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    Get some quotes, check with the insurance companies and see what your flatmate wants to do. They may not want to lose their no claims bonus so could be keen to pay for the repairs themself rather than go through the insurance company.

    You could use this to make them your slave, you know! I'd be laying a real guilt trip on them and using the following lines: "Since you RAN OVER MY MOTORCYCLE I am too upset to cook dinner/clean the toilet/iron my clothes".

    If all else fails, put an ad in the paper for a non-blonde flatmate!
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    Does anyone know if my excess will apply? I mean since I was not at fault... may be parking in the drive way in the dark was silly but when someone is backing out its their responsibility to check whats behind aye?

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    Because you can identify the person at fault, your insurance co. will claim the excess from them or their insurer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    You BOTH need to lodge a claim. Your insurance company will recover the cost of repairs from your flatmate's insurance company and you won't lose your no claims.
    No, you don't need to claim. Otherwise you will loose your no-claims-bonus. You need to contact your insurance company to let them know what has happened (If the cost of repair is more than excess, your flatmates). Your flat mate needs to do the same, but obviously needs to claim (If the cost of repair is more than the excess, your flatmates).

    If the cost of repair is less than the excess (Your flatmates), your flatmate should pay for the repairs out of his pocket (If he dosen't, you have the right to take it to the Disputes Tribunal for mediation).

    As it is not your fault, you do not need to claim, as you know the third party involved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spiller
    No, you don't need to claim. Otherwise you will loose your no-claims-bonus. ....
    Respectfully, that is rot. If your insurance company doesn't have a claim lodged they can't represent your interests if things need mediation or adjudication. They will most assuredly NOT thank you for NOT lodging a claim. You will NOT lose your no-claims bounus if you lodge a claim and the claim isn't settled by your own insurance company. If the other party is at fault then ALL costs are claimed from their insurance company and you do NOT lose your no-claims bonus. I speak experience. I am not making it up.

    If you chose to deal with the other party without involving insurance companies it will turn to custard. Your bike will not get repaired to the state it was prior to the accident and it will sour your relationship with your flatmate. Again I speak from experience. Let the corporate bureaucracy both parties have paid to insure their respective personal and property interests.

    I've never lost a no-claims bonus in the situation outlined here, and I didn;t lose it when I had a single vehicle, all my fault accident last year.
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    in my experience, Jim is right, your insurance company will sort it out, thats what you pay insurance for.
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    Both parties should claim and let the Ins. Co.s sort it out, sometimes there is no excess at all because it will be covered by a third party claim.
    Costs depend on Ins Co.s.
    When you claim on your own vehicle that is when is costs your excess and no claim bonus.
    I have claimed several times on third party claims(their fault) and have not paid a cent.
    The only difference to that is when they did not have insurance and I had to pay the excess to get my car fixed and got a check to pay for that in the mail 3 weeks later.
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    YOU need to claim

    Irrespective of whether yout flatmate wants to lodge a claim or not it is VITAL that you lodge a claim with your insurer.

    As everyone else has said. The no claims bonus will not be affected if the other party assumes liability, or there is a point of law which places liability on the other party anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Respectfully, that is rot. If your insurance company doesn't have a claim lodged they can't represent your interests if things need mediation or adjudication. They will most assuredly NOT thank you for NOT lodging a claim. You will NOT lose your no-claims bounus if you lodge a claim and the claim isn't settled by your own insurance company. If the other party is at fault then ALL costs are claimed from their insurance company and you do NOT lose your no-claims bonus. I speak experience. I am not making it up.

    If you chose to deal with the other party without involving insurance companies it will turn to custard. Your bike will not get repaired to the state it was prior to the accident and it will sour your relationship with your flatmate. Again I speak from experience. Let the corporate bureaucracy both parties have paid to insure their respective personal and property interests.

    I've never lost a no-claims bonus in the situation outlined here, and I didn;t lose it when I had a single vehicle, all my fault accident last year.
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    Cool thanks :-) I have lodged a claim and been told I should have to pay nothing at all.... Garage says may be $ 1500 to fix to flatmate is going to lodge claim too and let the insurance firms sort it out; thats what we pay them for anyways!

    Now its just the waiting for my motorcycle to be returned to me.... good thing Im going overseas for a couple of weeks tomorrow morning

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Respectfully, that is rot. If your insurance company doesn't have a claim lodged they can't represent your interests if things need mediation or adjudication. They will most assuredly NOT thank you for NOT lodging a claim. You will NOT lose your no-claims bounus if you lodge a claim and the claim isn't settled by your own insurance company. If the other party is at fault then ALL costs are claimed from their insurance company and you do NOT lose your no-claims bonus. I speak experience. I am not making it up.

    If you chose to deal with the other party without involving insurance companies it will turn to custard. Your bike will not get repaired to the state it was prior to the accident and it will sour your relationship with your flatmate. Again I speak from experience. Let the corporate bureaucracy both parties have paid to insure their respective personal and property interests.

    I've never lost a no-claims bonus in the situation outlined here, and I didn;t lose it when I had a single vehicle, all my fault accident last year.

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