Post 510420 by Tomcat on 2012-06-11 17:02:47
As some of you may know I'm currently knocking about in a BMW that a friend lent me, I had an idea that the car had been a previous write off as he does buy and sell them all the time. This fact didn't really bother me until today, I got an email off my current insurers telling me that not only is the car a write off but it's also a CAT B!, how the hell this thing is even on the road I have no idea. From a legal standpoint it is not even possible for a member of the public to buy a CAT B, only licenced dismantlers are allowed to buy them and then they can only be sold for parts. As a result of this they've given me a weeks notice that they're canceling my insurance, pretty nice of them really as the fekkin car shouldn't really be on the road at all, presonally I wont be driving it again (apart from to return it to my so called friends house).
My so called friend is away until wednesday so I can't even clarify this with him, it's possible that it's just got the wrong category on it but if it has and he knew it was listed as a B then why let me use it?, he'd have known that as a B if I had any sort of accident in it the insurance would instantly become invalid...landing me with god knows how many thousands of pounds in repairs and or damages...
Some friend eh?.
Back to foot power again then...
Post 510432 by frobes2 on 2012-06-11 17:12:20
Wow, that is quite bad as it must have been pretty bad to get the B category?!
Walking is going to be safer lol
Post 510440 by M-R-P on 2012-06-11 17:20:56
Walking on the central reservation, on the M25 may very well be safer!
Hopfully, it's a genuine mistake somewhere and it's not as bad as the insurers say.
I remember my mum having plod knock on her door, in the early ninetys, asking why her mini was parked, with no tax, outside a hospital. It took nearly an hour for them to believe the car had been scrapped 2 months prior.
Some people are dumb enough to try things like that, although, ignorance is no substitute for innosence.
Post 510450 by V70 Graham on 2012-06-11 17:53:01
Will be interesting to hear what your 'friend' says when he returns.....
Post 510455 by pompeyphil on 2012-06-11 17:58:17
your not having much car luck at the mo mate
Post 510459 by Tomcat on 2012-06-11 18:03:13
[quote=pompeyphil;510455]your not having much car luck at the mo mate[/quote]
You can say that again, also heard today that I have to have an eye operation, now on the waiting list and it'll be the second op on this eye and my third eye operation.
If I didn't have ยงยงยงยง luck I'd have no luck at all.
Post 510462 by andyb1375 on 2012-06-11 18:11:08
I have a P2 T5 if you want to borrow that....
Post 510490 by Tomcat on 2012-06-11 18:46:16
Thanks for the offer Andy thats very nice of you.
Post 510498 by stephenevans99 on 2012-06-11 18:51:48
I've got a stuffed Parrot you could borrow - to go with the eye patch you're gonna be wearing shortly.
Post 510501 by p fandango on 2012-06-11 18:57:04
[quote=stephenevans99;510498]I've got a stuffed Parrot you could borrow - to go with the eye patch you're gonna be wearing shortly.[/quote]
he's on the look out (no pun intented) for a XC90
Post 510503 by Tomcat on 2012-06-11 18:58:37
[quote=stephenevans99;510498]I've got a stuffed Parrot you could borrow - to go with the eye patch you're gonna be wearing shortly.[/quote]
I do know where you live you know......Even if I'm too blind to actualy find you.
Post 510517 by stephenevans99 on 2012-06-11 19:11:38
There's already a fair few old squinters here in Knott End, the more the merrier - just avoid the dodgy neighbours from Morecambe ;)
Post 510527 by t5_monkey on 2012-06-11 19:18:05
Find out what's going on before you burn him!
Although it does sound quite dodgy, and not what a friend would do.
Post 510539 by stephenevans99 on 2012-06-11 19:21:03
TC thought all BMW's were riveted together across the middle.....
Post 510608 by Tomcat on 2012-06-11 19:59:06
[quote=stephenevans99;510539]TC thought all BMW's were riveted together across the middle.....[/quote]
Probably,lol.
Monkey I'm going to be polite and ask nicely first of course. Could get messy though if he admits he knew all along.
Post 510692 by Kingsford G on 2012-06-11 20:54:47
He could b unaware of that.
Post 510697 by t5_monkey on 2012-06-11 20:57:15
He'll deny everything... and then cut you up without using his indicators :)
Post 510827 by Rhys on 2012-06-11 22:46:20
[quote=t5_monkey;510697]He'll deny everything... and then cut you up without using his indicators :)[/quote]
What indicators? everyone knows they are an optional extra along with door magnets (to pull you into the fast lane) Did I say that?? lol