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General Car Chat / Re: MOT time
« on: 02 May 2013, 21:35:41 »
Drive to Stoke and back gives confirmation of pleasure in the new tyres...very pleased especially for the money 
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Omega General Help / Re: (another) Tyre Thread
« on: 02 May 2013, 21:05:19 »
I've only fitted yesterday nankang noble sport xl at £65 a corner and driven derby to Stoke and back today and early days but impressed with em so far, sorr yto throw fuel on the fire 
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General Car Chat / Re: MOT time
« on: 01 May 2013, 17:53:50 »
Well done, adey, it's such a good feeling and driven mine back home today after 4 new tyres and I'd forgotten how good it feels to be behind the wheel of my silver beast......here's to a good summer. I ended up getting 4 x nankang noble sport tyres at £65 a corner and they did feel good coming home, but a more demanding drive to Stoke and back tomorrow will tell me more. 
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General Car Chat / Re: anybody know the seatbelt law
« on: 30 April 2013, 19:00:43 »
I don't think you would be able to do that under the MOT laws and the fact that your car is fitted with the lawful seatbelts then they would have to be used to comply with the law. Options may be some king of padding on the belt where it rests on your relative and causes the problem. 
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General Car Chat / MOT time
« on: 30 April 2013, 16:12:22 »
I got my 99 3.0 elite estate in June last year and I put it into storage in Sept until today, as I have been working in France. I then put it in for it's MOT today and all that was needed was 1 tyre which i knew about anyway....what a result and really pleased after seeing what can happen to these cars at MOT time. Decided to put 4 new tyres on at same time as all the tyres are different makes when i got it and was waiting for the right time to sort it. I wont open the most common can of worms and ask for advice on which tyres to get and will read through the 2.5 million previous postings on this subject !!!!! lol. What a car and keep the faith 
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: midlands oof/Abs/vodc meet sunday 29th july
« on: 26 July 2012, 19:08:16 »
Hi Jon,
unfortunately working on Sunday but have a good meet.
unfortunately working on Sunday but have a good meet.
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General Car Chat / Re: Accident advice wanted please
« on: 24 July 2012, 21:18:17 »
Most insurers work on the principle of replacing whatever is damaged, lost or stolen with an equivelant replacement. So if you shop around to find an equivelant then it gives you some idea on what to haggle with your insurance over...and NEVER accept their first offer Good luck
Good luck
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General Car Chat / Re: Is this a Auto Trader scam email ?
« on: 22 July 2012, 14:16:28 »
Absoloutely, you would get a cheque for too much and then ask for some back which you would send and original cheque to you will not be honoured. Even if you own a barge pole...don't use it to touch this offer.
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General Car Chat / Re: Following my crashed miggy, what to do next?
« on: 18 July 2012, 22:45:18 »
I need to apologise on the 24 hr mark issue. There is a deadline of 24 hours but the rule is as soon as is reasonably practicable and this takes priority. i would point out though that as the accident was last week then both parties technically are guilty of not doing this, but we are getting to a stage now where a sledgehammer is being used to crack a walnut....or is it good to discuss these things ?? 
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General Car Chat / Re: Following my crashed miggy, what to do next?
« on: 18 July 2012, 22:18:06 »
This is why I asked in an earleir post if the drivers details were known, and quite rightly is relative depending on the answer. The rule on 24 hours is somewhat of a myth as the Road traffic act requires the matter (if necessary) to be reported to the police "as soon as practicable" but in old police guide lines it was thought 24 hours was enough and thus the myth was started. With regard to whether the fleet manager replies to emails is irrelevant, and of no intrest or covered by law as details have been exchanged and therefore the act complied with. Granted if someone is being awkward it's frustrating but the police can't do anything about it. We are all giving advice in good faith and hopefully SMD can resolve the issue easily with the facts that are known to him and that all possible points have been covered. Good luck mate
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General Car Chat / Re: Following my crashed miggy, what to do next?
« on: 18 July 2012, 22:03:12 »
Don't know if that's a compliment or not lol
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General Car Chat / Re: Following my crashed miggy, what to do next?
« on: 18 July 2012, 21:35:04 »
Can I just advise that if both parties have exchanged details and that nobody has been injured then the Rad traffic act has been complied with and with it been a minor collision with no serious driving offence having being evident, then don't hold your breath waiting for the police to be involved. They will just advise you to continue with your course of action to resolve between parties or through your insurers. The only other way they will get involved if details provided are false but seen as you have been in contact with the place and persons then this isn't likely.
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General Car Chat / Re: Following my crashed miggy, what to do next?
« on: 18 July 2012, 18:44:03 »
I wasn't saying that you were blocking anybody and I apologise if you have felt that I did. I was trying to explain that even if the other party was using the excuse of you being on the dropped kurb, (which was your concern), it does not take away the blame from the driver of the other vehicle who is clearly at fault.
I wish you well and hope that you get it resolved sooner rather than later without too much hassle.
I wish you well and hope that you get it resolved sooner rather than later without too much hassle.
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: How to teach my key to raise the windows
« on: 18 July 2012, 15:57:55 »
I have an estate an mine works by pressing and holding the lock button even if after the car has already been locked.
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General Car Chat / Re: Following my crashed miggy, what to do next?
« on: 18 July 2012, 15:42:24 »
It doesn't matter whether your car was parked on or off the dropped kurb. If it is worse case scenario, and I am playing devil's advocate here, and they say that you were parked on the dropped kurb means that you may have been blocking the entrance or exit but that doesn't give them the right to hit your vehicle. It maybe mitigating circumstances as to why it happened but at the end of the day your car was parked and not moving and they should have taken steps to locate you to move the car and not to take the law into their own hands.
I am an ex police Sgt with best part of 17 years in the job and we always had calls about vehicles blocking drives etc. but you are limited in what you can do and the law isn't of much use as it mainly concerns blocking road and highways etc., and his business premises is neither of them.
Did you get the drivers name of the vehicle as this could also be relevant regarding the companies insurance.
But in my view, report the matter to your insurance company giving the details othat you have been given and let them get on with it (I'm sure you pay them enough money....let 'em earn it).
I personally don't think you have any problem and let the fleet manager know that if you don't hear from him within 24 hours then yur insurance company will get the ball rolling from your side.
Good luck
I am an ex police Sgt with best part of 17 years in the job and we always had calls about vehicles blocking drives etc. but you are limited in what you can do and the law isn't of much use as it mainly concerns blocking road and highways etc., and his business premises is neither of them.
Did you get the drivers name of the vehicle as this could also be relevant regarding the companies insurance.
But in my view, report the matter to your insurance company giving the details othat you have been given and let them get on with it (I'm sure you pay them enough money....let 'em earn it).
I personally don't think you have any problem and let the fleet manager know that if you don't hear from him within 24 hours then yur insurance company will get the ball rolling from your side.
Good luck
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