Random Irritations

Returning from London on Thurs night... bloody traffic jams everywhere even past 11 pm while the cabbie's meter was on full tilt. Missed my train and had to take the 11:50 train instead of the 11:20 something.

What are all these people partying in London.. no cost of living crisis there.
 
Mudball said:
Returning from London on Thurs night... bloody traffic jams everywhere even past 11 pm while the cabbie's meter was on full tilt. Missed my train and had to take the 11:50 train instead of the 11:20 something.

What are all these people partying in London.. no cost of living crisis there.
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After a good night out I got a tube from Shepard Bush to Victoria intending to catch Gatwick Express, train canceled next one wasnt for 2 hours so got a taxi , traffic out of London was bad and meter was racking up, £150 later arrived at Gatwick, wouldn’t have been much difference if I waited for train?
 
I could put this in gladden the heart but I started the issue on this thread......angry mans insurer just rang, they accept full liability, no fault on me. They will deal with the repairs, hire car etc. @Blue in Munich ,I raised the issue of the hirer trying to upgrade the car but apparently they can't do that without their approval, they just won't get paid for it. Big relief.
 
Moved in to a new rental property which has an American fridge freezer in the kitchen. As soon as you open the freezer door it starts beeping to let you know that the freezer door is open. I know it's open, I just opened it. I understand having an alarm that tells you the door isn't shut properly but there's no need for one that starts as soon as you open the door.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I could put this in gladden the heart but I started the issue on this thread......angry mans insurer just rang, they accept full liability, no fault on me. They will deal with the repairs, hire car etc. @Blue in Munich ,I raised the issue of the hirer trying to upgrade the car but apparently they can't do that without their approval, they just won't get paid for it. Big relief.
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Does your insurance company warranty their bodywork for an amount of time? That won’t apply if the other parties insurance co run the repair. Just remember they are doing this to help keep their costs down, not for you assistance.
 
Bunkermagnet said:
Does your insurance company warranty their bodywork for an amount of time? That won’t apply if the other parties insurance co run the repair. Just remember they are doing this to help keep their costs down, not for you assistance.
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I'll investigate that today. Thanks for the tip ?.

I'm not sure how much of the rear end was repairable and how much they will have to straight up replace. More new than repair I reckon so hopefully that shouldn't be something to mess up.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I'll investigate that today. Thanks for the tip ?.

I'm not sure how much of the rear end was repairable and how much they will have to straight up replace. More new than repair I reckon so hopefully that shouldn't be something to mess up.
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Bit late I know. But in the event of a non fault accident, as a Mercedes owner you have access to their accident repair service.

Doesn’t touch your insurer and repairs are carried out by Merc themselves. you also get a like for like replacement in the meantime.

Hopefully there isn’t a next time but if there is, have a look. We used them when someone pulled out in front of HID on a roundabout. Was sorted inside 2 weeks and her “courtesy car” was a S350d, not bad ?.

They do all the chasing down of repair and hire costs as the other insurer will want to keep costs down which may result in substandard work (which I have experienced in the past).

We also wanted to make sure that the paint was an exact match too, all whites are not created equally, especially pearlescent white.
 
GreiginFife said:
Bit late I know. But in the event of a non fault accident, as a Mercedes owner you have access to their accident repair service.

Doesn’t touch your insurer and repairs are carried out by Merc themselves. you also get a like for like replacement in the meantime.

Hopefully there isn’t a next time but if there is, have a look. We used them when someone pulled out in front of HID on a roundabout. Was sorted inside 2 weeks and her “courtesy car” was a S350d, not bad ?.

They do all the chasing down of repair and hire costs as the other insurer will want to keep costs down which may result in substandard work (which I have experienced in the past).

We also wanted to make sure that the paint was an exact match too, all whites are not created equally, especially pearlescent white.
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Even when I don't get it serviced by them? Worth knowing in future though.
 
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