un expected road hazerd (1 Viewer)

[Wildbill]

was traveling along the M62 east bund just before junction 36 I hit and obstruction on the road abut 1ftx3ft wooden block
casing extensive damage to my van ripping destroying my sump and exhaust off we had a very narrow escape managed to get in to the hard shoulder
how I do not now
well that's our motor homing over for now :Sad:

 

[hilldweller]

Ouch.

Good job you weren't on a bike.

 

[GJH]

Hope the insurance sorts you out as quickly as ours did a couple of years ago.

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[peter marshall]

Hi Bill
You are not having much luck lately with your van, glad you all ok, the wood prob dropped of a wagon , hope you get it fixed soon, in the mean time have a good Christmas and New Year. Pete :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

[Phill D]

hope you can get it sorted to your satisfaction Bill, and glad you were not hurt:thumb:

 

[MikeD]

Bill

Pleased to read that you all are ok. I hope you get it all sorted ASAP.

Mike and Sandra

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[B-well]

sorry to hear about van damage but comfort in knowing you are okay. hope insurance sort it out to your satisfaction.:Sad::Sad:

 

[ourcampersbeentrashed]

contact the police and find out if the wood in the carriageway had been reported to them.


If it had, you can claim off the highways agency for failing to clear a danger

also if that area is on cctv you can claim the same

 

[Wildbill]

contact the police and find out if the wood in the carriageway had been reported to them.


If it had, you can claim off the highways agency for failing to clear a danger

also if that area is on cctv you can claim the same

nothing reported it must have not been there long and as yet no cctv and unfortunately we are only third party fire and theft money had been tight at renewal but got two good hand will fix it :thumb:

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[jonandshell]

Glad you are all OK Bill.

If you are fully comp it might be an idea to take the payout and run if the insurers write the van off.
I think that Dethleffs is possessed by the Devil!!!

 

[MikeD]

nothing reported it must have not been there long and as yet no cctv and unfortunately we are only third party fire and theft money had been tight at renewal but got two good hand will fix it :thumb:

Great attitude Bill. :thumb::thumb:

Merry christmas and happy new year to you and your family

 

[dippingatoe]

Glad you are OK That must have been terribly scary. Hope the van get fixed up alright for you. Rotten bad luck all round. :Sad:

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[Moodybrook]

Take a lot of comfort for managing to get to the hard shoulder and you are ok.

Vans can get fixed just a real bummer at this time of year when money will not be any easier to do it. Good luck :thumb:

 

[johnp10]

The van's one thing Bill, hope you can sort it.

You and the family are quite another.
Glad to hear you all came out of it ok.
I know you are one for counting your blessings, mate.
Now would be a good time.

 

[chrisgreen]

sorry to hear your van got damaged bill,but to most people it would be a major problem,but to you it will be a challenge that you will easily overcome with your skill's:thumb:

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[olley]

When i was working for BR in the early 70's I was driving a CF bedford van back from Norwich, unbeknown to me the spare wheel dropped off its carrier and ended up in the road, a Hillman imp ran over it and smashed his sump to bits. First I knew of it was when the cops asked if any BR vans had lost their spare wheels, I checked mine and thought woops

Ian

 

[sdc77]

Good to hear you're all OK. Have a safe and good Christmas.

 

[JockandRita]

Bill,

Sorry to hear of your woes regarding the damage to your MH, but glad to know that you and yours are all okay. :thumb:

You're not having much luck lately pal, so here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and better luck for a Happy and Prosperous 2014. :thumb:

Best wishes,

Jock & Rita.

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[maison]

Wood block

Sorry to hear of the accident.

In 1986, towing a caravan, we were hit by a coach, on the M4, which spun us around and wrote off the car and caravan.

That was the bad news. The good news was that the Caravan Red Pennant Insurance provided us with a MH to continue our holiday.

The rest is HISTORY !

 

[Carol]

Oh Bill what a bummer, glad to hear you are alright, third time lucky when you rebuild it this time hopefully it will stay fixed and you and the wee man will be able to get on the road again, all the best for 2014.

 

[callumwa]

Sorry to hear of you bad luck Bill but thankfully you are all ok.

Hope you get it sorted soon and plenty of good times are just around the corner.

Merry Christmas and All the Best.

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[Armytwowheels]

Oh dear Bill, so sorry to hear about your van. Hope you can get it fixed soon.
Sandra and Colin

 

[Wildbill]

Oh dear Bill, so sorry to hear about your van. Hope you can get it fixed soon.
Sandra and Colin

it wont be fixed till the spring now

 

[JockandRita]

it wont be fixed till the spring now

Jock.

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[TheBig1]

thats very sad to hear. is it a case of not being able to work outside? if so maybe a local farmer has a barn space you could borrow

if not maybe spend the weeks when you cant get at it finding parts for repair. that way it wont be so long till youre back on the road

 

[Wildbill]

thats very sad to hear. is it a case of not being able to work outside? if so maybe a local farmer has a barn space you could borrow

if not maybe spend the weeks when you cant get at it finding parts for repair. that way it wont be so long till youre back on the road

find all the parts then do the job getting part is very hard for a 1990 2.5 tdi

 

[hilldweller]

it wont be fixed till the spring now

That sounds good, spring is not that far off and this is not the best time for motorhoming.

Good luck.

Any chance of tracing that piece of wood ?

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[hilldweller]

find all the parts then do the job getting part is very hard for a 1990 2.5 tdi

In Morocco ?

Do you want the Moroccan team to keep an eye out ?

 

[Wildbill]

That sounds good, spring is not that far off and this is not the best time for motorhoming.

Good luck.

Any chance of tracing that piece of wood ?

nothing don't know where it came from no trace on it

 

[TheBig1]

find all the parts then do the job getting part is very hard for a 1990 2.5 tdi

post a list and i am sure that some of us will help. parts are about and should hopefully be cheap. it just takes a fair bit of searching for some bits. sometimes thinking outside the box is needed. such as the same engine was fitted to other vehicles

exhaust is pretty easy to weld in repair parts etc

dont feel beaten by this incident, youve repaired much worse from what youve said on here

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