Hi All,
I was on my way home on Friday, sitting at lights at an intersection in inner Bayside Melbourne when a fellow driver thought they would drive up into the back of my mini without even attempting to brake. The whole braking thing I thought was customary at red lights, but what do I know!
Not only was the driver kind enough to damage my car and give me a nice stiff neck, he also took the most considerate action of driving off after he slammed into me! Luckily for me and stupidly for him, there were several witnesses who managed to take down his license plate. One witness even attempted to pursue the culprit but they sped away too quickly.. Wonder why?
The ute that hit me was traveling around 60kms and was not braking as it plowed into me (from witness accounts). I was bounced about 1.5 metres forward. All in all I was pretty impressed with how the car managed to crumple in the right spots and limit interior intrusion. The hatch still opens and closes without an issue and while pretty frightful to look at, I can still drive him around.
So after police statements, a visit to the doctors and clearing out the debris from the rear wheel arch I called Shannons (my insurer) and they were as expected very helpful.
Insuring with Shannons means I can choose my own repairer and I figured I would just call up the dealership and find out where they send cars. BMW bodyworks is the place to go apparently, but before I entrust the work to anyone, I thought I would see if anyone has any experience with them or others and who you would recommend if this happened to you...
