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Craig_GT

Craig_GT

Lifer
Some of you might remember that in Oct 08 my car was written off due to a taxi driver running a stop sign. (took 6months for insurance to pay out)

Anyways After a couple months off work and physio etc my solicitor phones me to inform me that iv been offered £2800 in injury compensation!

Initially they told me to expect something in the region of £1000-£1500.

Im fcukin over the moon!! :)
 
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Beaker

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If you've been offered that, hold out for more. Or tke it, forge an engine and get a Godzilla kit!
 
Craig_GT

Craig_GT

Lifer
Fcukin right! holidays already paid for, am gonna buy euros the now so a dont touch it and put the rest to a new car me thinks... :)
 
GTti

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2800 what, just for the car or just for the injury?

If you were harmed as a result of you accident and have been off work, I'd want at least 2-2.5k for the car and another grand or two on top.
 
Craig_GT

Craig_GT

Lifer
GTti said:
2800 what, just for the car or just for the injury?

If you were harmed as a result of you accident and have been off work, I'd want at least 2-2.5k for the car and another grand or two on top.
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that was just for my injuries mate.
my car insurance paid out £2000. (shit i know but current climate n all that)

i was off work for a month, but still had full pay! so never really lost out on anythin tbh :)

all in all, still over the moon!
 
Blak_Mamber

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Sick mate. What a nice amount. Glad you got paid out. I would be sooo happy with that.

Any plans your thinking of now youve got it?
 
Craig_GT

Craig_GT

Lifer
My original plan was a celica gt4, now that my work is a 30mile trip a day i might put on the sensible head and get a diesel. we shall see :) lol
 
dan

dan

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wicked mate, its always a releif once you get things like this all sorted n boxed off.
 
GTti

GTti

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Craig_GT said:
that was just for my injuries mate.
my car insurance paid out £2000. (shit i know but current climate n all that)

i was off work for a month, but still had full pay! so never really lost out on anythin tbh :)

all in all, still over the moon!
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Result! Assuming you fully recover :)

Put some cash into savings mate, good time to put some money in an investment ISA. Barclays are doing some decent deals with fixed 40% return rates even if there is only a +10% rise in the FTSE 100 after 5 years.
 
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Craig_GT

Craig_GT

Lifer
Brainwave... something along lines of this for summer (road legal off course):

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dandydons

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Craig_GT said:
Anyways After a couple months off work and physio etc my solicitor phones me to inform me that iv been offered £2800 in injury compensation!
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If that is the first offer they have made tell them you will accept £4k and they will come back and offer you a bit more. Then repeat eg . say they offer you £3k go back to them and say ok £3750 etc and wait till they get to £3.5k . Two months off work is serious mate whether you were getting paid or not.

Good news though getting it all sorted. Just be a bit patient and you will get an even better deal.
 
mole76

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dandydons said:
If that is the first offer they have made tell them you will accept £4k and they will come back and offer you a bit more. Then repeat eg . say they offer you £3k go back to them and say ok £3750 etc and wait till they get to £3.5k . Two months off work is serious mate whether you were getting paid or not.

Good news though getting it all sorted. Just be a bit patient and you will get an even better deal.
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X2 on all who said hold out ! I held out mate from an orginal ofer of £3,500 after two year that was. Told them it was not acceptable lol had to wait another 2 year how ever came away with £9,500 :beer: well worth the wait i thought but entirely up to you bud if your happy, then spend it wisely :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
 
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