no one badly hurt

some thing from behind the bumper has popped through, bumper has popped out the side, am hoping its just bumper and not boot as gap between bumper and boot on drivers side is now big enough to poke my little finger in.

not sure if boot is bent in a little below handle?

parking sensors have stopped working again

I was just waiting in traffic and so was she, next thing bang as she has drove into the back of me, she said she thought all the other cars had moved off:bang: she gave me her card and she is a yogo teacher (www.yogababe.co.uk she was no babe) i thought yoga was supposed to help you focus your concentration? :spin:


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dave said:

no one badly hurt

some thing from behind the bumper has popped through, bumper has popped out the side, am hoping its just bumper and not boot as gap between bumper and boot on drivers side is now big enough to poke my little finger in.

not sure if boot is bent in a little below handle?

parking sensors have stopped working again

I was just waiting in traffic and so was she, next thing bang as she has drove into the back of me, she said she thought all the other cars had moved off:bang: she gave me her card and she is a yogo teacher (www.yogababe.co.uk she was no babe) i thought yoga was supposed to help you focus your concentration? :spin:


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Had to click the link!!! "maintain mental health WATCH THIS SPACE". Obviously the one between the ears!!?

What a bummer. You've not had it 5 minutes.

Seriously, I would get a professional assessment, what might look like superficial damage can sometimes cost a fortune to repair.

Hows the neck Ahhhh


hope theres not too much damage once the bumper is off :bang:


Time to fit a towbar

Radlet6 said:

Seriously, I would get a professional assessment, what might look like superficial damage can sometimes cost a fortune to repair.

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i have had it a year now,


i've used call fiat first to try them out, instead of calling my insurance direct, beginning to wish i hadn't already, gave them all the details before i made this post and they still haven't called me back,

neck and shoulder is twingy

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i have had it a year now,

i've used call fiat first to try them out, instead of calling my insurance direct, beginning to wish i hadn't already, gave them all the details before i made this post and they still haven't called me back,

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Have you? Well bugger me sideways, seems like only yesterday. Mind I don't feel like I've had mine as long as I have. (nearly six years now)

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neck and shoulder is twingy

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That should be worth at least a grand.

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That should be worth at least a grand.

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hmm that would be handy :chin: am sure ive paid for it over the years

can i claim for a 2 years olds stress? he cried for ages an was happy before

Sorry to hear this Dave

Hope you are ok.

It's worth checking your insurance policy to see whether it includes legal protection insurance - it's usually an option that's selected by default. If you've got this cover then they'll deal with the whiplash and any other incidental expenses/compensation etc.

If you don't have cover then you're on your own for claiming these expenses back from her or her insurers, but it's still worth calling your own insurers to check - they'll often pursue minor claims for you anyway. It is possible to claim for a whiplash claim on your own, but it's a little involved - you need to arrange and pay for a private medical check-up and know how to deal with it. Insurers often try to fob people off who are claiming without a solicitor/claims company. Be very wary of the "no win no fee" brigade. They often take a hefty percentage of the compensation.

If your insurers are going to pursue your other claims then they'll probably need to deal with the repairs too. Under the circumstances there's 0% chance you'll lose your no claims discount, provided she's insured.

I'd assume the back bumper is similar to the front, which I have taken off. There's lots of metalwork that's designed to collapse in an impact - kind of like a concertina that just needs a press to make it fold up. It could have compressed underneath, then the plastic's sprung back out, so it won't be protecting you from future impacts. I'd think it's pretty likely there's damage under there. I think it's all bolt-on stuff though, so it should be simple to replace.

I've never heard of claiming for a crying baby - I doubt it's claimable.

happened to me.......bumper marked, knock the sensor brackets off.....glued them on again with qbond......

there is a reinforcer behind....that may be marked but doubt it looking at your pics...

the bumper takes about 30 mins to remove.......easy job, you dont need to remove the inner boot trims as stated in the fiat manual

its going to a fiat approved bodyshop now, but fiats accident repair team wont let them take my car in and start work until new parts are on site

obviously they dont know how cars are built as body shop may find it needs more bits after bumper is removed

Given the overall lack of knowledge about these cars in FIAT UK, I surprised they didn't write it off.

body shop man sent me a photo of bumper off. looks ok to me behind it. my eyes are old though, anyone else spot any thing to worry about?
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edit actually does that bit on the right or the bar look pressed in?
got no photo editor on this pc so i cant mark it out

edit found an editor

bit in yellow circle

Looks ok to me too Dave, fingers crossed it can be all sorted quickly & properly for you.

Looks fine to me to.

Looks dented to me. Can't tell really from the photo though.

does look like there a slight bend in it on that side, im sure they could easy pull it true though, doesnt look too bad

"call fiat first" who arranged the repair are supposed to make sure they replace bits instead of repairing them, have to see...

I like how they've chucked all the mucky bits from the back of the car on the boot carpet.

Look dented to me also. Needs changing IMO.

Thats a once use only part, so they shouldn't be attempted to bend it back or repair it.