davalav
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Seriously thinking of selling my car and getting the train to work.
So on Friday on my journey home, I was following a van on the A13 from Brentwood in the outside lane. He was going about 60mph and was leaving a good 15 car spaces in front of him. So I basically undertook him. Nice and casual and slotted straight back in. Around 30 seconds after that, he came roaring up behind me, swerving left and right, hitting both lanes and generally being an ass. So I put up with it.
My little brother rang me Saturday morning and said he has seen a car he likes, as he is hopefully about to pass his test in the next month or two so I said Sunday we will go and have a look...
Bright Sunday morning around 10am I left with my dearest lady with me, coming down the A13 again, through Hadleigh and got stuck behind a guy in some Toyota who was doing about 30mph who then sped up. Now, bare with me... The A13 goes from single lane, to 2 lanes then you approach a junction into into 3. Right turn, straight ahead then far left lane also straight ahead and left turn.
So this bloke was coming down the road, speeding up to about 40mph, sitting in the middle of both lanes about a half mile before the junction. He then suddenly slammed on his brakes, and swerved left and indicated. I slammed mine on just as he did, and I slowly, but surely skidded into his rear as he attempted to slide around a bend.
Here is the damage:
It's not that bad and he wasn't really fussed. He said if we can avoid going through insurance for such a tiny amount of damage, I'll pay in cash and he will get a quote.
I have already sourced a front bumper.
Okay, so if he decides to go through with insurance, I had my GF with me. Can I use her a witness?
What chance do I have of being able to prove that it was his fault? I broke in time, I couldn't swerve as other cars where in the other lane, but I only tapped him at about 5-10 mph. I had to just let Physics do what it does best and wait for the impact.
Why is my luck so #!#!#!#!? Excuse the language!
Every month without fail, something bad happens to me meaning I have to pay out!
I am seriously becoming fed up with life in general and how it treats me. Not to mention others who have it worse off!
It's not like I am a bad person. I could have drove off, I didn't, I pulled up. I am an honest, decent person who make an honest living. I am planning on moving out soon too! I am just so fed up with crap constantly happening!
So on Friday on my journey home, I was following a van on the A13 from Brentwood in the outside lane. He was going about 60mph and was leaving a good 15 car spaces in front of him. So I basically undertook him. Nice and casual and slotted straight back in. Around 30 seconds after that, he came roaring up behind me, swerving left and right, hitting both lanes and generally being an ass. So I put up with it.
My little brother rang me Saturday morning and said he has seen a car he likes, as he is hopefully about to pass his test in the next month or two so I said Sunday we will go and have a look...
Bright Sunday morning around 10am I left with my dearest lady with me, coming down the A13 again, through Hadleigh and got stuck behind a guy in some Toyota who was doing about 30mph who then sped up. Now, bare with me... The A13 goes from single lane, to 2 lanes then you approach a junction into into 3. Right turn, straight ahead then far left lane also straight ahead and left turn.
So this bloke was coming down the road, speeding up to about 40mph, sitting in the middle of both lanes about a half mile before the junction. He then suddenly slammed on his brakes, and swerved left and indicated. I slammed mine on just as he did, and I slowly, but surely skidded into his rear as he attempted to slide around a bend.
Here is the damage:
It's not that bad and he wasn't really fussed. He said if we can avoid going through insurance for such a tiny amount of damage, I'll pay in cash and he will get a quote.
I have already sourced a front bumper.
Okay, so if he decides to go through with insurance, I had my GF with me. Can I use her a witness?
What chance do I have of being able to prove that it was his fault? I broke in time, I couldn't swerve as other cars where in the other lane, but I only tapped him at about 5-10 mph. I had to just let Physics do what it does best and wait for the impact.
Why is my luck so #!#!#!#!? Excuse the language!
Every month without fail, something bad happens to me meaning I have to pay out!
I am seriously becoming fed up with life in general and how it treats me. Not to mention others who have it worse off!
It's not like I am a bad person. I could have drove off, I didn't, I pulled up. I am an honest, decent person who make an honest living. I am planning on moving out soon too! I am just so fed up with crap constantly happening!
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