gurkinsri
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Registered: 4th Oct 07
Location: north east
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tonite i had an aciedent in my 106 gti..(wrote it off) i slid sideways into a 30mph sign and bent all the posts n tore the posts out of the ground..the police sed i have to phone the highways agency on monday and tell them what i did...has this hapend to anyone else and how much did they have to pay the council or highways agency to repair the sign?? thanks
and would i have to go through insurance
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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I imagine you will have to go through insurance mate. Those posts believe it or not will cost a bomb.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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Were you doing 30mph?
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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When you say post"s", how many did you hit?
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Sunbury, Surrey
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When i crashed into a bollard and knocked it over about 20degs, the council charged 325£ to put it right.
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
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The highways agencys will rape you financially for one of them signs. £529 for 2 men to come out and put oil obsorbent powder on a litre of oil.
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gurkinsri
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Registered: 4th Oct 07
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yeh i thought it would cost me loads..erm i was driving out of a 30 zone to a national speed limit zone ...the sighn had 2 posts and a bent one post and tore it out of the ground...
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Where did this happen mate?
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noshua
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Registered: 19th Nov 08
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If it's cheap, pay it. Saves your NCB, which I'm guessing is rather small
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Sunbury, Surrey
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...Steal the sign overnight and deny it ever existed....
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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If you've wrote your car off, the sign is the least of your worries going through the insurance or not.
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
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He drives a 106 Gti though,i suspect he has a few ncb. Say an easy 500 for the sign and say 2k for the car?
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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pics?
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wakey1512
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Registered: 8th Apr 09
Location: Grimsby
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quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
...Steal the sign overnight and deny it ever existed....
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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those signs cost a fecking bomb hope ytou have legal expenses cover on your policy.
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markx14xe
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Registered: 5th Oct 08
Location: grimsby
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quote: Originally posted by wakey1512
quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
...Steal the sign overnight and deny it ever existed....
i would do this lmao
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8vcorsa
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Registered: 6th Dec 09
Location: Conwy
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get a sledge hammer nd hit back in the ground and get the dent out so you make it as straight as you can
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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A mate of mine hit a lampost and the top part fell of, was over 1k IIRC.
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