My mate's brother
has written off two cars in 20 years; both times he hit a badger on the A1.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 May 2011, 17:31, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Not the same badger, I hasten to add, nor a badger of mighty or grammar proportions.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 May 2011, 17:33, Reply)

haha. Of course.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 May 2011, 17:35, Reply)

Also, I bet his insurance company are really suspicious now
especially when he asks for "third party fire, theft and badger" cover.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 May 2011, 17:36, Reply)

if it was the same badger
that's one fucking hard badger.

Mate of mine hit a deer in the New Forest doing about 95 .. sorry, dead on 60, officer ... on a Fireblade. Against all odds he survived and even kept the bike upright, if not intact. That's some luck. Or skill.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 May 2011, 17:34, Reply)

I have heard that insurance companies will not pay out
for deer collisions in Scotland on a account of it being a pretty regular occurrence.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 May 2011, 17:36, Reply)

They'd have to small print it in the T&Cs
but it wouldn't surprise me.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 16 May 2011, 17:39, Reply)

A friend of my Mum
told me this, and she lives up on the Inverness coast. Happened to her son, I think.

Similarly I had a job getting home contents insurance a few years back because I lived above a baker's shop and was therefore an increased fire risk...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 16 May 2011, 17:56, Reply)