Shunt!

Fecking typical. Only a couple of weeks after getting shot of the Peugeot and today a young girl drove into the back of the Galaxy whilst Nichola was on her way to work. Luckily Nichola was not hurt, but the car is pretty badly damaged at the back though nothing compared to the Ford Ka involved which was a complete write-off (the gearbox on the road was a clue). The girl driving must have been doing close to 30 when she hit as all her air-bags went off - she and her passenger ended up being checked over in hospital. Anyway, the Galaxy has a severely pushed in bumper and the tailgate is creased. The chassis sub-frame protruding through the bumper is not a good sign, and I think the shell has been shoved out of alignment so I wouldn't be surprised if it's also a write-off. We were thinking of getting rid as it costs a lot to run with the crappy 4-speed auto gearbox on a 2.3l petrol engine, but the decision has probably been made for us.

The impact even knocked the numbers and letters off of the plate.