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A UK businessman is suing a bus company for more than £300,000 over a
crash which smashed up his rare supercar, reported the Daily Mail
newspaper this week. The crash, which happened two and a
half years ago, is one of a string of high-profile smashes
involving the Enzo.
Property tycoon Frank Mountain has issued a High Court writ, claiming a
reckless bus driver was to blame for the damage to his £600,000 Enzo
Ferrari.
The writ alleges the single-decker bus was being driven too fast
when it rounded a bend on the wrong side of the road and collided
with his car.
The hand-built Ferrari – of which only 399 were made, plus one
offered to Pope John Paul II which was auctioned in 2005 for
£741,000 in aid of Tsunami victims – then careered into a Volkswagen
Golf. Nobody was hurt in the accident, but the Golf was written off and
the red Enzo had severe damage to its offside which had to be
repaired at Ferrari’s Modena factory in Italy.
The writ claims the crash cost more than £300,000 in repairs and
related expenses, including compensation for loss of earnings when
Mr Mountain had to travel to Italy to pick up the vehicle, loss of
use of the Ferrari and a drop in the car’s value. Wilts and Dorset bus company, whose driver was involved, dispute
the claim.
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Property tycoon Frank Mountain has issued a High Court writ, claiming a
reckless bus driver was to blame for the damage to his £600,000 Enzo
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UK businessman is suing a bus company for more than £300,000 over a
crash which smashed up his rare supercar, reported the Daily Mail
newspaper this week. |
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The accident happened in December 2004, yards from Mr Mountain’s
mansion in Burley, Hampshire. Mr Mountain, who was in the passenger seat, was being driven to a
race track by Ferrari dealer Paul Train. He claims the bus rounded the corner "like a bat out of hell".
The writ, taken out by Mr Mountain and his insurance company,
says: "As a consequence of the collision the airbags inflated and
the Ferrari filled with smoke and dust, rendering the driver unable
to see and causing the Ferrari to collide with the VW Golf."
The Golf was being driven by New Forest councillor Michael
Thierry. He said: "The Ferrari was in collision with the bus and started
coming towards me – I knew for sure it was going to hit my car." Bus driver Thomas Doyle, 54, insists the crash was not his fault.
He said: "My wife Christina was furious. She said, 'You couldn’t
have been in an accident with anything cheap could you?'" Wilts and Dorset finance director Matt Dolphin said: "We have
filed a counter claim."
Report courtesy
of the Daily Mail
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