Xavier950 Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Managed to damage my bike riding through the AlpsThe bike was recovered by an Italian garage (Company A) and taken to their premisesIt stayed there for a couple of weeks before a separate company (Company B) then collected the bike and returned it back to the UKI've noticed there is a big dent in the tank on the opposite side to where my bike went down.I have photos following the incident when Company A recovered the bike (no dent in photos)I have photos of when Company B collected the bike from Company (dent in photos)My conclusion - Company A damaged the bikeMy problem is that this Italian company is now claiming that it wasn't them. They have already been paidWhere do I stand/how do I proceed?Ideally I'd like to get some sort of cost recovery for the damage that they caused?For full disclosure I had:Third party, fire and theft cover onlyNo European breakdown cover(I'm aware of the stupidity here)Thank you Quote
Gerontious Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Learn from your mistakes. Get the tank repaired or replaced. I doubt you can do anything to recover any monies, given the circumstances. You can't prove anything and you're dealing with a different legal system, different language, with no support.£30 or £40 spent on European recovery and its included insurance through the RAC, Green Flag or similar would have been enough to save you all this trouble Quote
Six30 Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Italian company's name , and I'll sort it.I'll just need your date of birth , credit card details and bank details and address Quote
geofferz Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 It's a common problem - I've seen it a few times: 2 Italians maneuvering a bike and just chatting about what brakes it's got etc - then one will say nissins are better than brembo or something and the other will disagree, they argue, they'll both stand up and shout and do this thing Then the bike topples over. Whatayagonnado... Quote
Smithers Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 I'm shocked that you even got your bike back. Quote
Six30 Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 They do this to every bike that’s not a Ducati . Quote
Xavier950 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Posted September 2, 2019 It's a common problem - I've seen it a few times: 2 Italians maneuvering a bike and just chatting about what brakes it's got etc - then one will say nissins are better than brembo or something and the other will disagree, they argue, they'll both stand up and shout and do this thingimgur_reaction.gifThen the bike topples over. Whatayagonnado... This image almost made the whole situation worth it Quote
geofferz Posted September 2, 2019 Posted September 2, 2019 It's a common problem - I've seen it a few times: 2 Italians maneuvering a bike and just chatting about what brakes it's got etc - then one will say nissins are better than brembo or something and the other will disagree, they argue, they'll both stand up and shout and do this thingimgur_reaction.gifThen the bike topples over. Whatayagonnado... This image almost made the whole situation worth it Good Quote
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