Ok lads latest update..... A write off with a buy back,,, I wont put numbers up as would be bad form but im very happy with the outcome so far. If all goes as discussed then brownie points all round,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol and a couple of large JDs ................ Only thing I could nit pick a...

Hi Phill, That's what im going to do on Monday, same here haven't seen the tatty bit of paper in years, and what the chuff is a share code lol you get shares in DVLA each time you pay road tax lol

Latest update. Letter this morning from Hadleigh Claims Management ( Trinity Lane ) Asking for : Original V5, Purchase receipt, Service history, Copy of card license ??? DVLA share code ????? Before they will pay out on total loss. No mention of pay out value, no mention of buy back. To send...

PS, Just a thought,,,, I wonder how long it would take if the insurers were paying the £65/day storage,,,,,, maybe I should have left it with the recovers,, lol would have been £650 up their chuff................ So come on Trinity Lane ive saved you money how about you getting your finger out

Well ten days since the assessor came still nothing to report :(. Something that surprised was the value Defenders carry, when I bought her the idea was she would see me in my box, never gave resale a thought before lol not thinking it now but do think if its not written off I need to update the...

just been surfing flee bay,,, wheels don't seem a prob, found a set same as the ones I got,,, im feeling a bit brighter now lol the doom and gloom is lifting

As far as I know its just the standard 1996 defender type

What can I say, overwhelmed,, cheers Phill, I need to get an answer back from the insures as to are they writing off and can I buy back, but ill keep this at the front of my knocking block. I know whats bumping this up so much, they base things on Rover prices,,, and we all know about main...

Hello again Phill No secret matey im in the middle Birmingham, lol ( no mans land ) Yes the main cost are bonnet tyres and wheel / wheels, it was stopped by a stinger so don't really know the full damage to the wheels, all I know for sure is one wheel and tyre are scrap and two more are leaking air

Well yes I guess if it was summer and I wasn't pushing 70 I could repair it,,, it seems to me it not the extent of the damage but the cost compared to the value of the motor. To me its priceless no matter what the pay out is it cant replace it,,, like I said the chasse alone cost me £4900 last...

Well had the damage assessor out today,,,,,, not looking good, hes talking write off. After all the work ive done and money spent ill not be able to replace it on the insurance pay out. the chasse replacement alone was £4900 and that was just the start . once again the shyt gobbling low life...

Cheers Dan , PM sent Tom

Hello. Im posting this as I suffer from Tinnitus and have difficulty using the phone. First I am an Adrian Flux customer, with a 96 defender 90 300tdi, Comp cover At 1,00am approx. on Sunday morning my defender was stolen off my driveway. My wife heard it start and immediately called the...

Well a pair of mole grips and a bit of fiddling and all is well... cheers Phill, have a gudun mate. Tom

Hello Phill. Thanks. Just this minute see a guy in Canada with the same prob,,, he gave um a bit of a bend too.... ok pipe grips at the ready here I go lol

Hi All, Got problems with me o'l fender again. the nice chap at the MOT station didn't like my wipers ( to be fair neither did I ) so new wheel housings were fitted plus a new drive cable, all seemed to got and got my MOT however if you run the wiper for more than 20 seconds the wheels jump the...

I know, had some good time in the oak is it still there. used to shoot down that way, bit farther down the A38, farmland behind the house's backing on to the cut and drayton manor park. always did well for duck and fox

Hi Murfster,, where in Tamworth matey, I used to live in Stoneydelf many years ago

Well im 1/2 way through side 2,,,,rain stopped play,,,, found a trick that worked to stop the spanner slipping on the bolt heads,,,, pair of mole grips,,, used a flat ring spanner with a small pair of mollies holding it hard against the bolt head, it gave just enough pressure to let me get about...

drivers side done, wasn't too bad, big breaker bar and a bucket of swear words, chewed up the calliper bolts but that was expected, side 2 the weekend,,,, fingers crossed