GavB

Oh dear. Looks like you were just a bystander. What the heck was he still doing in the middle of the road!, if he'd just come off the brakes he could have just steered right past you by the looks of it.

You dealt with t well though.

unclefester

Cheers Nott and Gav .. pretty much. He was in the middle of the road becausee that's where he was when he started skidding. Young driver is all it is and 6 months past his L plates - we've ALL done it at that age

earl's_f20c

UF you are a gentleman, hope you get some good karma back in your direction

Bundle of Mayhem

You are a true gent. Hope there is nothing lurking underneath the cosmetic damage.

unclefester

I'm almost 100% sure there's nothing wrong that wasn't already needing attention. It brakes, corners, steers accelerates eactly as it did before. I'll get the Geo checked / done when i get the castor bushes changed so not worried about that. I pulled the arch liner away and had a peek - everything is fine other than the dent and the missing paint.

Actually the bigger dilemma is what to do about the stonechips on the bonnet and the other wing

Having seen what insurance did to yours CJ, that was another good reason to keep mine out of their dirty hands!

AlexGJ248

You handled it very well UF , as a young person myself, and being in a similar situation last summer, when someone from my college had driven into the back of me at a zebra crossing. We decided to settle it without insurance. It saved us both a lot of money! I'm sure the Corsa driver is breathing a sigh of relief. Something tells me his insurance doesnt know the full extent of his modifications!

chrisr111

So you'll both be declaring the accident to your respective insurance companies, won't you

Glad no one was hurt.

Chris.

AquilaEagle

Horrible to see, but a good result

unclefester

Yes ... along with my 20% extra loyalty discount they've offered me for another years clean driving .....

unclefester

You know the road Ian, it's the one down by the canal and that trio of humpback bridges