(2 hours ago)Ianthegoon wrote Isn't it the case. though, that the top deck is not structural and can therefore be replaced with minimal effort? Whereas a vehicle taking that much damage to the whole front will certainly have a damaged chassis as well.
There could be something hidden but can't see there being that much damage there.
It's nothing to do with Stagecoach and whether the insurer wants to pay out, if it costs more to fix than the value which is, at least, £180k looking around, then they'll be fixing it. Be surprised if there's £180k worth of damage there.
It's very different to the Arriva Pulsar in Stockton recently which is worth probably about £10k max so not worth it.