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Mar 30th, 2021, 11:03 | #1 |
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Had an accident!
Had a collision on the motorway this morning - I stopped in time, thanks to all the safety systems, but unfortunately the vehicle behind couldn't stop in time. Force of the impact at c60-65mph forced me into the van in front.
V90 stood up pretty well - grille damaged, front bumper slight damage, rear bumper damaged and tailgate. One strange thing is that the drivers seat is "loose". It feels like it is leaning to the N/S. I wonder if the impact as done something with the WPS?? The angle can't be adjusted either.
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I could hear how solid the V90 is when the third party hit me.
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I think one of the safety systems is it detects the rear collision prior to or instantaneously and drops the front seats in order to reduce whiplash. Which might explain this.
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I suspect that's what it is. The angle can't be moved and it seems to be leaning to the left.
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Additionally I hope you have some dash cam footage to prove you stopped before then being hit. Can you still drive the car, or has it been recovered?
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Don’t worry if you haven’t - a rear shunt is pretty much a closed case that its the other party’s fault.
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Not necessarily that much of a closed case. The insurers of the car behind will always try to argue you had hit the one in front before their car hit you. That way they are only liable for one car and injury and not two.
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Well unless they have a statement from the fella in front or the fella behind saying contrary to your account, they won’t have much to go on.
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