So glad you two are OK. There are some mad drivers on the road. We were almost concertinaed by two lorries, it was only because of my quick instincts we weren't killed. I had to pull into the next service station for a coffee & breather as we were so shaken up by the traumatic experience. Looking forward to your Lake District video. Take care. xx
Some years back, when I was in my early 20s, we were travelling in a campervan, and a motorbike over took us at speed and kicked up at Stone, which hit our windscreen, causing it to mosiac. We couldn't see a thing and travelling at nearly 60 miles an hour. I'd never been so scared in my life. Thank fully we were able to slow down and pull in at the side of the road. I can understand how you guys must have felt. I'm glad you're both safe x❤
Hi both , that really is traumatic , I feel enraged knowing that this low life has got away with it , I know at the moment you probably having got the stomach for it but please try and pursue it further , so glad you’re both ok , keep safe x
What an experience. I'm glad you are ok. It really does shake you up. We were involved in a bad impact while in Wales. We had stopped in the narrow country lane, and he couldn't as going too fast . The claim ended in the Royal Court of Justice, and it was found not our fault. We duck taped the car, and our family were ok, so we carried on with the holiday. All ended well, and we even really enjoyed the day out in London for the court hearing lol 😊
Totally horrendous Andy and Claire, most important thing is that you are both well. Great Vlog irrespective to the horrific time you had. Looking forward to Thursday already.☕☕🦴🦴
Bet that was scary glad you're both OK. I wrote off my car in France on way back to ferry port, nobody was hurt but what a palaver, Green Flag recovery were brilliant well worth th £14 I paid 😂 it was 24 yrs ago mind
Wow so glad you guys are not hurt. Metal is replaceable, life isn’t 🥰. We used to tow caravans but I would definitely not go back now, campers all the way ❤xxx
You two looked smart out of your camping togs! Glad you’re both ok, scary on the road, I’m nervous when driving the van because of all the Richardheads that adorn our roads, it seems no-one has passed their tests these days. Main thing is you’re ok, All the best, Steve, over t’ hill 👍👍
Glad your both ok, what a disastrous start to the New Year, I had my wing mirror swiped off by a Motorhome driving through Glencoe, a young driver... young as in younger than me, in a hired vehicle talking to his partner veered over the white line and my wing mirror decided to hitch a ride south bound , he sped off , my wing mirror seemed happy to see the back of us , we paid for the repair ourselves, had to put it down to experience
I hope you have put it everywhere on social media to find this person. Shame police didn’t work harder to find the person. We are glad you are both safe and ok ❤
Accidents are terrible sorry you had to experience this, I work for a rental company in Doncaster and would be more than happy to arrange a proper NEW Luxury car and you won’t be getting a 71 plate for sure!!, please bear us in mind if you rent one again I’d love to revive your love for hire cars again!(Thrifty)
I'm in and around the area most days, I will keep an eye out, there is so many serious crashes around here I'm suprised by Cumbria Police's response, prevention is better than cure.
Im so sorry what happened to you thank goodness you weren't hurt and you took the extra insurance out disgusting that he drove off knowing what he had done xx
Such a close call . Glad you’re both ok and safe . Similar thing happened to me and hubby . We were on our bikes going through chatsworth . As we approached the hump back bridge light on red we waited for about 1 min and as they changed to green was just about to set off when a car shot his lights at other side going that fast he left the bridge tarmac and as he came down with a bang his under belly pan or what ever it was smashed onto the floor and he carried on with his bits still on the road ! A few seconds later had we set off we would have both been hit and god knows what fatality would have been . So many careless drivers . Stage safe .
We are so glad your both OK, we hope the accidents wont impact to much finically on your insurance , Have time for alittle break, and take a rest, next time have the cameras on on the dash i take my own camera in a hire care.
Hi Andy and Claire. Glad you escaped injury. You can be the best driver but you will meet idiots on the road. Because he recovered his No. Plate it wasn't a stolen car, shame you didn't get the No. Hey Claire caravans are best👍. Got motorhome friends they have height restriction trouble quite a few times. Always remember Bob Earnshaw with friends going to visit at country park, think they tried 3 times to park but couldn't due to height barriers, so had to go back to the campsite. Thanks guys. Thumbs up thumped 👍 ....Pete and Su....
Hi Pete and Sue He was just too fast to get away and we missed his back plate as a result. Height restrictions are the main issue really, involves lots of forward planing 😂😂😂 Hope you guys are well
Glad you are both ok!! I love the lakes - was at school as a boarder for 3 yrs ( 1976 to79) and loved every minute of it - climbed Scafell Pike 3 times, and most of the other fells too. Swam across Derwent water as well. Took my wife Jeanette up there to get married 21 yrs ago ( we live in west Oxon). Keep safe both. Steve n Jeanette
Glad you’re both ok and not too shaken up. We were travelling home from our Easter weekend break back in 2023, about two miles from home a car pulled out of a side road writing both our car and caravan off,luckily no injuries. The driver tried to claim it was my fault but luckily we had independent witnesses following behind, now have dash cam fitted. Stick with your motorhome, it’s far more convenient for regular short trips away, get a motorbike trailer and take your Meteor on holiday 😜
Hi you two. OMG so glad you are both ok from such an ordeal. I bet he wasn't insured or even had a licence. We do think you have dodged a bullet but its still very very annoying and so pleased you were not in your motorhome or had the dogs with you. Take care and catch you on Thursday. Andy & Lyn. 🤗
Glad you did this episode, even though there’s no doggy action😮 Finally bought a Motorhome today and now having a dash cam fitted😊 Good plan hiring a crappy car….did you purposely ask for their oldest dirtiest car😂😂 Will support you even in a caravan, it’s you guys we love to see and of course the two pouches 😊
@ really excited for the adventures ahead and my partner Jo wants to add an new puppy member to the family but I’m not our cat would be too pleased😬 Thank you for your great videos and will be visiting quite a few of the places you guys have suggested over the years 😊
While we were at the Lake District in our motor home we had our wing mirror clipped by a works van on those narrow roads..couldn’t move any further to the side as there was walls on each side…thank goodness that was all the damage we had…glad u r both ok xx
Gosh, what a horrid experience to go through, not to mention all the inconvenience ,so sorry it had to happen to you both but glad you weren't injured. I think you were very restrained on the 10% discount but guessing you just wanted to put it behind you.
Hi Claire and Andrew , so sorry with what happened to you in the Lake District. So glad you didn’t get injured 🤕. There really are some absolute pillocks on the roads these days. Not sure exactly where you were in the Lakes but we live in Cumbria so I will keep my eye out for an old blue Peugeot in the future. Hope you have a great time in the Lakes after the initial bad start 😮x❤
We did a comparison a few years ago when we were thinking of buying a motorhome, not between a camper van and a caravan but between a camper van and using Chambres d’Hotes, French bed and breakfast places and our nice car. We go away for short breaks several times a year. I was concerned about the initial investment in the camping car but was surprised by how much more economical the car and accommodation choice was.
Hi Andy and Claire, so glad you’re both ok! We had an amazingly similar experience last year when approaching Shepton Mallet show ground in our Motorhome. When we were approximately 100mts from the entrance, a lorry approached us around a blind bend and we noticed its load of pipes falling from the lorry, one of the large (luckily) plastic pipes struck the front of our van, knocking the front bumper adrift but thankfully causing very little other damage! Again, just like you, the lorry failed to stop! It was a very frightening experience! Debbie and Brian. Xx
@ Hi again Andy and Claire, it was a very narrow twisty lane so it would have been dangerous for us to stop there, so after pulling into the entrance to the show grounds and stopping to inspect the damage, we walked back up the lane but there was no sign of him. He must have hastily reloaded the lorry and drove off. After a strong cup of coffee to settle the nerves, we were able to temporarily fix the bumper until we got home.🥰 Just like your experience, things could have been a lot worse, so we think all in all we had a lucky escape!😳
I used to be the Insurance assessor for Hertz and Enterprise. They are self-insured and that is why the is a high excess. They have their own repair contractors and If the repair cost go over excess they tend to move the car on or have fixed repair contract. They have big buying powers and also they are not listed. I hope this gives you rough idea how it works. I have been retired a while now and sure it’s still the same.
Thank goodness both of you are okay. I just dont understand these people that drive extremely fast on country roads or anywhere, these people could or will kill someone one day its not worth it they need to slow down. Love your channel both of you are so funny, we dont have a motorhome but i love to get ideas of places to visit that we have not been to. Happy travels. Julie⚘
Thankfully, I have never experienced the kind of incident you and Claire had the misfortune to suffer,however, I have recently been looking in to having a front and rear dashcam fitted to our motorhome. I wasn't wholly convinced it was worth the cost to be honest bearing in mind the low mileage and relatively few occasions, the motorhome is used over the year.After watching your video,I'm definitely going to have one now!.So glad you came off unscathed.
Hi guys, great videos and love watching you both…just speaking as a caravan owner hoping to one day be a motorhome / campervan owner.. 1. Go to VERY reputable dealer! I can tell you where NOT to go if you wish…they will be getting a scathing review in due course. If buying used: 2. Be sure to ask for van’s yearly service history otherwise any manufacturer warranty becomes invalid! 3. Be sure dealer uploads new owner details to manufacturer’s portal e.g. Elddis use a system called Gateway. This should be done the same day you take ownership. 4. Treat buying a van as if you are buying a car - do all your checks, inspect it inside and out, take a damp meter and do your own inspection, especially around windows and compartment hatches / doors. There’s other things I’m sure but these are the things I wish I’d done. I wish I’d walked away tbh. Caravanning is fun but towing is a pain, IMO. I tow with a Skoda Kodiaq 2ltr diesel - great car and more than capable. Best wishes, Ed
Hellooo Guy's, Wow, that was a close call, thankfully you are ok 😊. Chances are he wasn't even insured himself, yes we think the police could have narrowed it down by time and found the driver 😮. As for the hire car disgraceful and we can't believe that you have still had to oay the excess even though it was not your fault. Looking forward to next one, best bib and tucker dress 😅. Take care and travel safe 🙏. Paul and Joanne 👍 ❤️ X
I can’t believe how the Police don’t deal with incidents like this these days. My husband and I were both police officers, this could have been so much more serious. It’s just a paper exercise, infuriating, it’s wrong not to do anything. Local knowledge should sort this out easily. Glad you’re both ok, shaken but not stirred!
Wow! Glad you're both safe. I would have stopped to check for damage, it could have damaged a tyre making the car unsafe to continue. I would then have retrieved his number plate although probably an uninsured/banned driver. I wouldn't drive or ride these days without using a dash cam. On a positive note I'm looking forward to seeing your new caravan 😗
I rented out campervans for a few years One was involved in an accident The driver of my van had to pay the £1000 policy excess The other driver admitted responsibility (he hit a grass bank, that removed his front wheel, then slid down the road impacting the side of my van and pushed it into the hedge The insurance company paid me out in full so I returned the £1000 excess payment back to my driver, probably didn’t need to, but it was in my mind the right thing to do Looks like you’ve been lucky, buy a lottery ticket About your claim history, I had a brake failure that put me into the back of a tractor 18 months ago, so have a fault claim on my record, it’s not made any noticeable difference to my car or bike insurance premiums, so don’t worry to much about that 🤞
Hi both, glad you are both ok. I had a similar experience. I was in a loan car as mine was being serviced. I had it literally overnight. On the morning I was taking it back a deer (big one with antlers) came running out of the hedge at the side of the road and I was able to swerve so it would only caught my front offside corner. I saw it limp off back into the hedge in my rear view mirror. I couldn’t stop and didn’t need to as the car still felt fine. On arriving at the garage I was able to look at the damage and it had cracked the bumper and pushed in the foglight. I had to pay the £250 excess. However, a year later and my car was due a service again, so same garage and a loan car. I ended up with the same car and the damage was still there. I did take issue over the fact I had paid £250 supposedly towards the repair. I can’t recall the wording of their response but it was obvious that there was no point in taking it any further.response
Glad you are both ok and a lucky escape really. Unfortunately, the roads have a lot of uninsured and/or banned drivers on them and these half wits will get away as quick as they can without a second thought as to your welfare. looking forward to your Lakes exploits.
Pleased you are both ok. Could be the quality Audi also prevented further damage! Insurance premiums & hire cars are problematic here too! I was so looking forward to the Lake District too … hopeFully this frustrating incident didn’t spoil your trip toooo much! Looking forward to next time!
I am glad to see that you are OK. I hope this won't put you off your riding. I have sent you commitments before. I had an accident with a white van driver who was uninsured and ran away from the scene of the accident. I still have discomfort in my knee. The accident was 27 of October 2024. I have my Tigger back, and it was close to being a write-off. My tiger 660 is amazing. This is my accident, and it is not going to put me off.
Glad you’re both okay 👍 man there’s some scum bags out there, makes ya blood boil. I can imagine the noise would be mind numbing, plus the shock of it all, makes you wonder though if he had any insurance anyway?
Glad you are both ok, stick with your motorhome....we have a caravan and although its nice and we can take the car to different places when we are on a site ....we go away for weeks at a time, we couldnt just pop away for the weekend as its such a pain setting up....we are thinking of hiring a motorhome to see if it would work for us 😂 look forward to the next video x
@@Stchristopherofatlantis you could do with doing a swap with rustyroo65 for a weekend - borrow their car and caravan and they take your motorhome. Would be an interesting experiment for you all and an entertaining watch for us 😀
Hi Guys, glad to here your both ok, you need to get a dash cam, we have passed on footage of lunatic drivers, we also caught an attemted robbery on it, and went back to the bungalow in question to check all ok found very shocked elderly man. Rang police and passed on footage, I even have one on my motorcycle. Love the vids keep it up, regards Steve.
Just glad you are both ok. Some people are totally irresponsible when driving grrrr. Looking forward to all your future vlogs. Oh and hope your insurance premiums dont rise much if at all, as they shouldnt grr.
Drive up to Suprise View just outside Keswick Hotels the Inn Collection are good value and all very nice We have stayed at several and just got back from the Lakes and returning in March on the Bike
We tow our caravan with a camper van so best of both worlds. We were unsure about it at first we wondered if sites might be funny about it and also a van towing a caravan might make us look like workmen 😉 but we were pleasantly surprised how many people are doing the same and not had any problems on site at all. Glad your both ok after your miss app think you were lucky there.
Sorry to hear about your no fault accident, I've no idea whether your insurance will be affected but..... We used to tow a caravan, it needed it's own insurance and unfortunately I had an accident in a Tesco carpark just before waiting to board a ferry to St Malo. My fault entirely and coughed up straight away. Thinking I had enough room to manoeuvre alongside a Transit Van I tried to leave only the caravan pivoted more than I expected and I took the Transit Van wing mirror off and damaged his wing above the front wheel. We were devastated ! Diane in tears and a hole, the size of a football in the side of our caravan too ! An AA man taking a break, came to our rescue and sealed the side of our caravan with extra thick sticky cling film and pulled the Transit Van wing out so at least the other guy wasn't stranded. It ruined the start of our touring holiday, ruined the other guy's holiday - he went back home and my insurance premiums went up too. Got rid of the caravan once it was fixed and bought a motorhome and never looked back, I look left and right but never looked back. We wouldn't go back to a caravan now. Sorry Claire 😊😊
Oh my goodness!! So so glad you're both OK although it must've shook you up!! I hope you managed to enjoy your stay although it obviously put a damper on the start 😢 We tow and love it but narrow lanes are a nightmare at times especially when there are idiots on the road!! He obviously knew he'd done wrong rushing back to pick up his evidence! Sadly the police don't take thinks like this further. Just so glad you guys are OK xx
They should be able to ANPR him - picking his car up with no number plate is more difficult but not impossible with a bit of - investigation work. I wonder if it was on dashcam whether the insurance outcome would have been better
Hi Andy and Claire. Happy New Year. It's a pity they don't have Dash Cam's like Sat Nav's fitted as standard in all cars, because when you buy or hire a car it's usually the last thing on your mind. If you'd had one in situ (hind sight being a wonderful thing) you might have caught his number plate, but who thinks about stuff like that when you're hiring a car??? I wish I'd been in a car behind you. I had a very similar accident happen to me. I lost a wing mirror as well, but luckily the car behind me managed to see the number plate of the car that crossed the white line hitting my car, and reported it to the police. My premium still went up, even though it was proven not to be my fault, and the other driver was found to be at fault. No wonder Car Insurance Companies are doing so well.
We are just so happy your both safe. The car owner well, If we see a blue Peugeot with no bumper, we will tell them,,,, Hey don't mess with our mates hand ye sen in 🤬 The police seriously could have checked more but presuming it wouldn't have benefited them..... Like a speed camera would 🤔
Phew! That was lucky. Glad you’re both Ok. Many years ago I was driving my brand new car on a motorway when I spotted a puff of smoke on the other carriageway and a black object flying vertically up in the air. Before I could think a huge piece of lorry tyre landed on my bonnet. ‘‘Twas a bit of a shock! The bonnet was very badly dented and windscreen cracked. I went through a right rig-ma-roll with the insurance but had to pay out. Then… 3 months later, the police finally dug out some vid footage and , long story short, I got my money back of the insurance company. When does that ever happen?? Best of luck anyway. Great channel btw.
OMG what a drama. Glad you are both alive and well. I was almost in a hit-and-run getting hit by a car crossing in front of my cycle (car only stopped 100m further on due to other queing cars hooting horns)...but full story too long to mention here. Basically front wheel probably saved me as could tell it was too late to try to turn. I know your frustration. If we get 60million views the culprit may be caught and educated....GRRR
Glad you are both OK. I find it hard to believe that the car smelt of smoke due to the valeters smoking, it has a smoking pack which indicates that the guy at Enterprise probably smokes in it. Smoking packs are not standard on new cars nowadays.
A very great dear friend of ours was walking her sons dog & became the victim of a hit & run lowlife! She was knocked down and badly bruised but thankfully both Sallie & the dog are ok with no broken bones. The driver didn't stop to even check she was ok! This happened over the Christmas period.
This is the most awful thing to happen to your friend. Glad to hear she is well A few other comments are saying similar things where the other person has driven off and left them behind…..
Went to Canterbury in our motorhome in summer, thought we might aswell hire a car from Enterprise, never again , it stunk of wet dog plus ,no way had it been cleaned on the outside. Makes me laugh when their advert is on the telly ,all the cars look brand new.
Omg, that was close. 😮 We are thankful that you are both ok. What an idiot in that other car. It could have all turned out so differently. It's ridiculous the police are not pursuing this, he is a danger to all road users and himself! We can see you were both shaken up, but so glad you're both ok. 🙏 Enterprise car rental should be ashamed with the cleanliness of the car. 😕 Take care both Wishing you a Happy and healthy 2025🙏
Glad you guys are OK. Most important thing. We had an interesting Xmas Day. Took Henry hound for a stroll with mum. Dog not on a lead went for H, who went round me on his lead. Other dog then decided to jump on me. No bites but dislocated shoulder, took 4 tries and 2 hours to put back, and my shoulder socket is broken. NHS were brilliant. So was Mr D. Thank goodness I prepared meats, veg, etc. Xmas Eve, so he just had to pop bits in the air fryer and Ninja. More xrays today, CT scan this week and 6 weeks in a sling with threat of surgery. So NYE was indoors for the first time since I was 6. Woohoo, let's hope 2025 gets better. X
Shame you didn't pick up his number plate of the road or his rear plate on video. Your first concern of course is Claire and yourself. Don't let it all distract you. Onwards and upwards to better things. Stay safe both.
Glad you are both okay. Just watch Enterprise, they will stitch you up if they can. I had a car a while ago as a replacement whilst my own vehicle was being repaired. Ours got hit outside my house whils we were away. Anyway, we had a" Courtesy car", really you are hiring it. When we picked up the car it had been raining quite bad so the car was wet. We done a walk round to inspect for damage and it seemed evident all was okay. We had this car for just over a week and the only places I went to in the car was to work and back and the shops. All journeys were within a 40mph zone or less. The day after picking up the car it was dry and noticed a stone chip on the windscreen (outside the wiper range). I thought nothing of it as I know it was not done whilst in my possesion thus far and further more that Enterprise must have known about it being there prior. It conveniently was not mentioned on the hand over. Anyway, long story short, the repair shop where my car was is only down the road from Enterprise so they said when my car was fixed to go and pick up my car and leave the hire car at the garage and the they'd pick it up. Within 10 minutes of me getting back home I got a call from Enterprise to say that they had just picked up the hire car from the garage and that the windscreen was completely smashed. I said that the car had been dropped off at the repair shop with nothing more than a stone chip which was undoubtebly there already when I got the car. I wanted proof as this was now going to cost me £250 for something I know was not damaged. They said that the car is no longer in their possession and that it was at the repair shop having a new screen fitted, this was on a Friday afternoon circa 17:00 so I very much doubt that. The manager (I use the term losely) was very arrogant and totally unprofessional regarding the whole issue and therre was no way he was going to back down on taking £250 from me. . So the next day I decided to do some detective work and took a drive past the car hire place only to find the exact same car on the parking lot along with the exact same stonechip. I went in to confront the manager and I was basically told to leave the premises in a threatening manner or that the Police would be called. I left the premesis and called the Police myself as I was verbally threatened. When I went back inside along with the Police mysteriously, the so called manager that threatened me had vanished and the remaining staff behind the counter said that the manager was never in that day. The Police at this point really could not do anything. I got back home and explained what had happened from an insurance point of view to my insurers just to make them aware what had happened and to maybe use another company in the future. After I had explained they told me that infact any damage would have been met by them anyway and at no expence to mysels as this was part of the deal that they had with Enterprise being as the damage was not my fault or not. They try it on everywhere the world over. We had issues with Enterprise in Los Angeles also. Just be careful they don't try to screw you out of more money. Suffice to say, my son had to use Ebterprise one time as his car broke down the day before he was due to drive up north so he hired one from them. No issue at all. I suppose it's just the rouge few that think we are thick and gullable.
I thought hire cars were now fitted with dash cams, that would of filmed the knobhead also got the registration and possibly ID the driver. Gaz Yorkshire coast
Claire what are your reasons for wanting a caravan? It's so difficult finding something that suits you. I'm changing the caravan for hopefully the Elddis CV40 campervan because the caravan restricts us a bit. We want to go places where taking the caravan would be difficult. I'd like the space of a motorhome inside but I think I'd have difficulty getting to places in that too. 🫤 Love your vids
When you contacted the police you should have told them youve just been offended, they would have sent out a team of coppers to sort him out.
Or use an African accent on the phone🤔
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Agreed Clive joking aside, this appears to be the world we live in now.
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Glad you are both ok.
The material things don’t matter.
Stay safe and keep up the good work. 🙏
Thank you! Will do!
Glad you're both safe. Looking forward to your Lake District visit.
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So glad you two are OK. There are some mad drivers on the road. We were almost concertinaed by two lorries, it was only because of my quick instincts we weren't killed. I had to pull into the next service station for a coffee & breather as we were so shaken up by the traumatic experience. Looking forward to your Lake District video. Take care. xx
Crikey. Sorry to hear this and glad you are well 👍
Blimey that was close ! Very glad you're both okay, scary stuff.❤
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Glad you're both safe. The other driver needs to be found and stopped from driving . Keep safe Guys . 😊👍
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Some years back, when I was in my early 20s, we were travelling in a campervan, and a motorbike over took us at speed and kicked up at Stone, which hit our windscreen, causing it to mosiac. We couldn't see a thing and travelling at nearly 60 miles an hour. I'd never been so scared in my life. Thank fully we were able to slow down and pull in at the side of the road.
I can understand how you guys must have felt. I'm glad you're both safe x❤
Crikey that sounds awful Nina
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Hi both , that really is traumatic , I feel enraged knowing that this low life has got away with it , I know at the moment you probably having got the stomach for it but please try and pursue it further , so glad you’re both ok , keep safe x
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What an experience. I'm glad you are ok. It really does shake you up. We were involved in a bad impact while in Wales. We had stopped in the narrow country lane, and he couldn't as going too fast . The claim ended in the Royal Court of Justice, and it was found not our fault. We duck taped the car, and our family were ok, so we carried on with the holiday. All ended well, and we even really enjoyed the day out in London for the court hearing lol 😊
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🤬 no words for some people's lack of integrity.
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Totally horrendous Andy and Claire, most important thing is that you are both well. Great Vlog irrespective to the horrific time you had. Looking forward to Thursday already.☕☕🦴🦴
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Bet that was scary glad you're both OK.
I wrote off my car in France on way back to ferry port, nobody was hurt but what a palaver, Green Flag recovery were brilliant well worth th £14 I paid 😂 it was 24 yrs ago mind
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Just glad you're both ok.. jeremy & Kim xx
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At lest you and Clair are alright and that's the main thing, take care, All the best.
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Wow so glad you guys are not hurt. Metal is replaceable, life isn’t 🥰. We used to tow caravans but I would definitely not go back now, campers all the way ❤xxx
We agree!
You two looked smart out of your camping togs!
Glad you’re both ok, scary on the road, I’m nervous when driving the van because of all the Richardheads that adorn our roads, it seems no-one has passed their tests these days.
Main thing is you’re ok,
All the best, Steve, over t’ hill 👍👍
Hi Steve, We agree, it scary out there!
I hope they find this guy especially after leaving an accident he shouldn’t be on the road, happy your both okay ❤
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Glad you are both safe after this. Going to watch the next video now. Oh and a Happy New Year to you both.
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So glad you’re both ok, that must of been a scarey moment for you both
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Just sad. Makes you feel like you should stay home😢. Glad you weren't hurt.😊
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Glad your both ok, what a disastrous start to the New Year, I had my wing mirror swiped off by a Motorhome driving through Glencoe, a young driver... young as in younger than me, in a hired vehicle talking to his partner veered over the white line and my wing mirror decided to hitch a ride south bound , he sped off , my wing mirror seemed happy to see the back of us , we paid for the repair ourselves, had to put it down to experience
Sorry to hear this Jeff.
Forgot to mention, Claire, awww, bless her, willing to swap her sandwich for a scabby one, so nice.
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I hope you have put it everywhere on social media to find this person. Shame police didn’t work harder to find the person. We are glad you are both safe and ok ❤
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Accidents are terrible sorry you had to experience this, I work for a rental company in Doncaster and would be more than happy to arrange a proper NEW Luxury car and you won’t be getting a 71 plate for sure!!, please bear us in mind if you rent one again I’d love to revive your love for hire cars again!(Thrifty)
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Are you able to email us please stchrisofatlantis@gmail.com
Glad you were both ok
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I'm in and around the area most days, I will keep an eye out, there is so many serious crashes around here I'm suprised by Cumbria Police's response, prevention is better than cure.
You were on the Lyth Valley road, i can guess the 'yump' too, driver will definitely be local
The picture of we have of the young lad is very clear. Thanks for watching 👍
Im so sorry what happened to you thank goodness you weren't hurt and you took the extra insurance out disgusting that he drove off knowing what he had done xx
We think it’s terrible and he’s still driving about
Such a close call . Glad you’re both ok and safe . Similar thing happened to me and hubby . We were on our bikes going through chatsworth . As we approached the hump back bridge light on red we waited for about 1 min and as they changed to green was just about to set off when a car shot his lights at other side going that fast he left the bridge tarmac and as he came down with a bang his under belly pan or what ever it was smashed onto the floor and he carried on with his bits still on the road ! A few seconds later had we set off we would have both been hit and god knows what fatality would have been . So many careless drivers . Stage safe .
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You should have used Europcar mate. Unlike Enterprise, they offer full collision damage waver so any damage costs you zero!
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We are so glad your both OK, we hope the accidents wont impact to much finically on your insurance , Have time for alittle break, and take a rest, next time have the cameras on on the dash i take my own camera in a hire care.
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Hi Andy and Claire.
Glad you escaped injury. You can be the best driver but you will meet idiots on the road. Because he recovered his No. Plate it wasn't a stolen car, shame you didn't get the No.
Hey Claire caravans are best👍. Got motorhome friends they have height restriction trouble quite a few times.
Always remember Bob Earnshaw with friends going to visit at country park, think they tried 3 times to park but couldn't due to height barriers, so had to go back to the campsite.
Thanks guys.
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Hi Pete and Sue
He was just too fast to get away and we missed his back plate as a result.
Height restrictions are the main issue really, involves lots of forward planing 😂😂😂 Hope you guys are well
Glad you are both OK. Can't wait to see the next video of you at the lakes. Miss the dogs 😊
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Glad you are both ok!! I love the lakes - was at school as a boarder for 3 yrs ( 1976 to79) and loved every minute of it - climbed Scafell Pike 3 times, and most of the other fells too. Swam across Derwent water as well.
Took my wife Jeanette up there to get married 21 yrs ago ( we live in west Oxon).
Keep safe both.
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We love the beautiful Lakes too 👍
Glad you’re both ok and not too shaken up.
We were travelling home from our Easter weekend break back in 2023, about two miles from home a car pulled out of a side road writing both our car and caravan off,luckily no injuries. The driver tried to claim it was my fault but luckily we had independent witnesses following behind, now have dash cam fitted.
Stick with your motorhome, it’s far more convenient for regular short trips away, get a motorbike trailer and take your Meteor on holiday 😜
Hello. Glad you got that sorted properly
Happy travels and thanks for watching 👍
Glade you both are ok
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Hi you two. OMG so glad you are both ok from such an ordeal. I bet he wasn't insured or even had a licence. We do think you have dodged a bullet but its still very very annoying and so pleased you were not in your motorhome or had the dogs with you. Take care and catch you on Thursday. Andy & Lyn. 🤗
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Glad you did this episode, even though there’s no doggy action😮
Finally bought a Motorhome today and now having a dash cam fitted😊
Good plan hiring a crappy car….did you purposely ask for their oldest dirtiest car😂😂
Will support you even in a caravan, it’s you guys we love to see and of course the two pouches 😊
Wow congratulations on your purchase, excellent news!!!! Let us know how you get on with it. Andrew says no to a caravan 😂😂😂😂😂
@ really excited for the adventures ahead and my partner Jo wants to add an new puppy member to the family but I’m not our cat would be too pleased😬
Thank you for your great videos and will be visiting quite a few of the places you guys have suggested over the years 😊
@@Stchristopherofatlantis He's a meanie!
@@Stchristopherofatlantis He's a meanie!
Jeez glad you’re both ok and what a bugger having to pay all that! 😢 canny believe they gave you £12 back ffs what a cheek the car was disgusting
Hi. Yes it was pretty rough!
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@ And insurance companies still penalise you even when it isn’t your fault or even claim 🙈
Such a shame that spoilt your trip, could have been much worse, glad you're both ok, it would be nice if you could get the registration number.
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While we were at the Lake District in our motor home we had our wing mirror clipped by a works van on those narrow roads..couldn’t move any further to the side as there was walls on each side…thank goodness that was all the damage we had…glad u r both ok xx
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The main thing is you two are safe and unhurt take care thanks for the vlog
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Gosh, what a horrid experience to go through, not to mention all the inconvenience ,so sorry it had to happen to you both but glad you weren't injured. I think you were very restrained on the 10% discount but guessing you just wanted to put it behind you.
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Hi Claire and Andrew , so sorry with what happened to you in the Lake District. So glad you didn’t get injured 🤕. There really are some absolute pillocks on the roads these days. Not sure exactly where you were in the Lakes but we live in Cumbria so I will keep my eye out for an old blue Peugeot in the future. Hope you have a great time in the Lakes after the initial bad start 😮x❤
Hi. How are you? This was Windermere and we plan on having a good mooch around as many places as we can
We did a comparison a few years ago when we were thinking of buying a motorhome, not between a camper van and a caravan but between a camper van and using Chambres d’Hotes, French bed and breakfast places and our nice car. We go away for short breaks several times a year. I was concerned about the initial investment in the camping car but was surprised by how much more economical the car and accommodation choice was.
Hi. This is really interesting to us. Thanks for sharing 👍👍 Safe travels
Hi Andy and Claire, so glad you’re both ok! We had an amazingly similar experience last year when approaching Shepton Mallet show ground in our Motorhome. When we were approximately 100mts from the entrance, a lorry approached us around a blind bend and we noticed its load of pipes falling from the lorry, one of the large (luckily) plastic pipes struck the front of our van, knocking the front bumper adrift but thankfully causing very little other damage! Again, just like you, the lorry failed to stop! It was a very frightening experience! Debbie and Brian. Xx
Hi Debbie and Brian, Do you think he hasn’t realised? This is a terrible story and we are glad you were unhurt
@ Hi again Andy and Claire, it was a very narrow twisty lane so it would have been dangerous for us to stop there, so after pulling into the entrance to the show grounds and stopping to inspect the damage, we walked back up the lane but there was no sign of him. He must have hastily reloaded the lorry and drove off. After a strong cup of coffee to settle the nerves, we were able to temporarily fix the bumper until we got home.🥰 Just like your experience, things could have been a lot worse, so we think all in all we had a lucky escape!😳
I used to be the Insurance assessor for Hertz and Enterprise. They are self-insured and that is why the is a high excess. They have their own repair contractors and If the repair cost go over excess they tend to move the car on or have fixed repair contract.
They have big buying powers and also they are not listed. I hope this gives you rough idea how it works.
I have been retired a while now and sure it’s still the same.
Hi. This is really interesting, thanks for sharing
OMG so please you are both OK,sending ❤ to you both x
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Thank goodness both of you are okay. I just dont understand these people that drive extremely fast on country roads or anywhere, these people could or will kill someone one day its not worth it they need to slow down.
Love your channel both of you are so funny, we dont have a motorhome but i love to get ideas of places to visit that we have not been to. Happy travels. Julie⚘
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Good to know you are both ok.
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Omg im so glad youre both alright, bless you both you must be shaken up. To many lunatic drivers on thr road nowadays. Very scary xx
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I'm glad that you were both ok. Guys! That's why I had a dashcam installed. It would have possibly given more info to follow up on your case.
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Thankfully, I have never experienced the kind of incident you and Claire had the misfortune to suffer,however, I have recently been looking in to having a front and rear dashcam fitted to our motorhome. I wasn't wholly convinced it was worth the cost to be honest bearing in mind the low mileage and relatively few occasions, the motorhome is used over the year.After watching your video,I'm definitely going to have one now!.So glad you came off unscathed.
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Hi guys, great videos and love watching you both…just speaking as a caravan owner hoping to one day be a motorhome / campervan owner..
1. Go to VERY reputable dealer! I can tell you where NOT to go if you wish…they will be getting a scathing review in due course.
If buying used:
2. Be sure to ask for van’s yearly service history otherwise any manufacturer warranty becomes invalid!
3. Be sure dealer uploads new owner details to manufacturer’s portal e.g. Elddis use a system called Gateway. This should be done the same day you take ownership.
4. Treat buying a van as if you are buying a car - do all your checks, inspect it inside and out, take a damp meter and do your own inspection, especially around windows and compartment hatches / doors.
There’s other things I’m sure but these are the things I wish I’d done. I wish I’d walked away tbh.
Caravanning is fun but towing is a pain, IMO.
I tow with a Skoda Kodiaq 2ltr diesel - great car and more than capable.
Best wishes,
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Hi Ed. Thanks for sharing and we will look at this info 👍👍
Btw - I’m pleased you are both ok! What a nightmare!
We had exactly the same with Enterprise 😡😡2 miles of fuel in vehicle and the smell of smoke 😡😡
Not good!
OMG guys, sounds like an awful time with the flying bumper! Glad you are both ok x
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Hellooo Guy's,
Wow, that was a close call, thankfully you are ok 😊.
Chances are he wasn't even insured himself, yes we think the police could have narrowed it down by time and found the driver 😮.
As for the hire car disgraceful and we can't believe that you have still had to oay the excess even though it was not your fault.
Looking forward to next one, best bib and tucker dress 😅.
Take care and travel safe 🙏.
Paul and Joanne 👍 ❤️ X
He really could be found, the close up picture of him is clear. Very disappointed
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I can’t believe how the Police don’t deal with incidents like this these days. My husband and I were both police officers, this could have been so much more serious. It’s just a paper exercise, infuriating, it’s wrong not to do anything. Local knowledge should sort this out easily. Glad you’re both ok, shaken but not stirred!
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Wow! Glad you're both safe. I would have stopped to check for damage, it could have damaged a tyre making the car unsafe to continue. I would then have retrieved his number plate although probably an uninsured/banned driver. I wouldn't drive or ride these days without using a dash cam. On a positive note I'm looking forward to seeing your new caravan 😗
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I rented out campervans for a few years
One was involved in an accident
The driver of my van had to pay the £1000 policy excess
The other driver admitted responsibility (he hit a grass bank, that removed his front wheel, then slid down the road impacting the side of my van and pushed it into the hedge
The insurance company paid me out in full so I returned the £1000 excess payment back to my driver, probably didn’t need to, but it was in my mind the right thing to do
Looks like you’ve been lucky, buy a lottery ticket
About your claim history, I had a brake failure that put me into the back of a tractor 18 months ago, so have a fault claim on my record, it’s not made any noticeable difference to my car or bike insurance premiums, so don’t worry to much about that 🤞
Hello. Thanks for sharing this, really useful info. Have a great evening
Wow, we are glad you are both okay. very scary situation, hope you find the Amoeba, obviously he has no morals at all.
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Hi both, glad you are both ok. I had a similar experience. I was in a loan car as mine was being serviced. I had it literally overnight. On the morning I was taking it back a deer (big one with antlers) came running out of the hedge at the side of the road and I was able to swerve so it would only caught my front offside corner. I saw it limp off back into the hedge in my rear view mirror. I couldn’t stop and didn’t need to as the car still felt fine.
On arriving at the garage I was able to look at the damage and it had cracked the bumper and pushed in the foglight. I had to pay the £250 excess. However, a year later and my car was due a service again, so same garage and a loan car. I ended up with the same car and the damage was still there. I did take issue over the fact I had paid £250 supposedly towards the repair. I can’t recall the wording of their response but it was obvious that there was no point in taking it any further.response
Hi. Sorry to hear this happened but this is exactly what we thought may happen when car loan companies take the money.
Glad you are well
Glad you are both ok and a lucky escape really. Unfortunately, the roads have a lot of uninsured and/or banned drivers on them and these half wits will get away as quick as they can without a second thought as to your welfare. looking forward to your Lakes exploits.
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Pleased you are both ok. Could be the quality Audi also prevented further damage! Insurance premiums & hire cars are problematic here too!
I was so looking forward to the Lake District too … hopeFully this frustrating incident didn’t spoil your trip toooo much! Looking forward to next time!
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I am glad to see that you are OK. I hope this won't put you off your riding. I have sent you commitments before. I had an accident with a white van driver who was uninsured and ran away from the scene of the accident. I still have discomfort in my knee. The accident was 27 of October 2024. I have my Tigger back, and it was close to being a write-off. My tiger 660 is amazing. This is my accident, and it is not going to put me off.
Happy riding and glad to hear this
The Langdale Chase is lovely we got snowed In Grassington Saturday we couldn't get over to the Lakes
We love grassington
Glad you’re both okay 👍 man there’s some scum bags out there, makes ya blood boil. I can imagine the noise would be mind numbing, plus the shock of it all, makes you wonder though if he had any insurance anyway?
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Glad you are both ok, stick with your motorhome....we have a caravan and although its nice and we can take the car to different places when we are on a site ....we go away for weeks at a time, we couldnt just pop away for the weekend as its such a pain setting up....we are thinking of hiring a motorhome to see if it would work for us 😂 look forward to the next video x
Oooh sounds a good idea. Let us know how you get on
@@Stchristopherofatlantis you could do with doing a swap with rustyroo65 for a weekend - borrow their car and caravan and they take your motorhome. Would be an interesting experiment for you all and an entertaining watch for us 😀
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A dashcam is invaluable for such an incident.
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Hi Guys, glad to here your both ok, you need to get a dash cam, we have passed on footage of lunatic drivers, we also caught an attemted robbery on it, and went back to the bungalow in question to check all ok found very shocked elderly man. Rang police and passed on footage, I even have one on my motorcycle. Love the vids keep it up, regards Steve.
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Just glad you are both ok. Some people are totally irresponsible when driving grrrr. Looking forward to all your future vlogs. Oh and hope your insurance premiums dont rise much if at all, as they shouldnt grr.
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Drive up to Suprise View just outside Keswick
Hotels the Inn Collection are good value and all very nice
We have stayed at several and just got back from the Lakes and returning in March on the Bike
Thanks for sharing
We tow our caravan with a camper van so best of both worlds. We were unsure about it at first we wondered if sites might be funny about it and also a van towing a caravan might make us look like workmen 😉 but we were pleasantly surprised how many people are doing the same and not had any problems on site at all. Glad your both ok after your miss app think you were lucky there.
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How are you guys?
Sorry to hear about your no fault accident, I've no idea whether your insurance will be affected but.....
We used to tow a caravan, it needed it's own insurance and unfortunately I had an accident in a Tesco carpark just before waiting to board a ferry to St Malo. My fault entirely and coughed up straight away.
Thinking I had enough room to manoeuvre alongside a Transit Van I tried to leave only the caravan pivoted more than I expected and I took the Transit Van wing mirror off and damaged his wing above the front wheel. We were devastated ! Diane in tears and a hole, the size of a football in the side of our caravan too !
An AA man taking a break, came to our rescue and sealed the side of our caravan with extra thick sticky cling film and pulled the Transit Van wing out so at least the other guy wasn't stranded.
It ruined the start of our touring holiday, ruined the other guy's holiday - he went back home and my insurance premiums went up too.
Got rid of the caravan once it was fixed and bought a motorhome and never looked back, I look left and right but never looked back. We wouldn't go back to a caravan now. Sorry Claire 😊😊
Hi Bob, Sorry to hear this happened byr it sums up your journey and reason why you have a motorhome now 👍
Hope you and Diane and well
Good you are both ok.
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Oh my goodness!! So so glad you're both OK although it must've shook you up!! I hope you managed to enjoy your stay although it obviously put a damper on the start 😢
We tow and love it but narrow lanes are a nightmare at times especially when there are idiots on the road!! He obviously knew he'd done wrong rushing back to pick up his evidence! Sadly the police don't take thinks like this further. Just so glad you guys are OK xx
Thank you so much!!
glad you both got your chins up, stay strong]
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They should be able to ANPR him - picking his car up with no number plate is more difficult but not impossible with a bit of - investigation work.
I wonder if it was on dashcam whether the insurance outcome would have been better
Police confirm they are not going to investigate☹️
@ yh very sad, when it would take someone a couple of hours to work out.
Great channel by the way!
Glad you are both okay! How stressful and so annoying that he can cause all that grief driving like an idiot and gets away with it Scot free😡
Terrible!
Hi Andy and Claire. Happy New Year. It's a pity they don't have Dash Cam's like Sat Nav's fitted as standard in all cars, because when you buy or hire a car it's usually the last thing on your mind. If you'd had one in situ (hind sight being a wonderful thing) you might have caught his number plate, but who thinks about stuff like that when you're hiring a car??? I wish I'd been in a car behind you. I had a very similar accident happen to me. I lost a wing mirror as well, but luckily the car behind me managed to see the number plate of the car that crossed the white line hitting my car, and reported it to the police. My premium still went up, even though it was proven not to be my fault, and the other driver was found to be at fault. No wonder Car Insurance Companies are doing so well.
It blows our mind how your premium goes up despite it confirmed not your fault. A very good way for companies to make more money
We are just so happy your both safe. The car owner well, If we see a blue Peugeot with no bumper, we will tell them,,,, Hey don't mess with our mates hand ye sen in 🤬 The police seriously could have checked more but presuming it wouldn't have benefited them..... Like a speed camera would 🤔
Yes, Tell em off for us 😂😂😂
How are you guys?
@@Stchristopherofatlantis One of us back at work the other watching loose women 😂 Hope your both better, Darren's still coughing ❤
Phew! That was lucky. Glad you’re both Ok. Many years ago I was driving my brand new car on a motorway when I spotted a puff of smoke on the other carriageway and a black object flying vertically up in the air. Before I could think a huge piece of lorry tyre landed on my bonnet. ‘‘Twas a bit of a shock! The bonnet was very badly dented and windscreen cracked. I went through a right rig-ma-roll with the insurance but had to pay out. Then… 3 months later, the police finally dug out some vid footage and , long story short, I got my money back of the insurance company. When does that ever happen?? Best of luck anyway. Great channel btw.
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OMG what a drama. Glad you are both alive and well. I was almost in a hit-and-run getting hit by a car crossing in front of my cycle (car only stopped 100m further on due to other queing cars hooting horns)...but full story too long to mention here. Basically front wheel probably saved me as could tell it was too late to try to turn. I know your frustration. If we get 60million views the culprit may be caught and educated....GRRR
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Glad you are both OK. I find it hard to believe that the car smelt of smoke due to the valeters smoking, it has a smoking pack which indicates that the guy at Enterprise probably smokes in it. Smoking packs are not standard on new cars nowadays.
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A very great dear friend of ours was walking her sons dog & became the victim of a hit & run lowlife! She was knocked down and badly bruised but thankfully both Sallie & the dog are ok with no broken bones. The driver didn't stop to even check she was ok! This happened over the Christmas period.
This is the most awful thing to happen to your friend. Glad to hear she is well
A few other comments are saying similar things where the other person has driven off and left them behind…..
@@Stchristopherofatlantis Unfortunately this sort of incident is becoming more common place.
Went to Canterbury in our motorhome in summer, thought we might aswell hire a car from Enterprise, never again , it stunk of wet dog plus ,no way had it been cleaned on the outside. Makes me laugh when their advert is on the telly ,all the cars look brand new.
Terrible service
If you buy a posh car and caravan, buy an estate to fit all the pampas grass and pineapples in😂 Plus the narration😂👍
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Anne & Les watching from Lisburn N.ireland.
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It’s a good thing that you weren’t on your motorbike, could’ve been a whole lot worse. Glad you’re both okay
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Omg, that was close. 😮
We are thankful that you are both ok.
What an idiot in that other car. It could have all turned out so differently. It's ridiculous the police are not pursuing this, he is a danger to all road users and himself!
We can see you were both shaken up, but so glad you're both ok. 🙏
Enterprise car rental should be ashamed with the cleanliness of the car. 😕
Take care both
Wishing you a Happy and healthy 2025🙏
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Glad you guys are OK. Most important thing. We had an interesting Xmas Day. Took Henry hound for a stroll with mum. Dog not on a lead went for H, who went round me on his lead. Other dog then decided to jump on me. No bites but dislocated shoulder, took 4 tries and 2 hours to put back, and my shoulder socket is broken. NHS were brilliant. So was Mr D. Thank goodness I prepared meats, veg, etc. Xmas Eve, so he just had to pop bits in the air fryer and Ninja. More xrays today, CT scan this week and 6 weeks in a sling with threat of surgery. So NYE was indoors for the first time since I was 6. Woohoo, let's hope 2025 gets better. X
Hi thanks for sharing and hope you feel stronger
@Stchristopherofatlantis hoping it hasn't shaken you up too much. X
Shame you didn't pick up his number plate of the road or his rear plate on video. Your first concern of course is Claire and yourself. Don't let it all distract you. Onwards and upwards to better things. Stay safe both.
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Glad you are both safe happy a better Newyear. Glad you were not on the bike with that boy racer around.
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Glad you are both okay. Just watch Enterprise, they will stitch you up if they can. I had a car a while ago as a replacement whilst my own vehicle was being repaired. Ours got hit outside my house whils we were away. Anyway, we had a" Courtesy car", really you are hiring it. When we picked up the car it had been raining quite bad so the car was wet. We done a walk round to inspect for damage and it seemed evident all was okay. We had this car for just over a week and the only places I went to in the car was to work and back and the shops. All journeys were within a 40mph zone or less. The day after picking up the car it was dry and noticed a stone chip on the windscreen (outside the wiper range). I thought nothing of it as I know it was not done whilst in my possesion thus far and further more that Enterprise must have known about it being there prior. It conveniently was not mentioned on the hand over. Anyway, long story short, the repair shop where my car was is only down the road from Enterprise so they said when my car was fixed to go and pick up my car and leave the hire car at the garage and the they'd pick it up. Within 10 minutes of me getting back home I got a call from Enterprise to say that they had just picked up the hire car from the garage and that the windscreen was completely smashed. I said that the car had been dropped off at the repair shop with nothing more than a stone chip which was undoubtebly there already when I got the car. I wanted proof as this was now going to cost me £250 for something I know was not damaged. They said that the car is no longer in their possession and that it was at the repair shop having a new screen fitted, this was on a Friday afternoon circa 17:00 so I very much doubt that. The manager (I use the term losely) was very arrogant and totally unprofessional regarding the whole issue and therre was no way he was going to back down on taking £250 from me. . So the next day I decided to do some detective work and took a drive past the car hire place only to find the exact same car on the parking lot along with the exact same stonechip. I went in to confront the manager and I was basically told to leave the premises in a threatening manner or that the Police would be called. I left the premesis and called the Police myself as I was verbally threatened. When I went back inside along with the Police mysteriously, the so called manager that threatened me had vanished and the remaining staff behind the counter said that the manager was never in that day. The Police at this point really could not do anything. I got back home and explained what had happened from an insurance point of view to my insurers just to make them aware what had happened and to maybe use another company in the future. After I had explained they told me that infact any damage would have been met by them anyway and at no expence to mysels as this was part of the deal that they had with Enterprise being as the damage was not my fault or not. They try it on everywhere the world over. We had issues with Enterprise in Los Angeles also. Just be careful they don't try to screw you out of more money. Suffice to say, my son had to use Ebterprise one time as his car broke down the day before he was due to drive up north so he hired one from them. No issue at all. I suppose it's just the rouge few that think we are thick and gullable.
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I thought hire cars were now fitted with dash cams, that would of filmed the knobhead also got the registration and possibly ID the driver.
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This one didn’t have a dash cam, gutted
Claire what are your reasons for wanting a caravan? It's so difficult finding something that suits you. I'm changing the caravan for hopefully the Elddis CV40 campervan because the caravan restricts us a bit. We want to go places where taking the caravan would be difficult. I'd like the space of a motorhome inside but I think I'd have difficulty getting to places in that too. 🫤 Love your vids
I like caravans, a lot, but totally accept we couldn’t have done half the things we have in one 👍 let us know how you get on
@Stchristopherofatlantis Do you miss your smaller van?
It took us to lake como and was awesome! Only thing…. No toilet 😂😂