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onemac
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:14 pm Posts: 1598 Location: Right here...... Right now.......
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Is yours expensive??? Here's why: Last month a little old lady pulled out of a parking space at the side of the road as my wife drove by with the inevitable result. My wife has just received a call from the hire car company asking whether the hire car allocated to her should be delivered to the house or the garage where her own car is to be repaired. The wife asked where the car was coming from (thinking it was the local town) and the chap replied 'Manchester' Now, Manchester to Lossiemouth is 400+ miles and takes over 7 hours given decent road conditions and both roads (Perth to Inverness and Aberdeen to Elgin) were closed yesterday and are pretty dodgy today. The chap reckoned on 2-3 hours delivery from Manchester so I reckon our hire car is either a Veyron or a skidoo  He's going to phone the wife back with confirmation that a driver will be available - apparently most of them couldn't get into work today..., Planet Earth chaps. Please pay us a visit...... Al
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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Is that twice now your cars been hit Al? I think I recall another shunt some time ago?  not sure its wise if anyone hits into me, ive developed rather bad road rage  plus the fact my car is really old but extremely well looked after
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saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm Posts: 8603 Location: location, location
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james016
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 5:52 pm Posts: 1899
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On Saturday, some dopey cow drove into the back of my parked car as she had not bothered to scrape the ice of her windscreen. Apart from a small letterbox for her eyes. Thankfully no damage.
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Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:34 pm |
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onemac
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:14 pm Posts: 1598 Location: Right here...... Right now.......
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Yea - had the car less than a week and a woman ran into the back of me with her car but this time the wife had the honour... Al
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Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:49 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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Twice today, I've nearly had coming-to's with 4x4 drivers. One was in a Mitsubishi, charging up the hill at the gap on my side of the road (car parked on his), which meant I had really to get on the anchors, in the snow and possibly ice, hoping I'd balanced enough between stopping safely and the ABS kicking in. Then a Discovery decided that he could drive over the nose of my car in Waitrose car park, until I held the horn down and he reversed. Cretins. A touch of snow and they think they've suddenly got right of way over everyone.
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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I hate bmw X5 drivers,  theyre the worst....
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Coref
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:20 pm Posts: 446 Location: ~/
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Not quite, I reckon Porsche Cayennes are worse.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Having read his recent motoring exploits I'd say that the Porsche drivers are nowhere near as bad as... What is it you drive again, Bratty? 
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Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:36 pm |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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 old (first) car on the left 1.1 Petrol saxo, car on right is what I currently drive 2.0 Turbo diesel 
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HeatherKay
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm Posts: 7262 Location: Here, but not all there.
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And which one's the dog?
(Sorry, couldn't resist. It was my inner JV.)
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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bally199
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:52 pm Posts: 1036 Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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My insurance is pretty cheap for my RS50, although when I had an accident (nothing much, a car pulled out, I locked my front wheel up and slid out) I didn't bother claiming as the snow on the ground meant there was no damage to the bike. I think I pay something like £250 a year for 3rd PF+T, which is not bad at all to say the insurance company see me as a typical 16-year old chav. 
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm Posts: 5288 Location: ln -s /London ~
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Would that have covered your scooter/moped/thing then?
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm Posts: 4876 Location: Newcastle
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Had a bmw driver just reverse into the front of my car, me and the girlfriend were looking out the window at the snow when he did it. Went out to ask if he was going to leave a note in case there was any damage. Got a mouth full of abuse as he walked off, including saying "If you have such a problem call the police and file it with your insurance company" Well I will, got his reg plate, time of accident and will get a photo of it in a second to show he was parked there. Only going to file it if there is any significant damage though. It was the fact he reversed in so quickly that got me... it's not even where he parks normally and how rude he was about it, never recalled a parked, stationary car in a parking space to blame for an accident with a reversing car.
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