oh no!

robbrooks · 28th June 2018, 21:32

After a car park incident where a car pushed me into another car resulting in replacement back and front bumpers I am now looking at a 2 tone car. Color is way off the mark and a lot lighter than midnight blue! Garage admitted it wasn't a good match. What should I do?

P-Nut · 28th June 2018, 21:47

You need to contact your insurer and tell them

Comfortably Numb · 28th June 2018, 23:59

Many insurers only cover you on public roads - which doesn't cover many car parks! Get your paint matched, and re-spray your bumpers.

75c · 29th June 2018, 01:34

That used to be the case but it isn't now. Insurance companies had their wings clipped on that slime out of paying clause more than ten years ago. A public road was commonly defined as a road repairable at public expense, however for the purposes of car insurance it is defined as a road or other public place. Car parks, even private car parks are public places so can no longer legally be excluded from cover. The AA say that at least 20% of all annual insurance claims come from car park accidents making it the most common category of car insurance claims.

Staggering stat that one.

28th June 2018, 21:32	#1
robbrooks Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT,160 remap: owner since new in December 2002: Mileage: June22 143,000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 633 Thanks: 324 Thanked 102 Times in 67 Posts	oh no! After a car park incident where a car pushed me into another car resulting in replacement back and front bumpers I am now looking at a 2 tone car. Color is way off the mark and a lot lighter than midnight blue! Garage admitted it wasn't a good match. What should I do?

28th June 2018, 21:47	#2
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28th June 2018, 23:59	#3
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	Many insurers only cover you on public roads - which doesn't cover many car parks! Get your paint matched, and re-spray your bumpers.

29th June 2018, 01:34	#4
75c Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Belfast Posts: 601 Thanks: 150 Thanked 294 Times in 190 Posts	That used to be the case but it isn't now. Insurance companies had their wings clipped on that slime out of paying clause more than ten years ago. A public road was commonly defined as a road repairable at public expense, however for the purposes of car insurance it is defined as a road or other public place. Car parks, even private car parks are public places so can no longer legally be excluded from cover. The AA say that at least 20% of all annual insurance claims come from car park accidents making it the most common category of car insurance claims. Staggering stat that one.