If you have had a recall letter for you clio about the recall due to an issue with the bonnet latch don't ignore it.

I was travelling down the motorway from work on monday and my bonnet flew open smashing my windscreen, sunroof n causing other car damage. Dont ignore it it can happen and luckily i didnt crash into anyone. I got my recall letter the day after the crash!! Does anyone know where I stand therefore against clio due to the fact i have to pay 600 quid excess on my wrote off car

is it clios fault?

please let me know

Best bet is to get in touch with the dealer or speak to customer services dude, see what they say. If it's a recall then it's a warranty issue, meaning that Renault are accepting liability for the repairs. You may have a legal case for the damage if it happened before you received the letter, worth a try.

Bad luck though mate, I know a guy that had the exact same thing happen to his Clio on the M1 last year.

cheers mate yer its worth a try bad shit though the dude ho i was overtaking at the time shit himself more than me

woh!

i bet that was shit scary!

glad to hear your ok mate!

id ring up renault and kick up a STINK!

you shouldnt have to pay for that mate, that is their fault and they have accepted responcibility. did your accident get reported?

and was the letter you got dated the DAY AFTER your accident was reported?

you may need to show the dates on stuff you see to backup your claim

woh!

i bet that was shit scary!

glad to hear your ok mate!

id ring up renault and kick up a STINK!

you shouldnt have to pay for that mate, that is their fault and they have accepted responcibility. did your accident get reported?

and was the letter you got dated the DAY AFTER your accident was reported?

you may need to show the dates on stuff you see to backup your claim

cheers mate,

yer i crashed on the 18th and the recall letter was dated the 19th

unlucky for them eh?

it was scary shit i was in outside lane n had to cut across but the worse thing about all this is the courtesy car is nissan micra thats scary shit you wont catch me cruising for a while haha.

yer the accident did get reported

i just hop i get something out of it after all car was motd,taxed and insured what world r we cuming to if the manufacturers are putting us at risks like tht

it could of happend at junction 27 and caused big accidents on a sunday night and then id assume it would be down to me or supposidly racing.

cheers mate just hope renault arent cunts !!

wow!

glad your ok buddy, its bad shit that is!! thanksfully i dont own a clio anymore!

i have heard that renault are to be held liable for the damage but if the insurance have written the car off then all you can do is to make a claim against renault for the excess charge on your insurance.

ring watchdog, im sure they were dealing with something similair a few months back....

cheers mate il try that out sounds the best way next question is anyone know any fastish cars that are insurable for a nearly 18 year old lad with 3 ppoints?

suggestions please n thanks everyone for the insight of what i can do

Good luck getting something out of Renault.

They are an absoulte pile of s**t. Amount of people who have problems with them is amazing. Would never own a renault in my life!

i have heard that they just blame it on maintenance etc. i'l have to see what happens wont get my hopes too high though.

yeah, they have turned a few people away saying that once the car has been sold its up to the owner to maintaine it, and according to them greasing the catch/release mechanism is routine for most people!

as for an uber fast motor thats cheap to insure under 18 with 3 points...... good luck!

they SHOULD pay for because the recall work hasn't been done yet.

There was a recall about fiat stilos springs snapping and any owners that had springs snapped before the recall work was done were refunded the money.

FIAT and Renault have similar crappy customer service so just give them a call and see what they say.

cheerss mate sounds good il give it another try its just reefernce after refernce with these cunt heads lol

cheers tho mate !!

If they refuse to pay just keep badgering them, phone calls and letters.

They will soon pay up