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When you next talk to the Benefits section, ask the following....'Is there anything else I am entitled to?' in those words. They then have to tell you, but it's not something they volunteer.
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My diesel insurance went up from £265 to £401 this year. Only been with them 54 years and only cost them the odd windscreen. A 'mutual' concern that got out of the business and hived it off to brokers under the ECO banner. Shopped around, got it for £220 with the AA. They are just brokers too.
My petrol changes at month end. Done through a broker, who initially quoted me less than half my usual insurer. This year it has gone up, though they have changed the underwriter to save me money. Strange how diesels cost less to repair than 'eco unfriendly' electrics.
I know if either car gets a whack, it will be totalled, so I go for a cheaper option, and stuff customer loyalty.
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14 hours ago, RAF4EVER said:
Am not on any Social Media
Likewise.
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No dog in this fight, but just came across this. Take a look at what he has available.
Not a plug for him or ebay but I'm amazed he has stayed below the radar.
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13 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:
I do that frequently, but that's because I am dyslectic. I learned to cope with it a long time ago and it has never really been a problem for me. It only really presents if I am tired or stressed but I have noticed that as I get older it happens more frequently. I just have to be diligent about proof reading.
It does mean that I find dyslexia jokes very funny. Dyslexia lures!
It is interesting how language changes. When I was first diagnosed (over half a century ago) I was told that the correct term is dyslectic. I was also told that if anyone claims to be dyslexic then they aren't. Anyone who had been properly diagnosed would know the correct term. However it seems that is no longer true as dyslexic now seems to be a perfectly acceptable term which is even used by medical professionals.
And yes, people do claim to be dyslectic when they are not. In my work role as a commercial trainer I often find that people will get a borderline score in a test (sorry... "summative assessment". We're not allowed to say "test" any more as it puts people under pressure.
) and will claim "I'm dyslexic" despite never having mentioned it before. In my experience, people who actually are dyslectic are up front about it and declare it before the testsummative assessment commences.Yes, I'm with you on that. When I were nowt but a nipper, I had and still do suffer from the same condition. Back then it wasn't heard of and my schoolwork had the odd red mark here and there. I do it with numbers too, something I had to watch as I did many thousand calculations for HMRC entries, and if you got it wrong, you or the importer could get fined for misdeclaration. I've had to make about 4 corrections in this text, so I still have to be careful.
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I've owned a few that belonged in a kennel, but this is the one I would like to still own.
(Note, this is not my example, but the only one I have found that is identical) TPU 517E 1967 Vauxhall VX-4/90 in Pinewood/Pampas Green with a Walnut and black interior.
It handled like a barge in a gale, but it took me on my first non family holiday - with my then girlfriend. I replaced it with a 1725 Hunter GT and sold it to my Best man.
2 more owners before it died and was abandoned by an American. The Council recovered it and donated it to the local college for the Mechanical Engineering dept.
Most of them went for banger racing, or just dissolved. Mine was somewhat re-enforced with heavier gauge steel underpinnings.
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like an old Kipper
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after a few beers?
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for buying more kits
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No, is Siberian hamster
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gone stark raving mad
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If it makes you feel any better, prior to DW issuing the kit, I re-vamped both my FROG kits into blue and violet schemes, and everything came from the spares box.
Not perfect but nobody noticed at Telford.
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And it did arrive about an hour ago.
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Now 20 minutes into my delivery window.
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My example has the same problem.
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Ordered an item on the 11th, and paid for delivery on 13th. No show. Delayed in German Customs. It arrived Ipswich depot this morning so should be here later.
I suspect some recompense is due.
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in the bargain basement
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50 minutes ago, FlatlandFox said:
And a Halifax!
Already built the FM example.
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just behind your ears
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21 hours ago, Ray_W said:
What will be left in life to wish for when my bucket list is complete?
A 1/48 Stirling of course.
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Car Insurance
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In a similar vein, my petrol car has a small dent in the driver's door, about half the size of my little finger nail. There when I bough it, right by the door handle so it catches the eye. Went to a PDR shop last week to see if they could push it out. Got a quote. They wanted to fill it and respray the door and blend the quarter panel.
£587 + VAT! You know what? I have lived with it for 2 years.....it can stay there.