Involved in an accident that wasn't your fault?

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Mr_Mints_Taboo, Mar 22, 2017.

  1. Mr_Mints_Taboo

    Mr_Mints_Taboo Well-Known Member

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    I just got a call on my mobile.
    It was a nice lady(or so I thought!) checking up on me, probably from Sector 3.

    "We've been informed you've been involved in an accident that wasn't your fault." she said.

    'Amazing' thought I.
    So I told her about the incident I was involved in at Zaandvoort last night.

    She hung up on me!
    How rude.

    TL: DR
    The online collating of safety data that Sector 3 introduced in the last update is going well, but their customer services department needs a little more training.
     
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  2. Patrick.B

    Patrick.B Well-Known Member

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    Is that a joke mate ? o_O
     
  3. Mr_Mints_Taboo

    Mr_Mints_Taboo Well-Known Member

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    Contains 100% TRUE Facts.

    I made up the bit about thinking the caller was from Sector 3, and I have no knowledge of their customer services department, but I expect they are very nice people too.

    The conversation really happened. This morning.
    These cold callers are a bloody menace*, but I was at work, so I answered.:)

    *rather the companies that employ them are.

    TL: DR Yes. Just laugh and go about your business.
     
  4. Squanchy

    Squanchy Well-Known Member

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    But... WERE you involved in an accident that wasn't your fault? Why else would they call?
     
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  5. Mr_Mints_Taboo

    Mr_Mints_Taboo Well-Known Member

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    Hmmm, good point.
    Do you think they were just fishing?
    Why would they do that?
    What if I had a really bad memory (alcohol induced) and now I am worrying that maybe I was involved in an accident that wasn't my fault.
    And if I can't remember, how can I claim?
    I have potentially lost thousands because that damned bartender kept serving me.
    The system is stacked against us, I tell you.
     
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  6. Squanchy

    Squanchy Well-Known Member

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    Reminds me of the joke where the guy wakes up and there's a police car in his garage. That's the punchline, I can't be bothered to write the joke :p
    I imagine once you said "no, I didn't have an accident", the next move would be "what if you had"...
     
  7. Ranger

    Ranger New Member

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    The latest scam is a caller trying to get you to say "yes" so they can record you and use this as proof of your agreement to whatever they are selling.
     
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