[lee_dewing]

yep done that with ladders similar marks on my escort bonnet.

Realised broke gently 

Secret is to speed up then slam on so ladders clear bonnet; could make it an event for the olympics.

[Klean07]

Yes I've done it a few times too with deep scratches on bonnet etc. The funiest though was when I drove home 3 miles without tying it on. Still can't understand why it didn't fall off!!

[[GQC] Tim]

forgot to unplug the RO feed and waste hoses from the outside ports a few weeks ago - got to the first job ( thankfully a commercial at 7 am ) to find 30 meters of hose trailing behind me  :

Darran

      

Did that too, went through a whole residential area, little roundabout, big busy roundabout, and thought, that's odd, I can hear something funny. Looked in my mirror, and 2x ~10m of hose behind me. The orange hoselock type connectors were fine too!

[easycleaner]

With the van being white its an easy repair. Go to a motor paint supplier and they will make you tin of the same colour up.
Cut the paint around the scratches, wipe with thinners, spray with paint light coats only. Let it dry a couple of days and cut and polish.  £15.00 fix!
Mart

[steve a]

forgot to unplug the RO feed and waste hoses from the outside ports a few weeks ago - got to the first job ( thankfully a commercial at 7 am ) to find 30 meters of hose trailing behind me  :

Darran

After doing the above for the third time  , always make disconnection the first task as I step out the back door in the morning.

Been there, done that, nearly did it yesterday morning as well.
And many years ago, used to carry small chute 2x11 on rack on top of car, tied down of course, but on top of this used to have 2 cotneys (A ladders, pointers as some call them) held on with the round bucket between the rungs, got to 70 mph on the bypass and the bloody things took off bucket and all. Lucky it was quiet at the time.

[ronnie paton]

iv actually for forgot to clamp just one clamp in the past going downmotorway doing 60/70 and the whole ladder spun anti clock wise till it was at the back of the van dragging down the motorway!! i was so lucky a car/artic on the inside and they were proberly dead and id be be in prison! never will that happen a gain