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Ben Cope
29/10/2002 at 14:50
Alright Guys and Girls,

Whilst in France I was hammering up the motorway towards Calais. It was about 7pm dark and pissing with rain. I had planned to just make it to a petrol station but unfortunately I fell 1000 metres short.

I parked the Hornet in the hard shoulder and started to walk to the Petrol Station. A French couple saw me, pulled over and they gave me a lift to the PS. I filled a bottle with fuel and walked back to my bike.

However, someone had got to my bike before I could. They had got to it in a Peugeot 306 and got to it a bit too quickly it seems.

The guy was apparantly going down the motorway in his 306 when the battery had failed, consequently his lights didn't work so he swerved to the hard shoulder where he managed to plough into the Hornet.

He had a puncture from the collision and I believe this to be the only reason why he stopped. He stopped though which was great.

We exchanged details and spent time down the Gendarmarie, where we sorted out details and I spent time trying to converse with the police in my franglais.

The damage to the Hornet is:

Bent Forks (maybe)
Damaged Head Light
Smashed Clocks
Bent Renthals
Bent Rearsets and gear selector rod
Small chip on swingarm.

The Hornet is insured TPFT for £2400. I'm currently trying to find out what my Insurance Co. did with my claims form

What advice would you give me on what to do next. I'm not riding the bike at the moment although it *can* be ridden.

Many thanks,

Ben

ps I've enclosed a piccy of the weapon used to destroy the Hornet, and no it's not a pic of me
magic wand
29/10/2002 at 14:53
I do know that in France the car driver is always liable for damage/ injuries to pedestrians, cyclists, passangers in vehicles etc.
If you want some legal advice this lot are very good...Urwin Mitchell 0870 1500 100. They have a specialist department that deals with accidents abroad, if you give them a call they will be able to tell you whether you have a claim.

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Ben Cope
29/10/2002 at 14:54
Fanks...I love you.
Adam K
29/10/2002 at 14:56
didn't a couple of people say that the trip to france always ends in disaster??
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Tricky
29/10/2002 at 14:57
And might I add we all tried to warn you before you went?
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Ben Cope
29/10/2002 at 14:57
Wasn't disaster mate. 2500 miles of life experience. It was bloody fab!
Grib
29/10/2002 at 14:58
Ben...oh no, poor Hornet! I suppose it's just as well you weren't stood with it really No idea about insurance stuff, but hope you get it sorted.

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KR1Slapper
29/10/2002 at 14:59
Oh bollocks. Glad you had a good holiday tho. Hope you get the bike sorted out OK.
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Ben Cope
29/10/2002 at 15:00
I've still got a sore arse. (Nothing to do with riding the bike either..)
VTR
29/10/2002 at 15:05
Sorry to hear this m8 - not a good thing to happen, gutted for you.

Talk to an expert - do you have legal expenses cover? I've had a couple of TPF&T crashes in my time and in all honesty the insurance companies have done nothing for me whatsoever. The legal expenses companies however are great.

I don't think for 1 minute that your insurance being TPF&T will give a flying f*ck - you won't get anything out of them - they may however cover the damage to the 306 if he claims you left the bike in a dangerous position.

You will need to process a claim against the other drivers insurance - as this is in France, well, I just don't know hence the "talk to an expert" bit - the best I think you will get from them is to scrap the bike and pay you out.

Any £2400 bike taking a serious hit is unlikely to be ecocomic to repair and as yours is modded it will be an even harder call (unless all the extra bits had been declared) as they will usually repair to manufacturers original spec.

Oh yeah, even though it wasn't your fauly, you'll probably lose some No Claims Discount as well - sorry for being the harbinger of doom.
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silentmemory
29/10/2002 at 15:07
*resists the obvious jibe about hairnet fuel economy being to blame*

Sorry to hear this Ben

Still, on the plus side, that's one less hairnet on the road

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suzuki-boy
29/10/2002 at 15:10
Don't they have any decent canals in France?
Metz
29/10/2002 at 15:10
Unlucky !! Sorry to hear it Ben..hope it gets sorted sharpish.

As for what to do...do what the french do....Stand there...look at it and say..'Bofff...'

Don't look into the light or it'll suck you in like a flea. We're dealing with big ugly powerful forces here, so don't go trying that macho man stuff. Put your super-block-em sunglasses on and keep your eyes on the accountant.
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GSXR-IAN
29/10/2002 at 15:23
Bad lucky Ben,at least you had a good holiday......
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smallred
29/10/2002 at 15:30
Admin wrote

I've still got a sore arse. (Nothing to do with riding the bike either..)


jesus, where the hell is that?!!?! Tell me, tell me NOW!!!

Bugger about the bike, what a piece of incredibly bad luck Haven't a clue about the legal situation so can't be of any help, sorry
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29/10/2002 at 15:32
Bugger Mate. I hope it works out for you
RiceBurner
29/10/2002 at 15:34
ARSE!



Glad you're ok though mate, and back safe. Glad you enjoyed the trip!!
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Daytona
29/10/2002 at 15:43
Good luck with it.
I had a very close call in the South of France this summer in the car when a prat tried to cut in front of me. Fortunately, my ABS and quick reactions stopped the car dead. He didn't and still tried to steer off the roundabout with locked wheels and ripped out his sump and radiator on the traffic island. He could have just let off the brakes and gone round.....
Fortunately, we didn't touch (must have been bloody close cos I thought we had) otherwise it would have been 50/50 even though it was really his fault. Strange how he knew the recovery telephone number off by heart and he carried a traffic cone in the back of the car.
French drivers? Totally stupid....
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Lotty
29/10/2002 at 19:04
Sorry to hear about your bike getting pranged, at least you were not on it or near it at the time, or it could have been you he hit. My hornet sends your hornet get well wishes and a big bike to bike hug.
satanspawn
29/10/2002 at 19:29
Gutted for ya Ben

absolute arse!!

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