Bunnings Bingle

[DeeJay]

I somehow backed into a Nissan, when reversing slowly out of a car spot at Bunnings today. I wasn't looking in the passenger mirror - no real reason to ( I thought) when this guy snuck up- where he was going I have no idea as I was coming out of a cul-de sac and was just clearing the white van, then CRUNCH. I drove forward a couple of meters and there he was!!
My first words were "you could have tooted" but he said the car wouldn't go into reverse- pretty dumb as he could have simply gone forward. He never moved for 5 min while I took the pics, just sat there with his head in his hands.
Oh well, there goes my no claim- first car I've hit ( in my Landie) for god knows how long 30 years??

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[kaa45]

It do make you wonder,people who drive behind reversing cars!!!!!
I know the reversing vehicle must always give way, so you're in the wrong legally. But what about some common sense?????? and not put himself in the way?

I feel for you
Danny

[Hall]

As you now know, it happens so easy. I know this from my own unfortunate experience. Had a 4wd truck that I managed to back into a car. Early than that it was a ute that had a canopy, so little rear vision. Manage to hit some one with that. Usually the other person being impatient. Hope the landy has not much damage.
Cheers Hall

[Fluids]

I reckon ALL small compact cars should be BANNED and taken off the roads ... they are all just so small & dammed hard to see it's a given that you're eventually gonna hit one ! :p

Hope the Landy wasn't damaged ? ;)

[Sleepy]

Bad Luck DJ. Didn't damage the Landy by the look of it. That's the important thing. ;):D

[scanfor]

Must be the week for that sort of thing...

[DeeJay]

Landie,,, damaged ???:Rolling:
Nah, ego - yes.:angel:
Another half second & I would have checked the mirror too:(

The next trick is getting a real person from RACV to talk to me:mad:

[DEFENDERZOOK]

if you havent made any claims in 30 years as claimed......then you should have your 65% no claim bonus.......permanently......
ie.....you can make a claim and still keep your no claim bonus.......

look into your policy......

[V8Ian]

if you havent made any claims in 30 years as claimed......then you should have your 65% no claim bonus.......permanently......
ie.....you can make a claim and still keep your no claim bonus.......

look into your policy......But the excess goes up. :(

[DEFENDERZOOK]

that goes up every year........

[Beckford]

I had a similar experience with a horse float behind the Landy the other day. Didn't hit anyone, but still annoying.....

I was trying to pull into a tyre place and find a park in their carpark before they opened. The car in front was too impatience for me to get past without the risk of hitting it. Then a small car pulled right up behind me (couldn't see it).

I had no choice but to freeze, let them sort themselves out and cope abuse from them due to their own impatience.

Why do people treat car parks like freeways?

[DeeJay]

if you havent made any claims in 30 years as claimed......then you should have your 65% no claim bonus.......permanently......
ie.....you can make a claim and still keep your no claim bonus.......

look into your policy......

I have only ever had 3rd party property. With 2 Landies that are second (& third ) vehicles they don't get used nearly enough.
$550 Excess. :BigCry::BigCry:

[boger]

From looking at the Photos the tray needs respraying at least:o,Done the same, thought I had lost my no clames last year, Had A crash ( hands up my fault) Slight ding on defender door, rock slider took all the brunt :D:D anyway the other car was a write off:(. So paid my dues got mine fixed all good this end until insurance renew !! I called Thinking I was going to loose the lot (65%) and they said I was really good Driver and gave me a $100 off:D ( no bull shhh !! forgotten how to spell that word ) Wont name Drop Here(YOU!) but they were good been with them since :cool:

[lokka]

VIC rego plate on the nissan say no more :p every VIC rego i see up here i avoid and allways say if there not heading south there going the wrong bloody way :D

[DeeJay]

VIC rego plate on the nissan say no more :p every VIC rego i see up here i avoid and allways say if there not heading south there going the wrong bloody way :D

Bit hard to avoid the Vic plated cars, especially here. You sound like a mate of mine that owned a Servo half way down the Peninsula. A Qld plated car drove in, when I was talking to him in the driveway, & the driver asked directions, he said go 200 klm down that a way, there might be a cliff 30 k down there, but do us a favour & keep driving :D

[jx2mad]

Many years ago I was driving the locak fire tanker at a major blaze. Smoke was so thick that you couldn't see the rear end. I was backing out from behind some cover as the fire had leapt across the road when I put the passenger rear corner of the tray through the rear passenger side window of a car that was sightseeing...in almost zero visability??? Just brushed a baby in a car seat.Man did I feel sick. The idiot was doing a uturn immediately behind the tanker. He tried to claim on the rfs insurance. Was he told where to go!!! Jim

[Hendrik]

Wouldn't the probability of a situation like this happening be reduced by backing into parks when parking? I know its not possible at all times, but you do have a better view when you leave.

[Beckford]

Wouldn't the probability of a situation like this happening be reduced by backing into parks when parking? I know its not possible at all times, but you do have a better view when you leave.

Good idea, as long as you don't need to put shopping etc. in the back.

In the country town I grew up in, most parking was 45 degrees rear to kerb. Worked really well.