Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/10/05 at 08:20 PM |
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Enforced salvage
As a few of you know, I have given up the bodywork trade after 20 years, and have moved on to being a motor insurance assessor.
I write off even more cars and now I deal with bikes too. One of the bike insurance companies insist that I value the salvage before I have a buyer,
and if a buyer cannot be found, I have to buy the salvage myself. I wrote off a CBR1000 on friday, the bike was worth £3800, and I valued the salvage
at 15% so I wont get stuck with it. If a buyer doesn't bite, I will be stuck with a CBR1000 with 22k on the clock for £570.
Then I got to thinking........
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Deckman001
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| posted on 16/10/05 at 08:22 PM |
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Can't you get into trouble for thinking like that !! 
Jason
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bob
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| posted on 16/10/05 at 09:13 PM |
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Blimey mark people might start thinking you are a londoner thinking like that
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/10/05 at 09:15 PM |
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Oh dear, do you mean to tell me that the salvage is worth more that £570?
Who on earth would want a damaged motorcycle, when the only thing undamaged is the engine, clocks and wiring and modules? i just cannot
think............
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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bob
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| posted on 16/10/05 at 09:26 PM |
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LOL
Nice job mark,i'll put that with my list of favourite jobs along with dazzas flying illegals to there homeland and donuts house husband
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colibriman
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| posted on 16/10/05 at 11:22 PM |
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Mark,
you and I will need to talk....
need a bike engine? - www.colibriman.com
SVA ready Mk Indyblade possibly for sale.....if the offers good...!
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NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
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Strolls
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| posted on 17/10/05 at 02:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
...I have given up the bodywork trade after 20 years, and have moved on to being a motor insurance assessor. I write off cars...
I really wish
you were local to me - I'm looking for a donor at the moment & it'd be really nice to have someone able to keep an eye open for me.
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steve_gus
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| posted on 17/10/05 at 06:54 PM |
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thats totally daft! why the heck would someone want to price something high if they are gonna get stuck with it.... that ins co needs their bumps
felt
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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wilkingj
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| posted on 17/10/05 at 09:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Strolls
[I really wish you were local to me - I'm looking for a donor at the moment & it'd be really nice to have someone able to keep an eye
open for me.
Ahh.. Mark.. We Need to talk.. I can fit a Pile of Bike engines and bits in the Caravan, and in the back of the Land Rover, and on the roofrack if I
run out of space... I can transport job Lots from Cornwall but only once a year!
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 18/10/05 at 08:49 PM |
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It seems that the salvage has to be bought by a registered buyer - still looking into the complete picture
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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