The grumpy thread

[The Moog]

Tried 4 different companies and all said same. 

 

Not a bad plan to get stuff shifted, but always scared it will get dumped somewhere by someone dodgy.

[strangeangel]

...but not as cheap as chucking it in the back of the car and taking it to the tip (couldn't do that as the old Rover 600 can't carry many rubble sacks)

 

Ours no longer take rubble or plasterboard waste, and their official advice is to hire a skip. That's all fine if you've got a skip's worth, but a bit expensive otherwise. 

[AlabamaShrimp]

I've got three stickers on the back of my car

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh you didn't meant that kind...

[Ghosty]

Around Manchester you used to see quite a few stickers that were an outline of the M60 and ‘M60ring’ on them.

Not really seen many of them since average cams and smart* motorway works started.

[fordperv]

I've got three stickers on the back of my car

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oh you didn't meant that kind...

Posh git having a pop plus

[AlabamaShrimp]

I know! The extra wing mirror and sun visor are so fancy!!!!

[danthecapriman]

Got to work tonight. Job starts at midnight. The up side is the pay is all double time. The down side is that it's going to be fucking cold out there tonight and I'm working outdoors! It's cold now but it's meant to get worse later.

At least it's not raining...

[chaseracer]

I've got three stickers on the back of my car

 

Oh you didn't meant that kind...

 

WINNAR.

[Guest Hooli]

Around Manchester you used to see quite a few stickers that were an outline of the M60 and ‘M60ring’ on them.

Not really seen many of them since average cams and smart* motorway works started.

 

I liked the M25ring ones that came out, last I heard the lap record was about 4hrs 30mins in a Cossie before the variable limits ruined it.

[chaseracer]

FOUR AND A HALF HOURS?!?  In a Sierra Cosworth?  Did they stop for a long lunch at South Mimms?

 

[Pillock]

I got rid of a shitload of old rubble by putting an ad on FB asking if any 'man with van' type characters with a waste licence would get rid of it. Someone came and collected it and took it to JC Balls in Alfreton who I think crush it to make hardcore or whatever. It was certainly cheaper than a skip, but not as cheap as chucking it in the back of the car and taking it to the tip (couldn't do that as the old Rover 600 can't carry many rubble sacks)

I had JC Balls deliver me a load of mixed hardcore a few years back. Wonder if my old driveway has some genuine Bo11 Br1cks in there?

 

They were crap at crushing though. Half of it had wire reinforcing sticking out, great when it's picking up through the decorative gravel top layer.

[Dave_Q]

This "advert" is not a one off, in fact if current trends continue then every driver in Bradford will be "covered" on the same trade policy by late 2018.

 

 

I guess that's what happens when you replace police with cameras, someone will find a way round the system that a copper would detect in 0.02seconds, YH AM ON MA UNCLES TRADE POLICY M9

[Guest Hooli]

FOUR AND A HALF HOURS?!?  In a Sierra Cosworth?  Did they stop for a long lunch at South Mimms?

 

 

Bare in mind, I'm going on half remembered bullshit from 'Fast Car'.

[scaryoldcortina]

This "advert" is not a one off, in fact if current trends continue then every driver in Bradford will be "covered" on the same trade policy by late 2018.

 

I guess that's what happens when you replace police with cameras, someone will find a way round the system that a copper would detect in 0.02seconds, YH AM ON MA UNCLES TRADE POLICY M9

Someone is going to get a nasty shock when one of those cars gets in an accident, it's actually possible to end up in prison for insuring a car which isn't in your care and control...

[Kiltox]

Someone should send that screenshot to Tradewise....

[Eddie Honda]

FOUR AND A HALF HOURS?!?  In a Sierra Cosworth?  Did they stop for a long lunch at South Mimms?

 

 

Must've had tea at Clackett Lane too. It's only something like 108 miles round. (117, I checked)

[Dave_Q]

Someone is going to get a nasty shock when one of those cars gets in an accident, it's actually possible to end up in prison for insuring a car which isn't in your care and control...

Yes probably, but I would bet that many of these policies are operated under fake details or via people on the inside.

 

I've never been asked to prove my identity to take out an insurance policy, they take your money and ask questions later.

 

So as a moneymaking scheme:

1. Buy trade insurance in fake name for £2000 or whatever

2. Charge as many people as you can £70 a month to go on the MID

3. If someone crashes and policy is cancelled, ditch burner phone and goto 1

4. Profit.

[scaryoldcortina]

Good point. I'd assumed someone had the bright* idea of subletting their trade policy rather than outright fraud.

 

Only remotely hard bit to fudge would be the bank account paying for the insurance.

[Dave_Q]

Without trying to sound too much like I'm running one of these scams myself, I would imagine it's paid upfront via prepaid debit card, or the account of someone daft enough to allow it for a small fee.

[Kiltox]

You able to sort me out with some van insurance Dave?

[Dave_Q]

Someone should send that screenshot to Tradewise....

I'm happy for anyone to do so. I had a quick look on their website but they didn't have an obvious "report scammers here" link.

[HH-R]

I'm pretty much at the end of my tether at the moment.

 

Can't remember what sunlight is, I leave for work when it's pitch black, come home and it's pitch black. If I'm not at work, I'm at college or doing college work. Regretting the course as it's dull as fuck and pretty much just hammered home that I've had no interest in IT since the late 90s. But hey, I'll never have the balls to change career so it's going to be a dull few decades 'til retirement. It's year 2 and I've sunk in 8k so got to keep going really.

 

On commuting, some twat manages to crash on the A1 seemingly every single day, if it has rained or is a bit cold or whatever you just know it's going to take an hour and a half plus to get to work. I travel 12 miles each way, BTW. An hour and a half minimum to get 12 miles.

 

The real issue is that my upstairs neighbour retired last May and I've never had a good sleep since. Up at any time from 4 AM, banging on moving furniture, doing DIY, playing the fucking harmonica one day. Spoken to him about it til I'm blue in the face but might as well just talk to yourself. It doesn't help that the other side have visitors often til 1AM who have absolutely no consideration for anyone - modded cars loud enough to wake the dead, slamming doors, shouting on.

 

My parents have offered for me to move back in with them, it's getting more tempting by the day.

 

To top it off, this POS laptop keeps playing up so it got chucked, now I've got a laptop with a smashed screen. Well done.

 

[Dave_Q]

You able to sort me out with some van insurance Dave?

totes fully legit

trade car insurance

No more hassle from the

£60 a month via western union

NO REFUNDS

GET AT ME️️

[scaryoldcortina]

Without trying to sound too much like I'm running one of these scams myself, I would imagine it's paid upfront via prepaid debit card, or the account of someone daft enough to allow it for a small fee.

I'd thought of both of those ways but didn't want to add to your diy guide to insurance fraud...

[Pillock]

I'd love to know how that guy can get your car on the MID instantly when every single insurance company takes 10-14 days.

[Kiltox]

I'd love to know how that guy can get your car on the MID instantly when every single insurance company takes 10-14 days.

Trade insurers tend to sort it in more like 2-3 days to be fair

[cort16]

If you’ve got trade insurance you can normally go into a portal supplied by the insurance company that puts its pretty much directly onto mid.

The cheapo one I had you had to email them. Which was a pain in the arse.

[twosmoke300]

My online one is nearly instant

[Dave_Q]

I'd thought of both of those ways but didn't want to add to your diy guide to insurance fraud...

Ah, didn't really think of that.

 

Hopefully no one here is planning to start a criminal enterprise in the insurance fraud sector.

 

Anyone who does, my commission is just 5%, to be paid in bitcoin.

[Kiltox]

Why is it when you need to sell a car you can’t get anything like the money you want for it but when you want to buy a cheap one there’s fuck all out there?