Grrr bloody wind.. anyone beat this?

Grrr bloody wind.. anyone beat this?

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hidetheelephants

24,195 posts

193 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Vaud said:
"shipping container roll across a field"... yikes!
It does get *quite* windy in the Hebrides. hehe

glenrobbo

35,219 posts

150 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Cold said:
Trolley jack and piece of timber. Then run the van until it grinds to a halt. thumbup
Two pieces of timber: One for under the jack, otherwise you'll just fcensoredk up the load floor.
A van is a van. Who looks at the roof? It's a workhorse, not a show car.

hidetheelephants

24,195 posts

193 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Yikes! you'll be fine for firewood in a couple of years though. hehe

ChemicalChaos

10,385 posts

160 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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I don't have any pictures, but I'm informed this blew over earlier:



It lives to the side of an airport hotel..... apparently the management are not best pleased that it is now on its side right in front of the dining room windows...

hidetheelephants

24,195 posts

193 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Not so much a Short 360 as a Short 90. hehe

ChemicalChaos

10,385 posts

160 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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hidetheelephants said:
Not so much a Short 360 as a Short 90. hehe
hehe

Had it gone full 360 it would probably be on top of a guest's car in the carpark, and we'd be really unpopular!

"Hello, yes I'd like to claim on my car insurance please"
.....
"Well, a plane landed on it"

Rawwr

22,722 posts

234 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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WHAT'S SHE GONNA LOOK LIKE WITH A CHIMNEY ON HER!



smile

al1991

4,552 posts

180 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Rawwr said:
WHAT'S SHE GONNA LOOK LIKE WITH A CHIMNEY ON HER!



smile
hehe

Hoofy

76,341 posts

282 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Rosedene said:
saw a shipping container roll across a field
Not something you expect to ever read!

Rosedene

125 posts

106 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Hoofy said:
Rosedene said:
saw a shipping container roll across a field
Not something you expect to ever read!
Like I say we only count the BIG storms up here. Most of the time Doris and the like come across with no damage, as everything thats going to be blown away has already long gone.

S11Steve

6,374 posts

184 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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That's ripe for converting into a camper - the roof is cut out of them for the pop-up top, and they sell for strong money afterwards.




http://www.leightonvans.co.uk/vw-transporter-t5-t3...

BertyFish

Original Poster:

617 posts

164 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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I like the idea of a pop top but it's wasted as the back is full of ladder and boxes most of the time.

My body shop said it should be repairable with a new roof skin then it needs some paint on bonnet, bumper and one side.
It had new rear doors and bumper late last year because a mini drove into the back of it.

Just needs the sides doing then all will be as new...

I don't think it will be a cheap fix so will see what the insurance assessor says next week.

wolfracesonic

6,974 posts

127 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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So if I've got this right, the cambelt went, it got hit by another car and now your roof's fell on it: Sounds like it's cursed.

BertyFish

Original Poster:

617 posts

164 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Yep, cambelt went £1500ish to repair, got it back and this happened, all through insurance
Around £1600 of damage, luckily didn't cost me anything, new rear doors, bumper etc

Lucky van....

Still it's a workhorse but I still try to keep it tidy looking when turning up for jobs.


_Exocet_

78 posts

98 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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You say it didn't cost you anything, but I bet it cost you increased insurance premiums for five years afterwards.

Someone else hitting your car, even if you were no where near it at the time and the other party admitted full liability, makes you a higher risk don't you know. Even though you couldn't possibly have influenced the outcome and you've never made a claim before or since and have more than a decade worth of no claims bonus.

I'm not bitter, honest.

V8 FOU

2,971 posts

147 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Pah! Just a small puff of wind......
Not like 1987..... hurricane.... blah blah..... no power.... trees down...... kitttens died.......
(continues for another 99 threads...)

BertyFish

Original Poster:

617 posts

164 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Im just going by what insurance told me, it won't effect any no claims and no premium increase as she admitted her fault and it was rear ended.

It was all looked after hertz accident management and I had a new van on the drive a few hours later.

10+ years protected no claims at the moment and reading my terms it says premiums won't be effected unless more than 3 claims over 2 years.

I guess I will find out about this renewal time.

AB

16,975 posts

195 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Be thankful you weren't parked in the car park near my office...

Fast and Spurious

1,317 posts

88 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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BertyFish said:
Yep, cambelt went £1500ish to repair, got it back and this happened, all through insurance
Around £1600 of damage, luckily didn't cost me anything, new rear doors, bumper etc

Lucky van....

Still it's a workhorse but I still try to keep it tidy looking when turning up for jobs.

I can see you take pride in your appearance too.

AlexC1981

4,918 posts

217 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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A few years ago I had a couple of tiles blow off. Smashed my windscreen and put a big dent in the wing. It had no insurance either as I had just bought a new car and transferred the insurance policy. I replaced the windscreen, but sold it with the dent. Shame as it was an old, but tidy car.