Fire Damage :(

strand1988 · 9th March 2018, 14:00

So yesterday my dads 75 was parked next to a Peugeot which caught fire due to a severe electrical fault - what are the odds?!

Thankfully no one was in the cars at the time, and the fire brigade arrived within 4 minutes!

The insurance company want him to claim, they have provisionally told him it will be a write off and that he can expect about £300 (after the excess) so we have decided to repair the car ourselves.

The damage is only cosmetic and we are looking for the following parts if anyone happens to know of a car that is being broken. The car is a MK2 Tourer in Royal Blue JFM.

Windscreen trim
Drivers side wing
Drivers door + mirror
Front Bumper (MK2)
Bonnet (not essential)

trikey · 9th March 2018, 14:30

I’ll have everything you need just not in royal blue!

Ravinder · 9th March 2018, 14:37

Common colour royal blue so someone somewhere will have the bits you need.

macafee2 · 9th March 2018, 16:20

why not claim? Your insurance company are now aware the car has been involved in an incident. It is also a non fault and money should come from other insurance
company

macafee2

Rick-sta · 9th March 2018, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by strand1988

So yesterday my dads 75 was parked next to a Peugeot which caught fire due to a severe electrical fault - what are the odds?!

Thankfully no one was in the cars at the time, and the fire brigade arrived within 4 minutes!

The insurance company want him to claim, they have provisionally told him it will be a write off and that he can expect about £300 (after the excess) so we have decided to repair the car ourselves.

The damage is only cosmetic and we are looking for the following parts if anyone happens to know of a car that is being broken. The car is a MK2 Tourer in Royal Blue JFM.

Windscreen trim
Drivers side wing
Drivers door + mirror
Front Bumper (MK2)
Bonnet (not essential)

That doesn't sound right, just £300 after excess? 1. he shouldn't have to pay an excess as your dad would be claiming off the Peugeot's insurance, 2. £300? they're having a laugh. I'm currently going through insurance with my ZT and they valued it at £1300 with 203k miles on it.

Also your dad should claim directly off the Peugeot's insurance, not via his own insurance.

strand1988 · 9th March 2018, 16:42

Unfortunately, because the fire was caused by an electrical fault the owner isn't to blame. Sadly, even if we did claim the car would be written off and replacing it with the £300/400 just isn't possible.

Dawn · 9th March 2018, 16:58

Its true, I know a mk2 Cavalier owner with a rare estate and it was written off for a dented door! The only way to stop it was not claim and repair himself.

Asriel · 10th March 2018, 06:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick-sta

That doesn't sound right, just £300 after excess? 1. he shouldn't have to pay an excess as your dad would be claiming off the Peugeot's insurance, 2. £300? they're having a laugh. I'm currently going through insurance with my ZT and they valued it at £1300 with 203k miles on it.

Also your dad should claim directly off the Peugeot's insurance, not via his own insurance.

I agree. My first ZT was written off last year and I ended up with £1500 for it. 2004 1.8T with 80k miles

9th March 2018, 14:00	#1
strand1988 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 133 Thanks: 38 Thanked 76 Times in 13 Posts	Fire Damage :( So yesterday my dads 75 was parked next to a Peugeot which caught fire due to a severe electrical fault - what are the odds?! Thankfully no one was in the cars at the time, and the fire brigade arrived within 4 minutes! The insurance company want him to claim, they have provisionally told him it will be a write off and that he can expect about £300 (after the excess) so we have decided to repair the car ourselves. The damage is only cosmetic and we are looking for the following parts if anyone happens to know of a car that is being broken. The car is a MK2 Tourer in Royal Blue JFM. Windscreen trim Drivers side wing Drivers door + mirror Front Bumper (MK2) Bonnet (not essential)

9th March 2018, 14:30	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,773 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I’ll have everything you need just not in royal blue! __________________ Lest we forget..

9th March 2018, 14:37	#3
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Common colour royal blue so someone somewhere will have the bits you need. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

9th March 2018, 16:20	#4
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	why not claim? Your insurance company are now aware the car has been involved in an incident. It is also a non fault and money should come from other insurance company macafee2

9th March 2018, 16:42	#6
strand1988 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 133 Thanks: 38 Thanked 76 Times in 13 Posts	Unfortunately, because the fire was caused by an electrical fault the owner isn't to blame. Sadly, even if we did claim the car would be written off and replacing it with the £300/400 just isn't possible.

9th March 2018, 16:58	#7
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	Its true, I know a mk2 Cavalier owner with a rare estate and it was written off for a dented door! The only way to stop it was not claim and repair himself.