Remember the incident with the Boston telegraph pole? Well I finally tried to organise the repairs. The insurers sent a man down from Teeside to tell me van wasn't a write-off (duh-uh) then told me contact several garages myself and get quotes. (What, you may ask yourself, was the point of the 'expert's' visit?) The insurers recommended a garage in Wakefield, and when I spoke to them, they couldn't handle a van of my height. Same with 2 other local places.
I finally found a sensible garage who did the respray, replaced the decal and put the new boiler exhaust part in for much less than I was originally told to expect (Mike Wilson Motors). Thus avoiding the insurers altogether.
It took 3 weeks however, which meant I couldn't camp over at Magpies festival as planned. This was only 2 nights in York thank goodness, so I commuted.
