P38A What now

Dippypud · Jul 30, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
If you can get a reasonable insurance quote, you could kind of forget to mention the cracked screen. Then 3 months down the line claim for it. £75 for a new screen that way.

Norty ...

Tenebreaux · Jul 30, 2020

Dippypud said:
Norty ...

F*ck insurance companies. Shysters, the lot of them. Stick it to the man! Power to the people!

kermit_rr · Jul 30, 2020

I renewed earlier this year with esure. Never had to claim they them to date so no clue how good they are, but i paid £216 fully comp for the year

Dippypud · Jul 30, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
F*ck insurance companies. Shysters, the lot of them. Stick it to the man! Power to the people!

The trouble is they do talk to each other ....

gold rover · Jul 30, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
It’s a diesel so engine is spot on.
Well...spot on ish.
@Lukas018 2cylinders missing was a laconic reference to Henry’s love of V8s. Can’t say I wouldn’t mind the challenge of a 4.0 think they go on an r380.

Situation is -
MOT due mid Oct so tried to claim for smashed windscreen...since I’ve been locked down for months Ive let my insurance run out
Is too late to renew that policy of £480 - they now want £900 to insure

So windscreen and also a hard srs fault I have been unable to identify without diagnostics
don’t see how I can get a £300 screen + fitted + £40MOT + £265 tax and insured (£1500!) by Oct.
That’s 300% what I payed for the vehicle

Don’t have yard in my new home but I have stuck it in garden once before, possible I could sorn it but then have an un-mot able untaxable 3T ornament

I have me, the dog, and my P38.
I love it to bits and would be very very sad to let it go but my vision is narrowing ; if I have to choose of the 3

Maybe let's look at it another way:
Insurance : Not sure of your age or location but £900 is taking the p. Go on a comparison site, and look for best price. Upping your voluntary excess might help , a little. Low mileage also helps. Pm me if you're not good with that sort of thing, cos I am
Windscreen: Temporary fix, until October, and then either claim on insurance , or see if fix gets it through.
Cost of veh v insurance: Could you buy a vehicle of the calibre for the cost of insurance? Doubt it. So let's get you sorted on insurance and you keep driving a Range Rover, instead of a Ford Focus

Hard SRS fault: there will be someone on here who can help. Again, location is needed , to know who is near.

That is enough blue sky thinking from me for one day. So drop me a pm i I can help

pete12345 · Jul 30, 2020

Admiral was my insurance right expensive look else where you will get cheaper

tomcat59alan · Jul 30, 2020

pete12345 said:
Admiral was my insurance right expensive look else where you will get cheaper

They are robbing c#nuts ,renewed my policy without asking so I phoned and demanded my money back because I found a cheaper policy. They refunded the money then I got a threatening letter from them saying that they didn't actually take the money so if I didn't refund them within a week they would take legal action. Ieplied that I would have to check with my bank that a the money wasn't actually taken in the first case and b the refund went into my account. This could take at least 5 working day's, as soon as the situation was clear I would willingly send them a cheque. Nice to be in the driving seat for a change.

Two weekend 's and the postage time csme to about12 days .

oakey · Jul 30, 2020

Dont know wots wrong with windscreen but the repair they can do now is pretty good
No guarantee that garages will be doing MOT in October

Grrrrrr · Jul 31, 2020

gold rover said:
Maybe let's look at it another way:
Insurance : Not sure of your age or location but £900 is taking the p. Go on a comparison site, and look for best price. Upping your voluntary excess might help , a little. Low mileage also helps. Pm me if you're not good with that sort of thing, cos I am
Windscreen: Temporary fix, until October, and then either claim on insurance , or see if fix gets it through.
Cost of veh v insurance: Could you buy a vehicle of the calibre for the cost of insurance? Doubt it. So let's get you sorted on insurance and you keep driving a Range Rover, instead of a Ford Focus
Hard SRS fault: there will be someone on here who can help. Again, location is needed , to know who is near.

That is enough blue sky thinking from me for one day. So drop me a pm i I can help

I suspect his SRS fault is like mine and a bad connection. Problem is that it won't go out even when fixed without Nanocom to clear it.

It's been years since I've had to go to South Wales otherwise I would detour for a look. LZIR map?

Cannot get insurance without MoT certificate. Insurance should be around the £300 mark unless you've lost all no claims discount. There's a special tool to get bonded windscreens out but it generally cracks using it.

kermit_rr · Jul 31, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
I
Cannot get insurance without MoT certificate. Insurance should be around the £300 mark unless you've lost all no claims discount

You can get insurance, its the tax you can't get

Grrrrrr · Jul 31, 2020

kermit_rr said:
You can get insurance, its the tax you can't get

Pretty sure my insurance is only valid with a current MoT. They certainly checked it when I renewed. I guess they will insure SORNed vehicles though and probably cheaper.

LVE were cheapest last time I looked.

Datatek · Jul 31, 2020

Bad news RR, the insurance quote is taking the pi$$. You should be able to find cheaper, go minimum liability for the time being. Hope you can sort it.
SRS is likely to be an easy fix.

Tenebreaux · Jul 31, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
Pretty sure my insurance is only valid with a current MoT. They certainly checked it when I renewed. I guess they will insure SORNed vehicles though and probably cheaper.

LVE were cheapest last time I looked.

Your car has to be insured for the drive down to the test.

Bagshot · Jul 31, 2020

Take the cheapest comparison insurance you can find.. accept whatever excess they want and more just so you can get it through.(at worse if you dent it you will just have to pay for your own fixes, or scrap it.( Just don't DENT IT)).. Get an insurance that includes windscreen cover and claim later. COME ON GUYS.. we've almost grown up with this guy's truck, surely someone has a nanocom nearby that can sort out the SRS.. Time to step up boys..!

Tenebreaux · Jul 31, 2020

Bagshot said:
Take the cheapest comparison insurance you can find.. accept whatever excess they want and more just so you can get it through.(at worse if you dent it you will just have to pay for your own fixes, or scrap it.( Just don't DENT IT)).. Get an insurance that includes windscreen cover and claim later. COME ON GUYS.. we've almost grown up with this guy's truck, surely someone has a nanocom nearby that can sort out the SRS.. Time to step up boys..!

I'd bloody post him mine if it comes to that.

Wazzajnr · Jul 31, 2020

Where is @RangeRoller dt based?

Bagshot · Jul 31, 2020

Wazzajnr said:
Where is @RangeRoller dt based?

Somewhere in Welsh land

Wazzajnr · Jul 31, 2020

I know someone on Anglesey with a nanocom if that's not too far.
I would have to ask him first but if it's close it's worth a shot.
If it wasn't for travel being a pita at the moment, I go to North Wales quite often but I'll be tied up with work for the next 6 weeks.

tomcat59alan · Jul 31, 2020

Wazzajnr said:
Where is @RangeRoller dt based?

South Wales I think.

Bagshot · Jul 31, 2020

I can only offer a pair of hands and spanners..3 hour drive for me but a P38 in need and all that sort of thing..

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