Firby in traffic collision.

[Wibb]

This morning on my morning commute my car was stuck by an unsecured load from an oncoming tipper van. The closing speed was somewhere around 100mph and my A-pilar and windscreen took the brunt of the force. narrowly missing coming through the windscreen. I escaped uninjured. currently following up police enquiry and insurance procedures. Firby is in the bodyshop awaiting a repair quote. (Turner's Garage Ltd - one of Admirals approved bodyshops) http://www.turnersgarage.co.uk/

Good news was it was cought on camera in full 1080p video filmed on a DOD GSE580 GPS Professional Car Black Box.

Update: Got my car back from the bodyshop 30-03-12, couldnt ask for a better service from the folks at Turner's, always kept me up to date and returned calls promptly, standard of repair is excellent.

Firbys had a wash this morning and the results really speak for themselves. Total repair cost was £1954.13 inc vat.

update:13-04-12 due to some requests I've taken some pics of what the camera looks like mounted.

Edited 13 April, 2012 by Wibb

[cjb]

Nasty.

Can I advise you to get it to a Skoda bodyshop? Despite what their site says, I'd say Skoda won't honour the body warranty from there.

[thejames]

Few things... Firstly, Christ, glad you're ok! - could have been so much worse. Secondly, how good is that camera?! And lastly, what a terrible, terrible song.

[fletch555]

Looks nasty! Are the a pillars not colour coded on the estate vrs?

[Reavenger]

Thank God you're OK. Genuinely scary to think if that had gone 5-10 inches to the right....

Did the Police nab the van driver?

I have to say, you reacted with remarkable composure and did well to just calmly pull over into a lay-by.

As other's have said, make sure you get a bodyshop that's approved with your insurance AND Skoda.

That camera has got to worth it's weight in gold. Show that to Police, insurance, Skoda etc and you'll have no problems.

[Wibb]

camera is simply superb (excuse the pun) it captures an incredible amount of detail in even low light conditions. Its nailed the reg of the offending vehicle and the insurance company and police are scrambling for this video file now. best £160 ive ever spent.

[fletch555]

Looks nasty! Are the a pillars not colour coded on the estate vrs?

[jonny boy]

Holy crap !

Glad you're alright, if a little shocked.

Those in-car DVR cameras are starting to make sense to me more now. As Fosters would say "Good call"

[simon_g]

Blimey, lucky escape - and good footage from that recorder. Thankfully that van is showing as insured on askmid so fingers crossed a straightforward claim from their insurer.

[Wibb]

She was Miss August in briskoda's 2012 calender :(

[Rsrob]

Fair play that looked nasty :peek: glad you`er alright

[H17YD_L]

Bloody hell mate! Glad your ok! That's a massive amount of damage, hope it gets looking like new again.

Fletch555: the pillars are black but I'd say it got smashed off.

[sharkrider]

hope they can fix your car, its hit a structural part quite hard :(

did the van driver not stop? thats a serious offence not stoppping for an accident....

[Can]

Holy hell, how did you remain calm after that. That is some seriously nasty damage someone really needs locked up for that sort of down right idiocy.

Also I would be seriously questioning if that's even repairable as it has damaged the A pillar from the look of the pictures and that is a vital structural component of the body shell.

[Wibb]

i'll find out what the damage assessment is tomorrow - thankfully i have GAP insurance so if it is written off im not too out of pocket. it still has a bloody full tank of fuel from the day before >_<

[apmaman]

twitchy arse moment there like.

Glad your alright, the furbie looks in a right mess. Did you get the reg of the van? I'd be suing there arse red raw.

Good luck with the repairs, and I hope its not too bad!

[Rob Kirby]

Jheez... I shat my self just watching that video Very one watch in full screen 1080p OH MY....

Hope that w***er gets the book thrown at him and hope you get your car sorted ASAP mate

His number plate can be seen clearly in HD or its NJ57 YJK ( anyone in the area keep a look out )

[Jazzleman1]

1. Glad your ok

2. Kudos for your composure

3. Sorry about your car

4. Awesome bit of kit that camera

5. Phew

6. Fingers crossed

7. Lighthouse Family?

I'm done.

Edited 19 March, 2012 by Jazzleman1

[vRS Joe]

Well done on keeping calm and not going racing after them. I hope the van driver gets properly shafted for that. I have a drive recorder also, well worth it!

[jrw]

Thats madness.

I think i would have handbraked it in the road and pursued him but glad you got the reg.....I think i need to invest in one of these cameras with all the near misses increasing.

+1, You NEED to get it in a Skoda Authorised repairer to warrant your bodywork. My mate had a serious crash and it was repaired at a non-vag approved body shop and 4 years down the line, every panel that was repaired (everyone apart from roof and passenger door) is now rusting through rendering the car pretty worthless.

[apmaman]

Thats madness.

I think i would have handbraked it in the road and pursued him but glad you got the reg.....I think i need to invest in one of these cameras with all the near misses increasing.

+1, You NEED to get it in a Skoda Authorised repairer to warrant your bodywork. My mate had a serious crash and it was repaired at a non-vag approved body shop and 4 years down the line, every panel that was repaired (everyone apart from roof and passenger door) is now rusting through rendering the car pretty worthless.

My mates Corolla T sport kompressor had a similar fait. He was T-boned at a junction, althought it was repaired but he traded it in last year after finding that the entire right hand side of the car was rusting away.

It MUST be done buy skoda to guarantee you a good, long lasting job. Plus you have something to fall back on.

[RockyVRS]

Thats scary - as echoed by a few people on here im not sure how you kept as calm as you did - i would of been F'ing and C'ing without a doubt !!

The camera you have is a good investment, fair play. Just think if you never had that camera, you would be paying the price now as im sure the van driver either didnt know about the incident or if he did, just kept going anyway!

Hope they can repair the damage as its hit a strong structural part of the car!

Paul

[daydotz]

nasty at least your ok i do like that song though

Edited 20 March, 2012 by daydotz

[thejames]

Good job you weren't on a motorbike - Imagine!!

[32KOFDATA]

WOW! you are very lucky in your unlucky moment. That plank could have gone through the windscreen and hit you!!!

Thank god you were not hurt. And great thing you had the black box - go get them mate, I hope he pays.

I wonder what happened to the car right behind him.