Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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Hello peeps, some of you might remember that i had an accident 2 1/2 years ago involving my car, ice and a bullard.
well the council have just sent through a letter asking for details of the accident so they can calculate the damage and fine me.
can they do this 2 1/2 years later 
and why are they asking me for the details of the accident? should they not know allready and just fine me?
cheers
[Edited on 26-04-2007 by Corsa E-Tec]
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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Jimmy Bullard?
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marklaruk
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Location: Leeds
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bollard?
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Corsa E-Tec
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sorry a concrete bollard

[Edited on 26-04-2007 by Corsa E-Tec]
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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Ive had many crashes into lamp posts, railings etc.. and not once have the council sent me a letter regarding costs, (touches wood) Ignore the first and second letter, my mate did this and they forget!
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Carl
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there bollards not jimmy bullards.
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Corsa E-Tec
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it's weird, coz there asking me what i have damaged.
not telling me what i have done and making me pay.
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burgess
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
Location: Norton, North Yorkshire
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I wrote off around 200 yards of crash barrier
but had the sense to rip the number plate off my bumper before I left!
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topshot_2k
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Yes you have upto 3 years after an accident to claim for damages iirc
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topshot_2k
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just deny it or ask for proof it was you
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Corsa E-Tec
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dont think i'll deny it as i dont want summons to go to court and all that.
but i may ask for some details and evidance of what the damage is.
but dont undertsand why they are asking me what i damaged.
maybe i could say i hit a kerb and see what they say lol.
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Dave A
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dont reply to it unless you have taken legal advice.
did you report it at the time/claim on your insurance?
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Corsa E-Tec
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will look at getting legal advice,
police charged me for the driving incident and i paid a fine and i thought that was all of it.
car was not worth fixing so i stripped and sold the parts on it.
so insurance was never notified.
so i never reported it.
and now 2 1/2 years later i get this.
[Edited on 26-04-2007 by Corsa E-Tec]
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grogan
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just ignore it
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JM_16v
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say you think theyve made a mistake and you have paid your fine
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John
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If the police dealt with it that will be where the council got your address so will know it was you who done it.
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Corsa E-Tec
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^^^yer i suspected that.
got my name and all that wrong.
i'm not trying to get off it ( all though that would be sweet ) Just would like to know where i stand as this is so long after the incident.
BUT i was never seen to by the police at the scene of the bollard.
they must of some how put a 2 and 2 together.
[Edited on 26-04-2007 by Corsa E-Tec]
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grogan
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if they got your name n that wrong, deffo ignore it.
cant do fack all, if anything came of it just say well it wasnt addressed to me so i never opened it!
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Corsa E-Tec
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it's not entirly wrong, they spelt my full name and not my short name which i changed 5 years ago by d pole.
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JBrotbeck
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Registered: 25th Apr 07
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I once received a parking ticket 2 months after my car was stolen in Chicago (twas a 1983 Buick Regal with a Chevy 350cid engine out of a 1971 Camaro). I was pissed. I guess that's where the bastards parked it after it came out of their chop shop.
I would ask a lawyer's advice about teh time lapse. Seems like there should be time limit on stuff like that. In America it's called "Due Process". There's also that nasty little detail called "proof".
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Nismo
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Just ignore it Ben, hopefully they will just forget.
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