cheers will look at greenflag in a sechopefully this will solve the transport issue !
yea that's the plan the vehicle is not going to be moved till weekend after next so that should be long enough?
You'll need to read the terms and conditions but I'm sure a couple of days will be fine. A lot of people join up before a long journey, so I'm sure they are used to breakdowns soon after people have joined.
The biggest challenge is going to be getting the vehicle far enough away from home to qualify for Nationwide recovery. But she got a tow home, so I don't imagine that will be too much of a problem?
yellow90
Banned
hopefully this will be the soloution for her
how far do you recon it needs?
im sure she can sort something as this is much cheaper than the labour cost
Well, 1/4 of a mile according to most policies, but too close to home might raise suspicion.
Let's say she sets off to visit you in the morning, stops at the shop on the way and comes out to find that the vehicle won't move. A supermarket, or other safe place 3 miles or so from home?
I'm sure it goes without saying, but safety first, so no stopping at the side of the road etc, and as a lady on her own (I assume?), somewhere public, with lots of people around.
yellow90
Banned
3 miles should be doable
agreed yes needs to be safe and public
im sure she will be on inabit so will see what she thinks then
Rusty Spanner
Active Member
If you need a Tow to get it away from her home address let me know. Sarah is only down road from me met her when she dropped a bulbar off with DrEvil
yellow90
Banned
thanks for the offer
, she may take you up on it if things go ahead as it should Rusty Spanner
Active Member
No problem, I'll pm you my mobile number
sarahdefender90
New Member
Thank you all so much for being so helpful.
I'll have a look but i cant do breakdown i'll be straight onto motorway for a good 40ish miles then all A roads and B roads where i cant get signal on my phone to ring break down so if i got it transported id have to have it taken further on than motorways then it'd depend on phone siganls and all that.
I'll have another look round tomorrow though
If it was the gear box bearings would i have managed to drive it 4 hours home from Wales on monday? Just curious.... the clutch was slipping like mad last night before it packed in completely.
Thank you for all your advice and help i really do appreciate it
I'll have a look but i cant do breakdown i'll be straight onto motorway for a good 40ish miles then all A roads and B roads where i cant get signal on my phone to ring break down so if i got it transported id have to have it taken further on than motorways then it'd depend on phone siganls and all that.
I'll have another look round tomorrow though
If it was the gear box bearings would i have managed to drive it 4 hours home from Wales on monday? Just curious.... the clutch was slipping like mad last night before it packed in completely.
Thank you for all your advice and help i really do appreciate it
sarahdefender90
New Member
Thank you very much i'll have a look to see how far away i have to get it
Thank you. Hope your well
yellow90
Banned
Thank you all so much for being so helpful.
I'll have a look but i cant do breakdown i'll be straight onto motorway for a good 40ish miles then all A roads and B roads where i cant get signal on my phone to ring break down so if i got it transported id have to have it taken further on than motorways then it'd depend on phone siganls and all that.
I'll have another look round tomorrow though
If it was the gear box bearings would i have managed to drive it 4 hours home from Wales on monday? Just curious.... the clutch was slipping like mad last night before it packed in completely.
Thank you for all your advice and help i really do appreciate it
you don't have to be going in that direction by the way , just in a near village,town ect is fine as as far as they are concerned its your destination that matters not where your pointing or where you are at the time of the breakdown
, by the way you say IF its the bearings , well there was defo bearings out of your box so id assume that's fairly conclusive that it has problems at the very least xsarahdefender90
New Member
Ok that'll be abit easier then. I'll have a ring round tomorrow. Okidoki i'll have another ring round tomorrow x
They do a 'relay' which necessitates the vehicle being loaded and reloaded along the route as you are passed from one area to the next so each recovery driver only does a small part of the journey. It is a very time consuming thing!!
yellow90
Banned
indeed its cheap however !
yellow90
Banned
that sounds like a plan , I think this is the best option , none of us these days are made of money and £70 recovery and £0 labour is cheaper than £0 recovery and £500+ labour
the money saved could go to the parts
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sarahdefender90
New Member
Just letting you all know I had my defender fixed yesterday by a local guy I thought id risk it any have the clutch replaced as it would have needed doing anyway and its fixed it!!!!! thank you for all your help. If anyone ever needs help locally give me a shout ill do what I can.... Im still learning but I love getting stuck in thank you
thank you for all your help. If anyone ever needs help locally give me a shout ill do what I can.... Im still learning but I love getting stuck in thank you 
