It Wasn't My Fault.

[GU22]

The following are (allegedly) genuine extracts from motor insurance claims received by Norwich Union.

"I started to slow down but the traffic was more stationary than I

thought."

"I pulled into a lay-by with smoke coming from under the bonnet.

I realised the car was on fire so took my dog and smothered it with blanket."

Q: Could either driver have done anything to avoid the accident?

A: Travelled by bus?

This Norwich Union customer collided with a cow. The questions and

Answers on the claim form were:

Q - What warning was given by you?

A - horn

Q - What warning was given by the other party?

A - Moo

"I started to turn and it was at this point I noticed a camel and

An elephant tethered at the verge. This distraction caused me to lose concentration and hit a bollard."

"On approach to the traffic lights the car in front suddenly

broke."

"I was going at about 70 or 80 mph when my girlfriend

on the pillion reached over and grabbed my testicles so I

lost control."

"I didn't think the speed limit applied after

midnight"

"I knew the dog was possessive about the car but I

would not have asked her to drive it if I had thought there was any

risk."

Q: Do you engage in motorcycling, hunting or any other pastimes of a hazardous nature?

A: I Watch the Lottery Show and listen to Terry Wogan.

"Windscreen broken. Cause unknown. Probably Voodoo."

"The car in front hit the pedestrian but he got up so

I hit him again"

"I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at

my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment."

The other car collided with mine without giving

warning of its intention."

"A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's

face"

"A pedestrian hit me and went under my car"

"In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole."

"I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my

way home. As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up obscuring

my vision and I did not see the other car."

"I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble

when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an

accident."

"To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front I

struck the pedestrian."

"My car was legally parked as it backed into the

other vehicle."

"An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car

and vanished."