Pebble dashed...........
Discussion
8/9 years back I owned a Porsche GT3.
I was trading the car in for a V8 Vantage on a Tuesday.
On the Monday afternoon, I collected the GT3 from a body shop near St.Austell after having had a front end re-spray and repair to a dent on the bonnet from a clod of earth thrown up by a tractor some weeks previously , the cost being £800.
Making my way back to Plymouth along the Glyn Valley when I was confronted by a gritting lorry travelling at a fair speed and gritting at the same time.
As the grit/salt hit the Porsche it sounded like a machine gun. The whole of the of the freshly painted front and off side of the car was peppered.
The deal went ahead the day after , but I've often wondered what the position would have been if I had tried to claim off the County Councils insurers.
Anyone had experience of this ?
I was trading the car in for a V8 Vantage on a Tuesday.
On the Monday afternoon, I collected the GT3 from a body shop near St.Austell after having had a front end re-spray and repair to a dent on the bonnet from a clod of earth thrown up by a tractor some weeks previously , the cost being £800.
Making my way back to Plymouth along the Glyn Valley when I was confronted by a gritting lorry travelling at a fair speed and gritting at the same time.
As the grit/salt hit the Porsche it sounded like a machine gun. The whole of the of the freshly painted front and off side of the car was peppered.
The deal went ahead the day after , but I've often wondered what the position would have been if I had tried to claim off the County Councils insurers.
Anyone had experience of this ?
k off because the council needs the money for the lesbian homing center....I had a 911 front end salted about 8 years ago. Going in the opposite direction round a bend, me doing 40 the gritter doing 25-35 I imagine. Needed a respray but PXed instead eventually. If the council's going to chuck bits of sea salt rock/whatever crap it is on the road they should restrict the spray to the lane they're spraying. No hope of recompense of course.
If I come up to a gritting lorry from behind, I either stay well back or take a side route. Unfortunately, this was coming towards me and I had nowhere to go.
I understand they must grit the road and with the lorry doing both lanes at the same time or it would take twice as long. However, when it was -5 here they were nowhere to be seen but at +6 and raining, they are out?
Good ole council logic.
I understand they must grit the road and with the lorry doing both lanes at the same time or it would take twice as long. However, when it was -5 here they were nowhere to be seen but at +6 and raining, they are out?
Good ole council logic.
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