Insurance company offering two options on my Vauxhall Zafira that ended up in a moorland bog

[vivvov]

Hope the question is straight forward.

In recent inclement weather I hit a patch of black ice on a moorland road and ended up in a very wet bog

 

I called my recovery firm but was told 'accident not breakdown' so reluctantly informed my insurance company, who pulled the vehicle out, trucked to assessors and have now decided the car is uneconomical to repair.g

Obvious damage is as follows:

At the time of recovery I turned on the engine and gingery reversed it towards the truck as the recovery guy operated the winch. The exhaust was blowing (possibly from the back box being damaged on the moorland grass/a stone)

 

, the front bumper has pulled slightly from the passenger wing (and is showing a couple of tabs),

 

the front passenger plastic wheel arch came away in two pieces and there was a small hole in the back bumper presumably from the same stone that damaged the exhaust.

 

Plus cosmetic scuffs to paint work from moor grass...but car had 12 years worth of scuffs already.

Insurance company have offered payout of approx £1700 as a right off or my car back and £1300 (£1700 minus salvage cost). I've never had an accident so never had to mak a claim

 

 

The insurance company sent me a series of photos to assess for damage but I have not received or been provided with any detailed damages report from the damage assessors.  Am I supposed to receive a detailed report on damage/likely cost of repair?

 

I'd like my Zafira back as it has been a reliable vehicle and was informed by my insurer that I could simply make an appointment to collect my vehicle from the assessors compound, inform my insurers that I was in possession of my car and then I would be still be insured to drive it home.

 

However with no detailed information on the damage, other than turning the key and setting off with my fingers crossed, how do I know it's safe to drive away?

Is this how things work? 

 

Having never had an accident like this it all seems a bit amateur hour!

 

Any replies would be much appreciated.

Edited February 25, 2022 by dx100uk
added A few blank lines only..dx

[unclebulgaria67]

No for a car of that value, you would not get a detailed report, as the report would be too expensive, compared to the value of the claim.

 

Someone with sufficient knowledge of repair costs would have looked at it and decided based on what they could see, roughly how much it would cost to repair.  If the repair cost is more than about 70% of the market value, then it would be a write off.

 

Up to you really.  Go to visit the car and see if it is in a safe state to drive.  If it is, then accept the £1300 and drive it home.

 

[mantis shrimp]

And read the terms of your policy. 

[ukshane4life]

if you not clued up on repairing yourself you need to think the cost of having exhaust and bumper fixed and long as you haven't done further damage to the car otherwise your throwing money into a car that should be scrapped

 

if it was me i buy it back and fix myself but exhaust are cheap to get fixed anyway but if you ask a garage to fix bumper they might take the mick and charge you stupid money so you really need to have a good think that is it best to take money and buy another up to you really