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Anyone knows how much it would roughly cost to fix this up :
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1237934/IMG_20110111_082250.jpg
I had a similar to jaygee's accident a few weeks ago, however in this case it was my fault as I went though red lights.
The road was very congested with stationary traffic and my view was blocked by HGV that was positioned just by the lights at the junction. As I went on the inside (left) of the lorry through the lights, that just switched from amber to red, the car managed to go through the gap in front of the HGV and I hit the left front side of the vehicle. The car kept going for another 20-30 meters and then stopped.
I smashed the mirror and bent the front left side of the car when I hit it.
Managed to escape unharmed with just a scratch on my knee, buckled front wheel and bent handlebar.
The driver was an old woman, she got out of the car and started checking the damage done to the car. I went over, admitted that it was my fault and apologised, left all contact details, took pictures of the damage done and left.
Still a bit angry she did not ask me if I was OK , but it was my fault so whatever...
She contacted me shortly after saying that we can either do it privately , or through her insurance company (she was in favour of the former for obvious reasons). I asked her to get a price estimate and get back to me.
Today I received an email from some relative asking for £400 with already applied discount of £50 because he knows someone (sounds like a bargain, right?).
I have replied asking for an official quote from the garage.
I never owned a car so I am clueless as to how much things cost but ebay says most expensive wing mirror is £80 that leaves £320 to fixup the body. Does this sound right?
Anyone been in a similar situation? Is private or insurance the best way to go?
Many thanks.