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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:39 am 
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one of the rental drivers caught his rear bumper of his TX3 on a high grass verge and off came the bumper

the owner of the vehicle promptly got the bumper fitted back on by taking the vehicle 25 miles away to Mann & Overton Leeds

the driver was billed 240 quid, i find that over the top

how is the bumper held on to the vehicle anyone know, it is known that the repair took around less than an hour, plus an hour each way for the owner to travel the 25 miles and back, but i dont think thats in the charge, the travel time

the driver has to pay this repair but as self employed he gets no bill or receipt to put against his own accounts


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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:50 am 
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one of the rental drivers caught his rear bumper of his TX3 on a high grass verge and off came the bumper


:roll:

If he wants to use it as a 4+4 then he should expect to pay for the damage, the bumper itself is the best part of 200 pound, if he paid the bill then he's entitled to the invoice.

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:56 am 
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one of the rental drivers caught his rear bumper of his TX3 on a high grass verge and off came the bumper


:roll:

If he wants to use it as a 4+4 then he should expect to pay for the damage, the bumper itself is the best part of 200 pound, if he paid the bill then he's entitled to the invoice.


well it was a pure accident in a country lane, but aside of that, the original bumper was just popped back on


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Stinky Pete wrote:
MR T wrote:
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one of the rental drivers caught his rear bumper of his TX3 on a high grass verge and off came the bumper


:roll:

If he wants to use it as a 4+4 then he should expect to pay for the damage, the bumper itself is the best part of 200 pound, if he paid the bill then he's entitled to the invoice.


well it was a pure accident in a country lane, but aside of that, the original bumper was just popped back on

You never said that.... but from experience when you rip the rear bumper off it's usually completely fu*ked

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 6:30 am 
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He is entitled to a receipt.

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:42 am 
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one of the rental drivers caught his rear bumper of his TX3 on a high grass verge and off came the bumper


When did LTI make this one :?: :?: :shock: is it a new one that no one but your mate knows about, even testing it for them :? :? :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:34 am 
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no reciept? no pay. simple.

If the owner wont give him the reciept it is because

    A. The repair cost less and he is getting ripped off. :shock:

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    B. The owner is claiming the repair against tax and not declaring the payment from his driver. :shock:

    or both

If he pays, tell him to pay by cheque and write on the stub what it is for :wink:

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:04 pm 
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Get a receipt, or go down to the local Trading Standards.

And once he has got his receipt then go down to the local Trading Standards. :wink:

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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:35 am 
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forget it

the driver rang up his owner to complain he thought 240 quid was too much for less than an hours work of popping the bumper back on

the story ends with the owner telling him its really only 20 quid as he was winding him up

a new bumper was fitted a number of months ago due to a rear ender by another vehicle, one of the nut and bolts at one side must not have been properly tightened and vibration had caused the nut to come off


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Stinky Pete wrote:
forget it

the driver rang up his owner to complain he thought 240 quid was too much for less than an hours work of popping the bumper back on

the story ends with the owner telling him its really only 20 quid as he was winding him up

a new bumper was fitted a number of months ago due to a rear ender by another vehicle, one of the nut and bolts at one side must not have been properly tightened and vibration had caused the nut to come off


It worked then. :wink:

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