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Agreed, people get way too precious over the appearance of their vehicles.

@red-1 That’s for the owner of the vehicle to decide.

Personally, I would pursue someone who was being obviously careless and incompetent or flippant about it for every single penny[1], but might let it go if it was obvious it was a genuine accident and they were…[Read more]

@red-1 @happyclappy I don’t care what my car looks like, but I can understand that some people do like expensive/shiny cars and want to keep them that way.

Agreed, people get way too precious over the appearance of their vehicles.

@red-1 Perhaps, but when you damage someone else’s property it’s up to them to let it go or not, so fess up.

@Red-1 Where do you draw the line though? There are so many incidents or diseases that can be ‘blamed’ on lifestyle?
anyone having an accident while taking part in leisure activities.
Diet and heart disease
Smoking and cancer
Should a workplace pay for the health care of an employee injured at work?
Car insurance pay for injuries caused by a car…[Read more]

@Red-1 I think you are totally right Goldenstar, but what politician is going to say it, even if they think it? When the NHS was brought into being the theory was that it would become less expensive as the population’s health would improve. Well no doubt the population’s health has improved, but for drug companines and so on, they have had a…[Read more]