Totally gutted for you

Positive thoughts that it is found with no damage. Good luck.

JRL, thank you, yes, I trust you

Found one even cheaper so am a happy bunny, will speak to repair garage tomorrow about supplying our own etc.......

Although not having the damage would be best. Definitely agree with you there! I've just found out the name of the part I'm looking for: slam panel My other half has found one for sale local to us, from an 850, would this fit an 850 R? Is there any difference between parts to models? (Just checking...

Thanks JRL, its the part that sits behind the bumper, the part that houses the radiator? Anyway, perfect, great and brilliant news: Just had a call from the repair garage and the insurance have now agreed to cover the work required! :D They say they use new parts, so hopefully they won't have an iss...

I'm still gutted, but not giving in easily, and I'm certainly not going to let them write it off - if I ever did want to sell it in the future, (very doubtful), it would be recorded as a write off and I refuse that to happen. I took it to the insurance company's repair garage of choice to get a quot...

jblackburn - THANK YOU!

ajr2820 - its actually cheaper for me to insure the car fully comp than it is to insure for 3rd party

:cry: :cry: Yes, some nasty person, (that was very politely put), reversed into our beloved 850 R whilst it was parked up and drove off without leaving their details, surprise, surprise......... We'd taken out fully comp insurance, but the company wanted to write it off without even coming to look a...