Below are actual insurance claim form gaffes found by a
UK insurance company:
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"I started to slow down but the traffic was more
stationary than I thought." -
"A car drove away at speed catching our client who
went up in the air and his head went through the
windscreen and then rolled off at the traffic lights a
good few feet away. The car then sped off and
miraculously our client remained conscious and managed
to cross the road." -
"I pulled into a lay-by with smoke coming from under
the bonnet. I realized the car was on fire so took my
dog and smothered it with a blanket." -
Q: Could either driver have done anything to avoid the
accident? A: Traveled by bus? -
A 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 had one eye on a parked car, another on approaching
lorries, and another on the woman behind". -
"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 the M6 motorway I moved from the center lane to
the fast lane but the other car didn't give way." -
"On approach to the traffic lights the car in front
suddenly broke." -
"Three men approached me from the minibus. I thought
they were coming to apologize. Two of the men grabbed
hold of me by the arms, and the first slapped me
several times across the face. I Knee'd the man in the
groin, but didn't connect properly, so I kicked him in
the shin." -
"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 was on my way to see an unconscious patient who had
convulsions and was blocked by a tanker." -
"Mr. X is in hospital and says I can use his car and
take his wife while he is there. What shall I do about
it?" -
"No witnesses would admit having seen the mishap until
after it happened." -
"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. -
"First car stopped suddenly, second car hit first car
and a haggis ran into the rear of second car." -
"Windscreen broken. Cause unknown. Probably Voodoo."
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"The car in front hit the pedestrian but he got up so
I hit him again" -
We had completed the turn and had just straightened
the car when Miss X put her foot down hard and headed
for the ladies' loo." -
"I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at
the wheel and had an accident. I pulled away from the
side of the road, glanced at my mother-in- law and
headed over the embankment." -
"Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and
collided with a tree I don't have." -
"The other car collided with mine without giving
warning of its intention." -
"I thought my window was down, but I found out it
wasn't when I put my head through it". -
"I collided with a stationary truck coming the other
way". -
"A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's
face". -
"A pedestrian hit me and went under my car".
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"The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a
number of times before I hit him." -
"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." -
"I am sure the old fellow would never make it to the
other side of the road when I struck him." -
"The pedestrian had no idea which way to run, so I ran
over him. -
"I saw a slow-moving, sad faced old gentleman, as he
bounced off the roof of my car" -
"The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy
in a small car with a big mouth -
"I was thrown from the car as it left the road. I was
later found in a ditch by some stray cows."