I'm unreasonably traumatised

Runaway trucks create carnage. A friend of mine received a phone call at work from one of her neighbours telling her to go home urgently. When she arrived, she found a very large furniture delivery truck embedded in the front of her house. It had been making a delivery to a neighbour's house further up the road, when the handbrake had failed, lorry careered down the road, across several gardens and came to a halt when it hit friend's house.
Their front door, hallway and kitchen were pretty much demolished and the family had to move to temporary accommodation whilst the house was made safe; it took months to repair and, despite it clearly being the delivery company's fault, they didn't make repair and restitution easy. I hope yours is much easier and quicker kittylester

I do not think it is unreasonable to feel traumatised! Our minds automatically head off into the what-ifs.

ClicketyClick

No wonder you're shaken and what a nightmare. I'm wondering if the driver is actually not insured hence why he suggested his mate fix your wall.

That’s what I’m wondering too!.

You might need to speak to your solicitor or at least give them a ring tomorrow and ask for some advise. Stone masons are not cheap and you will need a good one. Whatever you do, you must not let those people near your wall again.

Not unreasonable at all, kittylester. Just give yourself a little time and the shock will fade into the background. Is your husband okay?

He is fine now, scribbles, thank you. He had the same sort of delayed shock too.

Perfectly reasonable kittylester and as others have said, get it surveyed properly for their insurance claim - don’t trust “his mate”

So sorry to hear this kitty.

What a terrible experience, kitty. So glad to hear that you have recovered from the initial shock.

What an awful thing to happen. It's totally natural to be traumatized by it.

Your insurance should sort out the wall but unfortunately the insurance company can't compensate you for the shock. Take care.

Not unreasonably at all: heck of a shock. 💐

What a shock for you all. Thank Heaven, no one was hurt.
It will take a little while, but your insurers will deal with it.

That is horrible, glad nobody was physically hurt.

As everyone else has said, don't let his mate do any repairs, no matter what a good job he says they will do.

Goodness - what a shock this must have been for you!

I'm so sorry this has happened.
Certainly not unreasonable to be traumatised by such an event.

I hope it is repaired without delay and you can, once again, admire your lovely granite wall.

no mates help get in touch with your insurance and a proper stone mason if its that old. Would be a shame to ruin such history
have a sweet tea for shock

J52

Oh Kitty how awful for you. You are probably in shock, Thank goodness there were no injuries . I’m sure your insurance will sort it out.
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I don't think it's down to Kitty's insurance to sort it. That's what the van's insurance is for! Good luck and sorry you had to go through this.

We are going through our insurance co who will contact his insurance co. We want it all done very 'officially'.

Oh my goodness! Quite understandable to feel traumatised - it's the what ifs? Those boys were very brave, foolhardy but brave. Thank goodness no-one was hurt. Yes, definitely go through your insurance. That's what you pay for. Hopefully the driver is insured, but even if not, the insurance company will know what to do. They'll have seen that type of thing before.

Kitty! I read this with bated breath, I’m traumatised for you 🤗 insurance and their legal team is an absolute must 🌷🌷

See if any one has evidence on a house camera, then CLAIM THROUGH HIS INSURANCE...NOT YOURS..

kittylester

Thanknyiu all for being lovely.

I think I've misled you - the truck was one of those that plumbers/builders have not a haulage type one. The owner is a self employed odd job man.

We have taken photos and will go through our insurance. Our house is not listed but is part of a converted Victorian Board School and in the village conservation area.

I think I need another

Oh heck 🤣🤣🤣

I’m sorry this happened to you . I hope you got his details and think you should contact your home insurance. They can send an inspector/engineer to to assess the safety of the wall .
About 10
Years ago a bin wagon was parked front on to our house which is in a corner . The driver hadn’t put the hand brake on . It rolled past my car damaging the full side , it crashed into my DD brand new car which was on our drive and forced it into the front wall of our house.
As the bin wagon belonged to the Council their insurance covered everything . Both cars were put back to new condition . The garden wall was repaired and the house wall was repaired and the window replaced .
It was a big shock when it happened but all years later we can laugh about it . I hope you get over the shock soon . Take care of yourself.

Some years ago a lady learner crashed through the fence into my front garden coming to rest just before hitting the house. I invited them in for a restorative cuppa and she seemed alright until I mentioned that it was a good job she came that way as the other way would have taken her over a 50m cliff!!

Your trauma is not unreasonable. Good luck to you in finding a craftsman to repair this.

Elegran

AmberGran

Blimey. I don't think it is unreasonable to be traumatised by that at all.

How on earth could a truck roll-over??

Have a nice cup of tea with some sugar for the shock.

1 think she said it rolled back and hit the wall Ambergran, not rolled over.

Thank you Elegran - just reread it and now it makes more sense. I think I must have been traumatised by the thought of it 😟

Hope you are both feeling a bit less shaky today kittylester

We are feeling less traumatised now - especially as the truck owner came round and said he had informed his insurance company. They have told him to get 2 quotes- one from his mate (who, it turns out, is actually a stonemason) and we have found a other one with really good reviews.