[eye30]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-fighting-life-after-audi-1782977

The man in his 20s is thought to have crashed at speed when he lost control of the red Audi TT, mounted a pavement, tore through a hedge and over two cars at 1.45am

[Just Rick]

Holy crap what speed was he doing

[Shambles]

Holy crap what speed was he doing

Probably the $10/gram variety

[Doggie 1]

Holy crap what speed was he doing

Probably the $10/gram variety

 

[rustynutz]

Too much Red Bull.....

[baroudeur]

Holy crap what speed was he doing

Perhaps not as fast as thought.

The hedge collapsed probably launching the TT into the air and over the two parked cars into the house. The car in view in the TV report has no damage below the roof line.
Had the hedge not been there the parked cars would probably have absorbed the impact and the house may not have been involved.
The TT bonnet must have popped and flew up after the hedge was hit so was vertical when the car hit the house and almost certainly saving the driver
from even worse injury.

Google streetview shows the approach to the hedge as a long sweeping left hand curve.  Seems the driver lost it and went straight on for some reason.

[Surferdude]

Then there's this on the Sunshine Coast.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/salesman-sacked-after-writing-off-luxury-car/1806053/

[2i30s]

bloody idiots. 

[Keith]

A car doing 30mph would not have taken off like that.

I vote a definite Richard La Tete...

[Phil №❶]

Or suicide, fail.

[Just Rick]

I see a pattern emerging here,don't buy an Audi,they don't stay on the road,they like being up higher than other cars

[The Gonz]

"When I got there and saw the car through the hole in the hedge I thought 'That looks serious'. 

[2i30s]

who is responsible for the damage,the driver or the cars owner,the car yard. 

[Surferdude]

Interesting point. Drink driving so no insurance. I guess you'd have a case against the employer but no doubt it'd drag on forever.

[baroudeur]

Interesting point. Drink driving so no insurance. I guess you'd have a case against the employer but no doubt it'd drag on forever.

In the U.K. driving offences cannot invalidate third party insurance as it is obligatory.  However, the insurer can (attempt to)  recover any third party pay out but, apparently, there is no record of this  ever happening.

If the driver is not insured (stolen car etc) then the Motor Insurers Bureau has a fund for personal injury claims.

[Surferdude]

Interesting point. Drink driving so no insurance. I guess you'd have a case against the employer but no doubt it'd drag on forever.

In the U.K. driving offences cannot invalidate third party insurance as it is obligatory.  However, the insurer can (attempt to)  recover any third party pay out but, apparently, there is no record of this  ever happening.

If the driver is not insured (stolen car etc) then the Motor Insurers Bureau has a fund for personal injury claims.

Third party insurance is part of the registration process here. However (correct me if I'm wrong) that only applies to personal injury to others caused by the accident.
But the car at fault can have it's comprehensive insurance negated. Which means, house and other car owners would have to claim against their own insurance. (I think).

[Just Rick]

S/dude thats the way I understand it as well over here,third party only covers persons of the third party,if you where to have third party property,this would be void if drunk

[2i30s]

years ago my old man was parked at a red light and a guy ran into the back of his car causing a fair bit of damage to both cars.    it turned out the guy had been drinking a fair bit and you could smell that was the case,he was very apologetic and said he was at fault and had insurance. the usual details were exchanged and my old man told the guy he had better go home before the cops turned up,his insurance repaired both cars and no one was the wiser. but like rick and Trev have mentioned,if your drunk or the person that hits you, your insurance is null and void. 

[FatBoy]

I'm pretty sure that if the other person is drunk it's their insurance that is void, not yours.  My late mother was hit by a drunk driver on the way to work one night.  Our insurance company repaired the car, he was up that well known creek without a paddle.

If nobody is drunk or has their insurance void for any reason, then the insurance companies work it out amongst themselves so that the "at fault" person's insurance company pays.