all for the sake of...
Had a weekend in France with Mrs Nimrodihnio planned on the bike, light touring, couple of posh hotels and away from the kids, nice.
First thing on the Friday i went out to get some petrol to fill up the tank before we go, pulled up at some lights, cop car next to me wound down window and in a friendly way pointed out the brake light wasn’t working and I might want to get it fixed.
No problem, quick divert to Warrs HD dealership on the Kings rd parked out front, nipped in got the £1.98 brake light had a very quick look at the shiny new Harley’s, went out and there is my pride and joy lying side on lights flashing, me giving it a massive WTF!?!?! Went back in and nobody had seen a thing.
They have cctv pointing in the right direction, and went through the images for the last few minutes and plain as day there is a Chelsea tractor cheerfully ploughing in to the front wheel of my bike and drives off. Luckily they have a bike available for me to hire and me and Mrs N go off and have a lovely weekend and we’ll worry about it later.
I got the Police involved and cutting a long story short the cctv can’t (won’t) be enhanced (not economically possible) to get the number plate recognised, so can’t be traced. I had changed my insurance before the winter to TPF&T to save a couple of hundred quid and had forgotten to change it back, so I therefore I have to pick up the bill for new forks, wheel, tank and labour costs, hire of a bike for the weekend plus extra for taking it out of the country.
All that on top of the bloody expensive hotels in the champagne region and drinking a bucket load of the local produce, and I don’t even like the stuff.
Total of £1,968 English pounds if you please.
All for the sake of a £1.98 brake light.....shit
(nimrodihnio making gravy for one., Fri 14 May 2010, 11:13, 11 replies)

For the pedants who like working things out
That's as close to 1000x the cost of the brake light as to be De-minimis!

I feel your pain
(AndyC4m Eject Eject [><], Fri 14 May 2010, 11:39, closed)

yup
it had crossed my mind!
(nimrodihnio making gravy for one., Fri 14 May 2010, 11:41, closed)

That sucks man!
Hate seeing any bike go down.
(I would have only charged you half that for a bulb!)
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 14 May 2010, 11:50, closed)

People are such cunts nowadays
my mother had her new mini reversed into twice by some daft cow. Luckily an off duty police detective took her number down. Some tourists even stopped the woman and said "you've just hit that car". "No I didn't" was her reply and she drove off.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 May 2010, 11:51, closed)

What's the point of having CCTV
if it can't be used as evidence?
( wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 14 May 2010, 11:53, closed)

when its 'uneconomically viable' to send it to get enhanced for the sake of a 'minor RTA' if it involves violence or robbery there are no limitations apparently.
(nimrodihnio making gravy for one., Fri 14 May 2010, 12:01, closed)

Welcome to Blairs Britain
I mean Brown, no Cameron, or is it Clegg?
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:14, closed)

I guess I worded that ambiguously
What I meant was "What's the point of installing a CCTV system that records such shit images that they need to be enhanced before they're useful?"

If you're going to buy a CCTV system then at least make sure it's fit for purpose. Otherwise it's just a waste of cash.
( wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Fri 14 May 2010, 13:33, closed)

i hope
The wife managed to 'understand'.
(Suck it and Sea, Fri 14 May 2010, 12:58, closed)

Don't let your insurance fob you off
You have proof it was an unidentified other driver. This means it isn't your fault. You can claim from a fund insurers pay into that is there for hit and run cases. Shouldn't lose your no claims either.
( Greenbat, Fri 14 May 2010, 13:21, closed)

^This^
M.I.B I think. Not Men In Black!
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 14 May 2010, 13:43, closed)