Possible claim against the DOE?
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I cant remember for sure, but I'm pretty sure I got mine paid within 3/4 weeks of it actually happening.
Broomy
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Solicitors etc involved in mine & it's for 7.5k, back when the flood waters were bad before Christmas. I've been paid by my insurance company but I had to claim from road service for the insurance to recoup. Protected no claims FTW.
Broomy
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Broomy
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Technically I could but tbh I dont think I should have to as it has never caused me an issue at any other time.
Yeah exactly. They jus turned up and other than take my dads van to work I had no other option.
That sucks, but glad to hear you were successful in claiming.
Nothing as yet dude. No phone call from contractor and nothing in the post.
Will update this thread with any developments.
Thanks for commenting people.
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Ok so came home from work today and I had to turn around again and park the car up a neighbours drive that lives a bit down from me. They had totally blocked my drive. I see my claim form has now arrived as well. Doesnt seem to ask you if your car is modified though.
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Apparently there is someone within the DOE who manages contractors so Il keep going with this and see how it goes. But I will probably end up in contact with the contractor I would imagine. This claim form is DOE though so Il return it and see what happens next.
Lowering is irrelevant - You could own a Jeep and have had no issues, you could own a Ferrari and it would have gotten beached as standard. At the end of the day it's their work that's caused the problem so they are liable to fix the damage.
Out of interest - Is you car old enough to have been MOT'd?
Out of interest - Is you car old enough to have been MOT'd?
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Yeah dude it had its first last year and funny Im just looking at the reminder here as it came in the post today. I see on the claim form they need a copy of this. They ask when your TAX will expire too. Just hurdles to jump through id say to ween out the ones driving without these things.
My opinion would be that its irrelevant if the cars lowered or not. If the car would hav made it out of the driveway had there been no work going on with no issues then the work on the road caused the damage to the car.
There are regulations for all work to be done, how deep a road can be dug before it has to be covered, same as ramps and kerbs to be a specific height. Make sure you have measurements in your photos. May help down the line.
Fwiw when the ramps went into where I live I had one of them removed and re done as my car got beached on it because it wasn't inside the correct specs set out by the doe. It was the only ramp that caused major issues.
There are regulations for all work to be done, how deep a road can be dug before it has to be covered, same as ramps and kerbs to be a specific height. Make sure you have measurements in your photos. May help down the line.
Fwiw when the ramps went into where I live I had one of them removed and re done as my car got beached on it because it wasn't inside the correct specs set out by the doe. It was the only ramp that caused major issues.
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Yeah that is exactly my way of thinking as well Bob. Although there isn't an area of the claim form that asks about this surprisingly. Im not going to be forthcoming with the fact its lowered but at the same time of they do ask me then I will tell the truth, prob best that way.
Eh no!!
(unless your specifically talking about his car then yes)
But yes forget about the lowering.
Well yes. I assumed it would be taken that I was talking about his car being that's what the topic is on and I said 'your static car' 
I have friends that have cars that I would say are/were lower than the lowest Ferraris etc and my s2000 wasn't exactly high...
I have friends that have cars that I would say are/were lower than the lowest Ferraris etc and my s2000 wasn't exactly high...Well yes. I assumed it would be taken that I was talking about his car being that's what the topic is on and I said 'your static car'
Yeah I re-read your post and edited mine, was thinking surely you've seen the felt spec "lower than your grandas balls" bora haha
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Hi guys just wanted to update this thread!
Long story short have the car back a week now totally repaired thanks to the contractor. DOE passed me onto them immediately and after providing them a couple of quotes they let me go with my repair garage of choice.
Success.
Long story short have the car back a week now totally repaired thanks to the contractor. DOE passed me onto them immediately and after providing them a couple of quotes they let me go with my repair garage of choice.
Success.
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good resultstick it to them
It's sorta one of those things
People treat the car like something that can't possibly get marked. Of course it's going to get marked now and then it's a fancy piece of machinery. This is were a daily abuser is most useful.
Good job on getting repair
People treat the car like something that can't possibly get marked. Of course it's going to get marked now and then it's a fancy piece of machinery. This is were a daily abuser is most useful.
Good job on getting repair
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