How long????

So I put my bike in to be repaired – some nork at Ipswich backed into me while parked and cracked my front mudguard. This was a couple of months ago.

I get back to my bike after briefly popping into a real estate office and there is Bogan 1 standing beside my bike. First thoughts: eww get away.

As I get closer I ask what the red piece of plastic is on my bike and he tells me it’s from the front mudguard they backed into me. My face is very much 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ and I tell him I need his details while I whip out my phone to take photos.

After a few minutes of telling me that it’s my fault for parking like that (with my stump legs I cannot reverse park uphill so drove straight into the car park as below) and how were they meant to see me blah blah blah so of course my tone changes and I say well I’m a licensed rider who is legally parked and I will NOT be drawn into a debate about who is in the wrong.

You can see the scrape mark where my bike was pushed back slightly on its side stand.

Anyway after 5 minutes talking to bone head, getting shittier with him every second with his blame game, out comes the actual driver. I tell bone head I have nothing more to discuss with him he wasn’t the driver.

Bogan 2 (driver) then starts swearing at me and I say don’t swear at me I’ve done nothing wrong give me your licence. He takes my licence and contact phone number and asks if we can settle without insurance.

Now I know he’s full of shit but I say fine with me either way I just want it fixed. He isn’t going to find the perfect part for me or come back to me within the next couple of days like he says, I’m aware. I’m not an idiot.

Bogan 1 and Bogan 2 offer to tape up the mudguard until I get home to a Forest Lake. If I knew it was going to be this hideous tape I would have definitely declined lol 😑

So after a couple days not hearing from Bogan 2 I complete the online claim form. I was heading to NZ the next day and told them no rush I will be back in a fortnight.

Get back, call the insurance, book in with the repairer to inspect the bike. Afterwards the repairer tells me they made a note of all existing damage and will not be repairing that. First of all, who fucking asked you to? No one. Second of all, I don’t need you to its 2 minor scrapes I can use a touch up pen on.

Also find out the driver is denying he is at fault due to me parking illegally 😒 to which my insurer sends him the dispute form and tells me it’s just a courtesy because they are, surprise surprise, already aware of the road rules with regards to insurance. Pay your excess cock head and be done with it.

Scoot around without my front mudguard for nearly a month until I’m advised the part has finally arrived. Drop the bike off and am told it could be 3 days. 3 days? There are literally 5 screws to put in 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ just gimme the part I will put it on myself under an hour hahaha. Anyway FOUR days later we call them hey what’s happening oh it just got done this minute. Calling a big old #Bullshit on that one someone forgot to call didn’t they????

Picked up the bike before work the next day and found the key was fucking bent. Because I was late for work I couldn’t talk to them immediately. When I went to leave work I spent 20 mins in a car park trying to turn the ignition on. Sent them a text when I got home with this picture and explanation of how this will be fixed. Super pissed off right now because I know they will deny all responsibility.

I’m terrified the key will snap off 😖😖😖 and I will be stranded somewhere as I only have the 1 key. Still waiting for a reply but I already know I’m gonna lose my shit and have to report them to my insurer for shit house service and accountability. After reading some online reviews oohhhhh weeeeee I know I’m in for a showdown with the repairer.

Will post an update when I have one in Key Gate 😂😂😂 so annoying how it would even get bent after I’ve had it 18 months no problems. Probably a lazy half arsed mechanic being rough with Lil Boop 🙁