What I broke today...........

[Melvyn Best]

I was once following a friend in his Sunbeam Rapier in the early 70s at rather a fast rate when I saw something fly up , when he eventually turned up at our destination he showed me the hole in his bonnet where a fan blade had made a successful bid for freedom

That could have been dangerous, thats just under half of the mower blade that flew off whilst in use
It must have been part fracture since last year as half the crack is rusty
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[Cobbler]

I was once following a friend in his Sunbeam Rapier in the early 70s at rather a fast rate when I saw something fly up , when he eventually turned up at our destination he showed me the hole in his bonnet where a fan blade had made a successful bid for freedom

I lost a fan blade on a Morris Minor many years ago, the blade ran across the rad & knocked the drain tap out of the bottom. Luckily it just scored the fins & no damage to the core, this happened right outside a pub, so we got a cork, shoved it in the hole where the tap was & drove home. It turned out the water pump had some slack in it & allowed the blades to oscillate a bit until it broke across the fixing bolts.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

W e told them they needed a fire alarm,
Well at least a working one.

 

[awemawson]

Not me but persons unknown - came down to this mess Saturday morning

That used to be a post and rail fence with stock fencing faced with 3 foot close boarded fencing. Much pulped and the rest shifted down the road a bit.

Vehicle must have left the road mounted the verge, wiped out my verge markers, clipped the right hand farm sign (left one untouched), trashed the fence and continued on it's way leaving a lot of debris behind

Now surprise surprise the driver didn't call in and confess but just drove on.

But guess what I found 1.3 miles further down the A21 towards Hastings.

And it's even got some of my post and rail fence still in it's front grille !!!

Police are being a pain and refusing to give me the owners details so I can claim against his insurance (ASKMID says that it is insured and taxed) - my insurance specifically excludes fences but I suspect that the sign is covered.

 

[angellonewolf]

Not me but persons unknown - came down to this mess Saturday morning

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That used to be a post and rail fence with stock fencing faced with 3 foot close boarded fencing. Much pulped and the rest shifted down the road a bit.

Vehicle must have left the road mounted the verge, wiped out my verge markers, clipped the right hand farm sign (left one untouched), trashed the fence and continued on it's way leaving a lot of debris behind
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Now surprise surprise the driver didn't call in and confess but just drove on.

But guess what I found 1.3 miles further down the A21 towards Hastings.

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And it's even got some of my post and rail fence still in it's front grille !!!

Police are being a pain and refusing to give me the owners details so I can claim against his insurance (ASKMID says that it is insured and taxed) - my insurance specifically excludes fences but I suspect that the sign is covered.

thats a joke a person does criminal damage and the police dont want to help ?

 

[m_c]

thats a joke a person does criminal damage and the police dont want to help ?

Most likely they can't share details due to GDPR
However your insurer will be able to get the insurance details and make a claim that way.

 

[jsf55]

Tow his car away and give it back when they pay up ?

 

[dobbslc]

I'm not laughing at your damaged fence
I'm laughing at the tosser Audi drivers car
Do you think he'll be more pizzed off with the damage or knowing his Audi is made from VW parts

my insurance specifically excludes fences

No but his insurance will.

 

[MattF]

It may have been stolen?

 

[awemawson]

It seems to have happened at about 10.30 in the evening so quite likely drink was involved, BUT they may simply have had a tyre blow out.

The near side front is definitely flat now, but I'm amazed it made it 1.3 miles down the road. Tyre marks on my verge show that it was reversed off then spun off on it's merry way.

If I can find the owner / insurance company then I'll be ok but the Plice are not helping.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Tow his car away and give it back when they pay up ?

And His Majesty's finest would be at your door pdq to charge you wth theft...
Low hanging fruit and all that.

 

[DanZac]

If I can find the owner / insurance company then I'll be ok but the Plice are not helping.

Can't you submit a claim to your insurers and provide them with the car details, pictures, etc, and leave them to pursue the claim against the other person, or does it not work like that?

 

[ajlelectronics]

Can't you submit a claim to your insurers and provide them with the car details, pictures, etc, and leave them to pursue the claim against the other person, or does it not work like that?

I was under the impression that DVLA will give the details if you have a good reason for needing it. I would say that would be a good reason.

 

[addjunkie]

It seems to have happened at about 10.30 in the evening so quite likely drink was involved, BUT they may simply have had a tyre blow out.

The near side front is definitely flat now, but I'm amazed it made it 1.3 miles down the road. Tyre marks on my verge show that it was reversed off then spun off on it's merry way.

If I can find the owner / insurance company then I'll be ok but the Plice are not helping.

The power of a picture on face book with reg number will find the owner for you fairly quickly!

 

[carbonarc]

I understand that anyone leaving the site of an accident they are involved in and failing to provide their details to the other party is committing a serious criminal offence and this must involve action by UK police.

 

[awemawson]

That's what I thought but Sussex Police don't agree.

However the NFU have been brilliant, and have said I AM covered as it's impact damage not storm damage and are taking up the cudgles on my behalf.

 

[dave h 2]

Looks like he went jousting somewhere and lost

 

[lchris21]

Lucky no one was out trimming the hedge when the "blowout" occurred

 

[awemawson]

Lucky no one was out trimming the hedge when the "blowout" occurred

For years now the son of a friend of mine flails that hedge every Boxing Day morning at some god awful early hour using a massive John Deere tractor. Says it's the quietest time for traffic, but I've a suspicion it's more to do with getting away from the family after Christmas !

 

[Farside]

Looks like he went jousting somewhere and lost

His passenger was lending a hand, possibly.