Wrecked in Italy
Just got home from Italy by train after a bad accident, our van was rammed from the rear at about 40 mph as we slowed down to enter a roundabout, the whole back is caved in, all the furniture detached, we were hit so hard our swan neck tow ball was bent
then broke, the caravan then jumped off and hit the car and deformed the tailgate, and rear frame, luckily neither we nor the other party were hurt other that a few bruises, 6 years of work down the drain, at the moment we both feel gutted.
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Oh No !!!! What a tradgedy !!! Glad nobody was hurt though.Hope the insurance gets sorted quickly too !!!0 -
So sorry to hear that, Dave. You are one of the most travelled people on here. Sad to hear of a wrecked Eriba but glad you are safe. Good luck.
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Oh Dave that was a frightening experience. The good thing is that you are ok and safe. Material things can always be replaced.
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How absolutely awful for you! Hopefully you are both ok, that is the main thing.
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I feel very sorry for you. I experienced something similar in Norway many years ago (not towing at the time, though) and it was truly horrific, as it was a 40 tonner that ran into the back and pushed my car under the semi-trailer of a similarly big truck ahead. I was also fortunate not to have been injured so I know how you feel.
I'm off to Italy with the caravan on Tuesday and hope not to experience a repeat.
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Thank you all for your thoughts, I must say that even before the accident we thought both the standards of road surface and driving skills in Italy were some of the worst we have come across in Europe
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Thank you all for your thoughts, I must say that even before the accident we thought both the standards of road surface and driving skills in Italy were some of the worst we have come across in Europe
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Did you sort out the recovery yourself or was it done by a insurance company? As the recovery involved all aspects exept medical it would be intresting to hear how each part was handled, IE you, the car and caravan. Did you have dogs with you?? There is
always a diffrence between what is in the sales plurb and the actual service you get when somthing goes wrong.0 -
The recovery to the local garage was handled by ADAC, now Saga will be rapatriating car and caravan to the UK for engineers report pror to either repair or scrapping.
We made our own way home by train, at a cost of £1000, we did feel that as soon as the car and van were sorted we were rather left to our own devices
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Glad all went well in the end. I take it you did not have one emergancy point of contact like Red Pennant to deal with all your problems. Did Saga send ADAC or was that seperate? You had the full specterm of requirement's for recovery, not just a small misshap,
so you must be one of the few people to experence the type of service you get and that info can be very helpful to others. All the best, DJG0 -
Thank you all for your thoughts, I must say that even before the accident we thought both the standards of road surface and driving skills in Italy were some of the worst we have come across in Europe
Must agree with you on the driving attitudes in Italy, we are now at Lake Garda and the difference from driving in France and crossing the border into Italy is way, way noticeable. Sorry to hear of your experience, I just hope things run smoothly for me.
Today while driving through built up area it seems 50kph is the minimum to Italian drivers, as they intimidate from behind if you adhere to the speed limit. Holds no sway with me though, they stay where they are or overtake, their choice.
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Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you are all ok. I hope the insurance sort you out asap. lynne
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Well after our accident in Italy our van should be with the repairs for assessment by Wed, its being taken to a company called
S & L Automotive Ltd, Unit 7 Drake House Court, Hamilton Road, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD. anyone used them or know anything about them?0
