lightyearman
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Sept 17, 2015 11:20:40 GMT
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On my way home from work last night i was overtaken by an Aston Martin Vantage. Cool i thought!
He then momentarily lost concentration (i assume) touched the gravel / grass that lines the Lincolnshire twisties that make up my route home, spitting up a fair size rock that put a mahoooosive chip in my windscreen.
Started to flash him, he pulled over, we exchanged mobile numbers and he said he would gladly cover my windscreen cover excess. I said i'm happy at that as long as it doesnt affect my no claims.
Not the most dazzling of anecdotes, but it broke up my normal commute!
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Sept 17, 2015 11:23:47 GMT
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most policies keep screen claims separate. for example i'm with heritage andf its one off £90 for any glazing issues. to be honest, thats very decent for the owner becuase its not really his fault.....scren chips are pretty random acts and common
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johnd
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Sept 17, 2015 11:28:29 GMT
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Id of told you no way
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slomoshun
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Going forward one nut and bolt at a time
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Sept 17, 2015 11:43:03 GMT
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Had a stone fly up from a lorry on A12 yesterday travelling about 60 mph.
End of the day the windscreen did its job and whilst the glass as a small bullet hole shape crack the stone could have come through with unimaginable costs so whatever the cost on insurance excess I'm not unhappy at all
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Iain
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Sept 17, 2015 11:57:12 GMT
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Fair play to the bloke for offering that.
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Sept 17, 2015 12:21:56 GMT
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Yeah that was good of him tbh.
I was actually quite happy when mine got cracked as it was so badly scratched I wanted a new one anyway lol.
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Sept 17, 2015 13:13:47 GMT
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I would have asked you to prove that I did it.
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lightyearman
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Sept 17, 2015 13:31:33 GMT
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Fair play to the bloke for offering that. To be fair guys, i wasn't entirely convinced what was going to happen when he pulled over - he was also one hell of a unit when he extracted himself from the Aston and reached full height - but i was polite and as apolagetic as i could be. If it was just from normal road driving (which has happened to me twice before) i wouldnt have even flashed him, but as he went onto the grass and gravel, effectively leaving the road and causing it; I thought i'd recieved the smelly end of the stick! Nice guy all the same |
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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jgtr
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Sept 18, 2015 18:08:36 GMT
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It won't affect your no claims.....but your premium will go up
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Sept 19, 2015 8:25:09 GMT
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Never had a premium go up for a screen replacement....ever....
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Sept 19, 2015 8:28:51 GMT
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I drove into the back of someone and my policy went down! Was about £300 it's now £169  |
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qwerty
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Sept 20, 2015 7:25:06 GMT
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Never had a premium go up for a screen replacement....ever.... Me neither. I've had to have a tailgate glass replaced and a side window on seperate cars and it hasn't affected the price of my renewal. |
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Sept 20, 2015 7:55:28 GMT
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I drove into the back of someone and my policy went down! Was about £300 it's now £169 ofcourse it did you have a smaller car now  |
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jgtr
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Sept 24, 2015 8:07:14 GMT
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Never had a premium go up for a screen replacement....ever.... Me neither. I've had to have a tailgate glass replaced and a side window on seperate cars and it hasn't affected the price of my renewal. Didn't go down though did it. |
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Last Edit: Sept 24, 2015 8:07:31 GMT by jgtr
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