, effort and costs?

i mean, is it really?

i had a friend spend 12k in legal costs chasing a 10k debit that was owed him to

in the end the guy (who owned the money) has now been delcared bankrupt

and my friend is still owed the 10k and is now also short 10k+ in legal fee's

so it is really worth it?

yes they are wrong, yes they did the damage

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I'm pretty sure that you get a copy stating what damages were there when the car is impounded to cover you for this exact reason. If you have the damage report and photo's I would contact solicitor and chase matter up. Obviously you should win and get costs too.

You probably got the run around because they haven't had this before and nobody knows what to do. I think that the towing yard should be responsible but a solicitor would be best to advise you.

i asked for a copy ages ago and they told me that i cant have a copy because its there documents or somthing like that cant remember exactly what they said.

how do i go about vcat?

went to the nationwide hq today spoke to the manager..filled out a form he took some photos and said he will forward it to there insurance manager and compare the photos to the truck driver..but what im thinking is whats stoping this manager using the photos he took saying these are the drivers photos..il should hear back from him early next week.

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Obviously they are at fault according to you, but is it really worth it? All the chasing around etc etc I know they need a good lesson and i hope you do take them to court and win, but all im saying is its a big effort, over small damage (small damage in courts eyes).

Something to be considered before you make up your mind on what to further do, if anything.

This is the man I agree with. :banana:

Weigh up costs and considering the reason it was impounded in the first place. While we all know what happens if crimes go unreported etc, I would take this on the chin and put it as a lesson learnt IMO. :O

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  paulr33 said:
is it really worth all the hoo haa, time, effort and costs?

i mean, is it really?

i had a friend spend 12k in legal costs chasing a 10k debit that was owed him to

in the end the guy (who owned the money) has now been delcared bankrupt

and my friend is still owed the 10k and is now also short 10k+ in legal fee's

so it is really worth it?

yes they are wrong, yes they did the damage

nationwide towing aren't going broke anytime soon.... they are the dogs that wait in clearways with peoples cars hooked up @ 2:59 and then drive off @3:00

they tried doing it to me once... didn't really go so well

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If u go to a lawyer it's going to cost around $75 for them to hear ur story ( Up to 30min ) and then it just gets worse from there.. They charge around $270 per hr.. Then all the little extras for photcopying shit and making phone calls etc.. Case like this probs cost around $1200+ plus all the headache of it all.. If ur serious and u think u have enough evidence ,go talk to the lawyer and then go from there. $75 and then u know where u stand... Otherwise just cop it on the chin.. THEN Let that revenge build up and go fire bomb there place one night.. :banana: hehehe

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Ohh yeh.. Dont bother reprezentin urself either.. It's a court of law not justice... So don't go thinkin ur going to get justice cause u will be dissapointed.. U need a lawyer cause they know how to play the game. Doesn't matter how good you are at talking....

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  MUZT3K said:
i asked for a copy ages ago and they told me that i cant have a copy because its there documents or somthing like that cant remember exactly what they said.

how do i go about vcat?

went to the nationwide hq today spoke to the manager..filled out a form he took some photos and said he will forward it to there insurance manager and compare the photos to the truck driver..but what im thinking is whats stoping this manager using the photos he took saying these are the drivers photos..il should hear back from him early next week.

Providing your photos are unedited, they should still retain the EXIF data, which basically has all the camera settings (aperture, shutter speed, iso) as well as what camera was used, and other things such as the date etc. I doubt their insurance manager will have any idea about it.

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look 450 is normal rates for the damage, ask your panel beater to fix it for 250 and get over it. Tough but there is not much you can do.

Completely understand how you must be cut but it seems like you are chasing a sunk cost (can't recover it).

Speak to legal aid first and see what they say. The court can take the argument that the damage was done after the car was released from impound (like once it was in your drive way etc) and there is little you can do to prove it.

Plus look at the facts and what the media is focussing on! "hoons" and "skylines" you are not looking good after having your car impounded. starting on the back foot before you walk in the court rooms.

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  PIOTREK said:
look 450 is normal rates for the damage, ask your panel beater to fix it for 250 and get over it. Tough but there is not much you can do.

Completely understand how you must be cut but it seems like you are chasing a sunk cost (can't recover it).

Speak to legal aid first and see what they say. The court can take the argument that the damage was done after the car was released from impound (like once it was in your drive way etc) and there is little you can do to prove it.

Plus look at the facts and what the media is focussing on! "hoons" and "skylines" you are not looking good after having your car impounded. starting on the back foot before you walk in the court rooms.

no they cant say the damage was done after, because when i went to pick it up i immediently activated my voice record before i even saw the car...and once i saw it i pointed it out and showed the lady and she saw it and photos were taken on the spot. so either way the ships on my side. basically i cant lose this

and you cant say just because i drive a skyline it already makes me a hoon therefore i should cop the damages on the chin. because what your saying it if it was a merc, no worries damages fixed straight away..i dont think so.. the police will do anything to get out of it no matter who you are.

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