I have been given a Porsche Cayenne diesel for the duration at the cost of his insurance. I am told the hire cost is £261 per day so am amazed that this has not all been settled much sooner! Accident was a month ago tomorrow. However, the Claims management company tell me that if I dispute the settlement the hire car is forfeit...they tell me I can accept interim payment and then dispute...no idea what happens to the hire car then...and equally, once settlement is agreed I only have 24 hours before I have to give it back! Doesn't give one much chance to chase up another car!

Well your hire car so far has cost them around £7k!, so far ....... looks like someone is loosing out and Ian sure there will still be more negotiations..... read you hire car agreement! And the agreement you signed with the accident management company.


Forgot to say at that rate, my ffrr is available for £7k per month

I am not convinced by the claims management companies assertion that if you dispute the settlement the loan car is forfeit. You want a fair settlement to which you are entitled and until you get an acceptable offer you need to be provided with temporary transport.

Of course if you refused a reasonable offer that would be different. But you need to do your own research so that you can readily determine if an offer is reasonable. I would be very wary of accepting an "interim" offer as you may find that you are deemed to have accepted it in full and final settlement.

1strangerover2017 wrote:

..... read you hire car agreement! And the agreement you signed with the accident management company.

The claims management company are employed by Endsleigh Insurance..I did due diligence and checked them out and found no issues with them. The Rangey was used for my business...I am self employed, the large size of the vehicle and the 4 wheel drive both being necessary for the nature of where I live and my work...so I am not worried regarding mitigating my losses as the vehicle..whilst not ideal...has enabled me to continue working. All I have had to sign is in relation to insurance for the hire car thus far but I will have another read through the documentation I have. I have not signed any agreement with the accident management company. They have my verbal permission to pursue the claim...which only relates to the car and the replacement vehicle..all other uninsured losses are being pursued via Endsleigh. I will double-check everything in the morning!

That all sounds positive so hope it gets resolved soon for you. Its always a pain when these things happen through no fault of your own. 2021 D350 Fifty Edition - Carpathian Grey
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Ok, so the engineers - who are independent..a company called 'Tec Report' deemed the value at £9368 and they won't move on that as they found an 07 plate with 111k and same spec for sale for £9500..and they only need to find one example apparently! So, not fighting this one as life is too short and I hate the Porsche. I will however go for blood re uninsured losses - eg. full tank of diesel in the old car.. and the train fare / overnight accommodation to collect the new car.

Just to finish the story off....I am now the new and delighted owner of this Range Rover TDV8 Vogue SE..and after driving her all the way back from Devon I can't fault her!

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic44430.html

thats a nice one..  ... - .- -.




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