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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Gornall on July 20, 2012, 08:08:42 am

Title: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Neil Gornall on July 20, 2012, 08:08:42 am: My lads were sitting in the van having a cuppa yesterday waiting for a shower to pass.
They were parked on a small road but safely to the side with plenty of room for cars to pass.

A car coming from behind decided he had enough time to get past before a ford ranger coming from ahead got there so he floored it. He was wrong!

The girl driving the ford had to jump on her brakes, lost control, smacked into the car then t-boned into the side of my van. My lads were very shaken but un-hurt thankfully.

Looking at the damage I am sure the insurance company will write it off so I am not best pleased.

I thought everything in the van had escaped damage but as I am writing this one of my guys has just informed me that either the pump or the varisteam is screwed. I guess from the impact as it was mounted right were the truck hit.

We have been running bang on schedule for well over 8 weeks now, which is unusual as we are normaly a few days late when things hold us up. I thought it was too good to last :(
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: LWC on July 20, 2012, 08:42:05 am: Sorry to hear this mate

Insurance company will surely get another van to you quickly though?
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Griffus on July 20, 2012, 08:50:06 am: Quote from: FireMatt(LWC) on July 20, 2012, 08:42:05 am
Sorry to hear this mate

Insurance company will surely get another van to you quickly though?

Not a prayer. This could take months.

You will be within your rights to hire a van and do whatever you need to in order to get back up and running.

It may be that you hire one, get your tank etc transferred over and run as best you can like that. Get repairs done on your own van and all this will be claimed back. You have to keep your costs to a minimum, but you will sue the third party for 100% of these.

Depending on your insurance you may find you have to pay up front, then claim back. Obviously go through your insurance if you can, they'll 'help' you and then sort the claim from the third party.

The trick is to get straight on the case, delays now just grow and grow.
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: bumper on July 20, 2012, 11:24:02 am: get your claims in you will all be 2000 gran better off happy days
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: LWC on July 20, 2012, 11:47:20 am: Someone bumped into our car the other day, next day the other insurance company had sorted us a hire car out...the next day theyd taken our car to be fixed. We had hire car for couple of weeks then they dropped it off all repaired...and picked up the hire car. No hassle to us what so ever.
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: C o z y on July 20, 2012, 11:59:19 am: Hope everyone was insured eh? Not much chance of that in Bradford though. I read in the news that 50% of vehicles there aren't insured!!

Good luck anyway mate. Hope it goes well for you.
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Ian Sheppard on July 20, 2012, 04:15:37 pm: Glad every one walked away in once piece. There are some muppets on the road try save a couple of seconds for what

Ian
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Neil Gornall on July 20, 2012, 06:16:28 pm: After loads of phone calls I seem to have got things sorted.

My van is a definite write off so will have to wait to see what kind of offer they give me.

Meanwhile I have a rental being sorted for as long as I need it. not sure yet what i am getting but hopefully will get it sorted and here by tomorrow.

I guess i will have to start trawling the sales to find a replacement. I don't want to spend much as the one I am replacing was fully paid for so never cost the business anything.

Any ideas as to what would be good?

It needs to carry a 650l tank plus gear for 2 men.

Suggestions on a post card please. :)
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: davids3511 on July 20, 2012, 06:20:42 pm: A Relay would have the space and payload, plenty of them about, loads of spares and reasonably priced. Also badged as a ducato and boxer I think.
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Neil Gornall on July 20, 2012, 06:26:51 pm: Quote from: davids3511 on July 20, 2012, 06:20:42 pm
A Relay would have the space and payload, plenty of them about, loads of spares and reasonably priced. Also badged as a ducato and boxer I think.
They are good vans but huge, I need it for local domestic work, is there something a bit smaller?
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: C o z y on July 20, 2012, 06:52:20 pm: Vivaro mate. Cracking wagon 8) ;D
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: bobby p on July 20, 2012, 07:11:06 pm: you are doing very well if its all sorted as quick as that. my own van got wrecked over a week ago and not a word yet from the insurance(they said usually i should hear in 5 working days)
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: s.w.c on July 20, 2012, 08:52:42 pm: my mates selling his connect with 500lts system in it contact mick 07971422220 wants 3500 for it its got fog wash in it too
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Neil Gornall on July 23, 2012, 10:36:10 am: A nice new VW transporter just been delivered by the hire company.

I wonder if they will let me keep it ;D
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: Barnes Wallis on July 23, 2012, 03:41:35 pm: I feel like I have whiplash, and I wasn't even there.
Title: Re: Van smashed up whilst drinking a cup of tea
Post by: *Hector* on July 23, 2012, 05:34:11 pm: And Scalding from the tea spillage ;D ;D