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cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:11 pm

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.

It probably is. The quality of students isn't what it was. There probably doing degrees in nailology or chromatherapy.

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?

cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:10 pm Why is it ridiculous? It's a reflection of the risk of having to pay out and how much. A bit of bad parking, knack a third party's sensored up bumper and then there's their hire car costs.

Nordboy wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:30 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:10 pm Why is it ridiculous? It's a reflection of the risk of having to pay out and how much. A bit of bad parking, knack a third party's sensored up bumper and then there's their hire car costs.

C'mon, it's well known that insurance costs have risen dramatically due to stupid stuff like writing off very minor damaged vehicles,

Nordboy wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:30 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:10 pm Why is it ridiculous? It's a reflection of the risk of having to pay out and how much. A bit of bad parking, knack a third party's sensored up bumper and then there's their hire car costs.

C'mon, it's well known that insurance costs have risen dramatically due to stupid stuff like writing off very minor damaged vehicles, the abuse of hire vehicles etc.

I'm not saying that youngsters aren't a bigger risk, I think I know they are from the many times I've had to deal with them.

One of the quotes she had was for £7349.

Even my insurance company tried to triple my policy this year, i obviously didn't take it and found a cheaper policy, but still went up by quite a lot. As for risk, I've never claimed in 27 years, so they should bloody well be paying me by now

Anyway, BMP a bit because I'm paying for it.

Nordboy wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:30 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:10 pm Why is it ridiculous? It's a reflection of the risk of having to pay out and how much. A bit of bad parking, knack a third party's sensored up bumper and then there's their hire car costs.

C'mon, it's well known that insurance costs have risen dramatically due to stupid stuff like writing off very minor damaged vehicles, the abuse of hire vehicles etc.

cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:10 pm Why is it ridiculous? It's a reflection of the risk of having to pay out and how much. A bit of bad parking, knack a third party's sensored up bumper and then there's their hire car costs.

Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:05 pm Misgendering..........or more accurately, people that get 'offended' by it.
JK Rowling has apparently been reported to the police because she misgendered some trans news reader (by the trans news reader themselves).
Now, you can paint a cow with black and white stripes, but it will never be a zebra. If you want to play dress up, or take it to extremes, to feel happier about yourself, that's your choice and none of my concern. If, however you insist to me that you're a woman and try to dictate which pronouns I can use , I'll be asking to see some ovaries and a birth certificate.

Bigjawa wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:24 am

cheb wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:10 pm Why is it ridiculous? It's a reflection of the risk of having to pay out and how much. A bit of bad parking, knack a third party's sensored up bumper and then there's their hire car costs.

A lot of those claims management places charge ludicrous money for "hiring" one of their fleets of wrecks passed off as courtesy cars. Charging a grand a week for a knackered 10yo Fabia is just robbery.

Bike Breaker wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:00 pm

Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:05 pm Misgendering..........or more accurately, people that get 'offended' by it.
JK Rowling has apparently been reported to the police because she misgendered some trans news reader (by the trans news reader themselves).
Now, you can paint a cow with black and white stripes, but it will never be a zebra. If you want to play dress up, or take it to extremes, to feel happier about yourself, that's your choice and none of my concern. If, however you insist to me that you're a woman and try to dictate which pronouns I can use , I'll be asking to see some ovaries and a birth certificate.

I don't have any ovaries.

Sadlonelygit wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:02 pm

Bike Breaker wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:00 pm

Sadlonelygit wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:05 pm Misgendering..........or more accurately, people that get 'offended' by it.
JK Rowling has apparently been reported to the police because she misgendered some trans news reader (by the trans news reader themselves).
Now, you can paint a cow with black and white stripes, but it will never be a zebra. If you want to play dress up, or take it to extremes, to feel happier about yourself, that's your choice and none of my concern. If, however you insist to me that you're a woman and try to dictate which pronouns I can use , I'll be asking to see some ovaries and a birth certificate.

I don't have any ovaries.

Or a scar where they whipped them out!

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:28 am... She actually told me that all I needed was a pair of Hush Puppies and one of those beige jackets all old men seem to have....

Saga Lout wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:38 am

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:28 am... She actually told me that all I needed was a pair of Hush Puppies and one of those beige jackets all old men seem to have....

No we don't. Rage against the beige.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:49 pm My new kitchen is taupe.

gremlin wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:51 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:49 pm My new kitchen is taupe.

Just added £20k to your property. You're welcome.