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Hi will either be for some accessory or transit relay, for when the car ws ne and in storage cheers Joe

Hi you should name and shame them and at least others wont be caught out on here I have my STR insured with Footman James, on a classic policy, with agreed value and also car retention, which means if mine is beyond economical repair, they still pay me out in full to my agreed value and the car remains mine at no cost, very competitive prices and great UK call centre. Hope you get it sorted cheers Joe

Sorry to hear of your troubles, i wish your wife well for a speedy recovery. I suffer back trouble myself, no metal rods as yet but i can definitely relate to, if not fully understand the discomfort your wife is in. Looking at your pics, the B post and C post are both bent, the chassis is bent (hence the misdirected NSR wheel) so would almost certainly need to be jigged and jigs don't come cheap, even on a rental basis to bodyshops. Then there's the obvious costs of the doors, any other panels (eg wheelarch) and so on plus the cost of a complete respray so that the paint matches. Wouldn't be much different for a partial respray as almost a complete side will need painting then blended in to the rest of the car, resprays are generally quoted at between £3-6k at the moment, depending on the quality. I hope your insurers start playing the game properly and give you a decent settlement offer.

I am sorry to hear that. If that happened to one of my cars I would be heartbroken.

Hello Jon, I do hope your wife is alright, how awful. I have not dealt with a claim for many years, luckily, but have heard similar stories about Insurance companies being too quick to write off cars without even examining them. Some people I know have bought the car off the insurance or where able to keep it and get it repaired themselves. I am so sorry that this has happened to you, what an awful shock for you both to be involved in an accident. I can imagine how upsetting this is for you after spending time finding the right car to have this happen. I do hope you can get this sorted. Kind Regards, Julie.