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On The road – Car Update

Stu — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:48:00 +0000

I picked up the car last night from Banks and Derbyshire and after all the relevant bits and pieces being replaced, including 2 of the wheels, it looks fantastic and drives better than it ever did.

I can whole heartedly recommend this local Preston company to anyone who needs their car bodywork repairing, their service was second to none.

All I now have to do is hassle the insurance company to get the other party to accept liability then I can claim back my expenses. It is great to get the car back though, it’s OK to rent a car but it’s nicer to drive your own.

Car Repair Update

Stu — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:18:00 +0000

Nothing to report really. After talking to the insurance company it appears that the liability claim is going to take forever due to all the foreign agencies involved so against my better judgement I’ve rented a car from Enterprise (very helpful people) and I’ll claim back the expenses once everything is sorted out.

Expenses! Blimey it’s going to cost me a fortune, good job we can claim it back. Car for 2 weeks – approx £300. insurance for the rental car – approx £100, excess on repair – £100. So thats £500 for something that was absolutely someone else fault! Oh well – it’s only money!

Anyway – enough ranting – the sun is high, we’ve nearly finished the front garden and there’s only a couple more hours left of the work day. Only tomorrow left then weekend and fishing again on Sunday – great…

Conwy Tunnel / Llanfairfechan – Ford Focus vs Iveco Truck

Stu — Wed, 31 May 2006 11:55:00 +0000

Side Swipped Focus

Well, we left on time for our second Anglesey visit, got the bait on the way as usual from victoria Angling on Conwy Pier then this happened!

Going over the roundabout, westbound on the A55 at Llanfairfechan we got side-swiped by a Slovakian wagon that quite obviously didn’t see us. As he went round the roundabout he pushed our car over the roundabout with his wheels. He just carried on! We sped off after him and eventually pulled him in to a parking place. Needless to say we called the police who were very helpful took down all his details – yes he was legal although he couldn’t speak a word of english! He was abviously at fault as the man who stopped with us as a witness will no doubt tell the insurance company – thanks for stopping Brian!

Not a very good start but after a while we carried on to our cottage for the weekend. Luckily we were not injured and the car was still road worthy but it was one of the most frightening things that has ever happened to me. Currently the insurance company is in the process of sorting it out so we’ll see how that goes.