Forgot to say. Often, it is your houshold insurance that will pay for stuff nicked from your car. Just check.
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I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to time -
that list sounds like the contents of the argos catalogue, Tone you sure there's nothing else to add to the list ?
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This all gets better.
rang plod to enquire why I had not had the promised call regarding the crime number. The guy on the phone told me that they had a backlog to put onto th system and should have mine in a day or two. I told him that I needed it for my insurance company as I was unable to lock the car in its current state. he then shouted at me telling me that there was only so much he could do with the two members of staff he had - dispite the fact I could hear him laughing and joking when he 'went to check'
Then called the insurance company. As was pointed out earlier, they only cover £100. So anybody out there driving with a load of CD's might want to consider this. I was told that the light business use is only for transporting people i.e. something they told me to take out, which would cover me for carrying kit, which I have paid for and which is useless to me. Then I was told that I had to get the car secured and that they would arrange a pickup. I told them that I was 200 miles from home and needed to be mobile - but my policy does not have the £15 optional extra hire car payment on it. In addition to that I don't have my driving license with me either - so they took the car, leaving me 200 miles from home with no transport. If I refused their pick up and the car was later stolen, I would not be able to claim becuase the car was not secured. Catch 22 - either let them take the car with no idea when I can expect to see it back, or run the risk that some scrote doesn't spot an unlocked car on the street and nicks off with it. I have complained and they have ofered me a 1 litre Corsa. That'll be fun on my commute.
Banking on the house insurance covering things - As I work from home a lot I asked for my kit to be covered - not sure about if it's covered in transport though.
The bag is a big one - I bought it when I was working in the US because I had to travel with 2 laptops. The downside of a big bag is that when it goes missing you lose a lot more. The bag alone was £100 which direct line offer.
Never ever using direct line again though.Last edited by BoredBloke; 27 March 2007, 13:34.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Bad luck mate, I've had similar experience with the Police. But, a lot of insurance policies will allow a few hundred quid outside the home, should be worth a call.
A bloke at work had his computer equipment stolen from his boot , apparently they use electronic equipment to detect it. It's a pain, but you have to carry stuff with you these days.
Might be worth getting hold of this stuff for your replacements http://www.smartwater.com/The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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The 'how did they know it was there' has been a question I've been thinking about. My car was covered in sh1t due to the endless motorway driving. My stuff was in the boot and was placed there before leaving work. The car is the saloon type with the boot as opposed to a hatchback, so no way of seeing what was in there.
What would they use to see if there was anything in there as everything was switched off.
Really pised at the insurance company though. Why bother having a clause to cover £100 worth of goods. If they nicked something that small I wouldn't make a claim. But the chances are they are going to nick something a whole lot greater in value and the £100 just takes the pis5. Why not explicitly state that no contents of the car are covered. This seems to be one of those things where everybody seems to get caught out once by it.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Tone,
keep us informed of the progress this is better than east enders
You ever thought of going on a reality tv show ?
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Check the local cashconverters that's where the ones nicked from the bloke at work turned upOriginally posted by TonyEnglishThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Cash converters - Was planning on that also.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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this is getting stupid now. The car has been at the garage since Tuesday. They are expecting to have it back to me by next Thursday. So to check and fix the central locking and do a small amount of bodywork they are going to take 10 days. My car hire runs out on that day and Thursday is the last working day before the easter bank holiday - so if it's not back by then I have no car over the easter weekend
Also - my fob has been broken for a while and so I have been using the low tech approach of actually using the key to lock/unlock the car. I asked the garage to get a price for a replacement fob. They have quoted me £140 + vat for the bit which does the central locking. Just checked with my local Ford dealer and they charge £40 quid for this. Theiving feckers!
I'm going to drive round there tonight and see if anything has been done with my car and if they have not started by Monday I'll be having serious words with my insurance company.
Remember - Never ever use directlineRule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Just a thought.Originally posted by TonyEnglish
How come you chose to use them in the first place? Was it the "de-da-la-le-de-le-da-de-da-de-der" whizzy phone advert that sucked you, or were they just the cheapest quote?
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