Channel ferries and accidents
Posted By : Mark Stradling, 20-Jul-2006, 12:33pm
Normally the loading crews do a good job of spotting low cars and 1001 blocks of wood in every shape/size/length appear to smooth the ramp. Loading
ferries in the week before Le Mans sees a lot of this going on 
If they don't react you can just stop and attract their attention.
Of course some times you just get unlucky and it doesn't go even when you think it will.
If they don't react you can just stop and attract their attention.
Of course some times you just get unlucky and it doesn't go even when you think it will.
Channel ferries and accidents
Posted By : Calvin Andrew, 20-Jul-2006, 12:57pm
Sort of reaffirms faith in Humankind, a big company bending over backwards to help, all is well with the world again.
Calvin
Calvin
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Channel ferries and accidents
Posted By : Michael Charlton, 20-Jul-2006, 01:20pm
The only good thing was I sounded like the Stingay and Cobra at Le Mans when I was on my way back up the A34 and M1......... or I think I did 'cos I had ear plugs in with having only one box!
Mike-
Channel ferries and accidents
Posted By : John Davies, 20-Jul-2006, 06:27pm
Michael,
Very glad to hear that - it does restore one's faith in human kindness.
See: http://www.tssc.org.uk/messageboard.asp?board=insu...
No more reports from the aftermath of CLM yet.
My Silverback arrived home this evening! Nine days after it broke down.
I am most willing to say that the FJ team in this country have striven mightily to try and beat the 14 days I was first told, and have been pleasant and helpful without exception. I thank them all.
But my disgust at the misrepresenation that sold FJ insurance in the first place, the cavalier attitude of their European agents and the callous disregard for our welfare of the French garagiste still stands, and I will be taking this up with FJ.
John
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Channel ferries and accidents
Posted By : Michael Charlton, 20-Jul-2006, 07:05pm
It has always been the same in France.I could tell you many a tale going back 35 years , on incidents over there while i have been driving in France.
Italy? Bend over backwards to help.
When we drove on to the ferry last week ,one of my boxes fell on to the deck and all the French loaders did was whistle and point at the hot box.
I whistled back and said" You fetch it, you have the gloves!!"
Had I been dealing with Brittany Ferries on their side I can imagine what problems I would have had.Fortunately Ihave been dealing with their UK office in Plymouth.
One of our other Spits in the convoy blew his diff 20 miles from the ferry.
Covered by recovery, he was taken to a garage where our lad, who had a spare diff in the boot ,you know as you do, said to the mechanic"You with spanners, me with spanners we can finish the job in a short time"
The owner came in took the spanner from his mechanic and left our lad on his own.
Cooperation ?
I sometimes think they have 1939 and a long beach still firmly in their minds
Mike
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Channel ferries and accidents
Posted By : Michael Charlton, 26-Jul-2006, 02:40pm
Well, the nice lady from Brittany ferries rang today and confirmed that our garage can go ahead with the repairs as their assessors had agreed to the
cost.
After their assessors had sub contracted the inspection out to a Yorkshire based firm,oh how lucky,their man rang me to say he was on his way to make the inspection.
I said I would like to be there when he was inspecting and he wanted to know why. When I told him it was down to the fact it wasnt a euro box but a well kept classic , he said not to worry as he had renovated MGs and Healey s personally and was sympathetic to my concerns.(how lucky again)
He then rang back that same day and he advised not worry as he was reccomending the authorisation to repair.
The garge confirmed authorisation and I can now sit back and wait for completion.Most of the time I will be waiting whilst on holiday abroad , ....journeying by flight. . . . . . .not by ferry!
Now .....if I can get someone to reverse into my bonnet!!
So from leaving Le Mans on the 10th, to this date, the whole thing has taken only 12 working days to agree on commencement.
Not too bad I suppose.
Mike
After their assessors had sub contracted the inspection out to a Yorkshire based firm,oh how lucky,their man rang me to say he was on his way to make the inspection.
I said I would like to be there when he was inspecting and he wanted to know why. When I told him it was down to the fact it wasnt a euro box but a well kept classic , he said not to worry as he had renovated MGs and Healey s personally and was sympathetic to my concerns.(how lucky again)
He then rang back that same day and he advised not worry as he was reccomending the authorisation to repair.
The garge confirmed authorisation and I can now sit back and wait for completion.Most of the time I will be waiting whilst on holiday abroad , ....journeying by flight. . . . . . .not by ferry!
Now .....if I can get someone to reverse into my bonnet!!
So from leaving Le Mans on the 10th, to this date, the whole thing has taken only 12 working days to agree on commencement.
Not too bad I suppose.
Mike