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Bike Breaker wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:08 pm

Yorick wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:49 am Arsehole pro-cyclists.
They come for winter training and their arrogance and self importance knows no bounds and they piss everyone off.

Today, they excelled themselves. Saw 3 cyclists, which would have been easy for cars to pass. Oh no. Their coach was sat in a car behind them, at their speed with hazard warners on.
Blocking the road with large tailbacks. Saw them twice on our morning walk and some cars had to do dodgy overtakes to get past.
Shame the Guardia Civile didn't spot them.

You need farmers who will lead the way driving very slow, very wide tractors, towing very long trailers, carrying loads of very smelly organic soil improver.

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:31 pm Alternatively, she has off-street parking in the halls,

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:31 pm She did say that the Aura Insurance told her that she would not have to declare it as a cancelled policy

Pirahna wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:44 pm It's MotoGP time and I want to renew my videopass subscription. I'm in Ireland, my cards have either a Spanish or UK billing address, MotoGP says fuck off, my billing address does not match my location.

Mussels wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:30 pm

Pirahna wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:44 pm It's MotoGP time and I want to renew my videopass subscription. I'm in Ireland, my cards have either a Spanish or UK billing address, MotoGP says fuck off, my billing address does not match my location.

I used to get payments to Microsoft refused because they were charging from Ireland and I was in England, never anywhere else so I wonder if there's a fraud issue there.

DefTrap wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:03 am Booked some hotel accommodation a few weeks back after figuring out an itinerary amongst multiple proposed itineraries and numerous requests for different options of stops at different locations. Last night I go to check the location of tonight's stop and, oh fvckit, I've booked for the following weekend. But, oh yay, no matter there's availability for tomorrow, same price and everything. Yeah, however it turns out that the booking-broker/front-desk have figured out an "i',m a bit of a wanker" policy between themselves and can't (won't) change it. . Balls.

I'm always amazed by stuff like this, I get that this is my fault, but the solution makes no sense.

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:31 pm

Pirahna wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:05 pm

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:38 pm My advice: Sell the fecking car and be done with it.

I assume the uninsured car is parked on the street?

She's been given seven days 'til the policy ends, so she needs to get her arse in gear and bring it back home. Alternatively, she has off-street parking in the halls, but I'd feel happier if the car was where I could see it.

She did say that the Aura Insurance told her that she would not have to declare it as a cancelled policy as it was a case that the underwriter simply wasn't quoting that postcode. Not sure how accurate that is, as I've seen the letter emailed from Aura that clearly states that the policy has been cancelled.

And suddenly I find myself stressing about it all. Why? I bloody told her not to take it. The cheapest insurance I can find, and not declaring any cancellations, is £2,100. I suspect it would have been that much come renewal anyway, but it's still bugging me.

Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:36 pm

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:31 pm

Pirahna wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:05 pm

I assume the uninsured car is parked on the street?

She's been given seven days 'til the policy ends, so she needs to get her arse in gear and bring it back home. Alternatively, she has off-street parking in the halls, but I'd feel happier if the car was where I could see it.

She did say that the Aura Insurance told her that she would not have to declare it as a cancelled policy as it was a case that the underwriter simply wasn't quoting that postcode. Not sure how accurate that is, as I've seen the letter emailed from Aura that clearly states that the policy has been cancelled.

And suddenly I find myself stressing about it all. Why? I bloody told her not to take it. The cheapest insurance I can find, and not declaring any cancellations, is £2,100. I suspect it would have been that much come renewal anyway, but it's still bugging me.

Be careful, off-street may still be a public place, and if so you do need valid insurance. Also, if it is not insured it needs to be SORNed, or they will catch you for that.

DefTrap wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:03 am Booked some hotel accommodation a few weeks back after figuring out an itinerary amongst multiple proposed itineraries and numerous requests for different options of stops at different locations. Last night I go to check the location of tonight's stop and, oh fvckit, I've booked for the following weekend. But, oh yay, no matter there's availability for tomorrow, same price and everything. Yeah, however it turns out that the booking-broker/front-desk have figured out an "i',m a bit of a wanker" policy between themselves and can't (won't) change it. . Balls.

I'm always amazed by stuff like this, I get that this is my fault, but the solution makes no sense.

gremlin wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:52 pm

Cousin Jack wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:36 pm

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:31 pm

She's been given seven days 'til the policy ends, so she needs to get her arse in gear and bring it back home. Alternatively, she has off-street parking in the halls, but I'd feel happier if the car was where I could see it.

She did say that the Aura Insurance told her that she would not have to declare it as a cancelled policy as it was a case that the underwriter simply wasn't quoting that postcode. Not sure how accurate that is, as I've seen the letter emailed from Aura that clearly states that the policy has been cancelled.

And suddenly I find myself stressing about it all. Why? I bloody told her not to take it. The cheapest insurance I can find, and not declaring any cancellations, is £2,100. I suspect it would have been that much come renewal anyway, but it's still bugging me.

Be careful, off-street may still be a public place, and if so you do need valid insurance. Also, if it is not insured it needs to be SORNed, or they will catch you for that.

Well, just to update....

Car, and said child (and boyfriend) are currently back at Chez Gremlin, along with the offending vehicle. After getting all medieval father and cursing said child and threatening to cast her away, Mrs. G calmed me down with a dog chew and a pat on the head and convinced me to part with a substantial amount of money to once again insure child to drive said car, but under the strict condition that it stays rooted at Chez Gremlin, like a tethered swine. Child has agreed and has also undertaken to pretend to be mute should her insurance ever need to call her again.

I even had to make her bloody Nutella pancakes this morning. What kind of mug am I?

DefTrap wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:03 am

I'm always amazed by stuff like this, I get that this is my fault, but the solution makes no sense.

DefTrap wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:32 pm

DefTrap wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:03 am

I'm always amazed by stuff like this, I get that this is my fault, but the solution makes no sense.

Thanks to gremmers and Cheb for the condolences. Bollocks to the rest of you!

Anyway, although the front desk are charmless thickets, my previous good business plus a bit of previous arselicking seems to have done the trick with the actual hotel manager. Got a refund/swap despite being previously denied.

DefTrap wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:50 pm But it does bring me on to my next gripe, teenage girls with "x-factor competitor' diction and eyebrows being made responsible for meet greet in hotels and car hire. God I feel old.

Saga Lout wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:51 am
It's a minimum wage(ish) job, you want the minimum price, the hotel/car hire want maximum profits. What do you expect?

DefTrap wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:19 am

Saga Lout wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:51 am
It's a minimum wage(ish) job, you want the minimum price, the hotel/car hire want maximum profits. What do you expect?

Yeah I have high standards.
It's right on the edge of a university campus, in the middle of nowhere, you'd think it would be staffed by poor stoodents.