picture the scene

Bright sunny day.
clear blue skys.
Just washed the Vec and gave her a quick coat of wax.
popped to the shops to pick up some bits for the wife
sat at the lights waiting for the green light.

When BANG. a stupid **** in his Mercedes convertible slams straight in to the back of me.

obviously my reaction was very calm and collected ( NOT )

his excuse, sorry mate i was on the phone and didn't see you.

What a w@nker.

well as a result i now need a new rear bumber, VX rear lower spoiler bumper carrier and some repair work underneath.

from the pics it looks just like scratches, but as melvyn at the garage said, these new bumpers go in and crumple, then pop out again.

one good thing though the Insurance company have supplied me with a hire car from Enterpirse.
Vec-c SRI 1.9 cdti 150 with satnav, so can't complain as i have almost like for like.

car goes in on Monday and should have it back by Wednesday, as they are preping the bumper this week and painting it, then fit to the car next week.