Car damaged by leaking asbostos roof!!!!!!!
03 March 2010, 09:01 PM
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Car damaged by leaking asbostos roof!!!!!!!
Well I could cry, my baby has been damaged so bad it could be written off, garage has leaked for a long long time, I rent it from the local council at the cost of £80 per month, Due to heavy rain and snow the asbostos has leaked and dripped all over my car damaging my beautiful shiny paint work, Today a guy from the council came out and told me to claim off my insurance then my insurance company can claim off them, my insurance company have given the go ahead over the phone for Craig my son to do an estimate and send it to them, (He has his own bodyshop as you know) I am so upset I could cry, it broke my heart to see my car in such a mess, A new roof is being fitted to my garage on the 23rd March, Will keep you posted.
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03 March 2010, 09:40 PM
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Surly if you are renting the garage it has to be fit for the purpose intended (which it clearly is not) so you can get compensation from them... If you go through your insurance you will loose any ncb you have while it is going through and you will have to pay the excess as well as the have no car problem....
05 March 2010, 09:03 AM
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Hi Tom, the water hass pouered through the roof bringing pieces of the asbostos on to the car and where it was wet it has seaped into the paint work caussing great big white marks on the roof and where oit has run down the side of the car it has done the same to the rear quarter panel.
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05 March 2010, 11:44 AM
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Sounds nasty.
But surely the car would just need a blow over to repair the damaged paint work?
If thats so, would that write the car off, with a blow over being approx £1500 these days (bodyshop dependant).
On a different note, my mate rented a council garage, half of it fell onto his car in high winds, and the Council coughed up for all repairs.
But surely the car would just need a blow over to repair the damaged paint work?
If thats so, would that write the car off, with a blow over being approx £1500 these days (bodyshop dependant).
On a different note, my mate rented a council garage, half of it fell onto his car in high winds, and the Council coughed up for all repairs.
05 March 2010, 08:59 PM
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The thing is, I love my Scooby to bits and I am hearet broken, I have had it 10 years, in that time the car has only covered 3000 miles a year, She is my toy and I am hoping my son can work his magic on it, he has a bodyshop with full working oven, If it is repaired I may sell it but I can gareentee the paint job will be done 100% properly, she has just flown through the M.O.T. only last week and I have just taxed it.
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06 March 2010, 06:56 AM
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Personally, I'd worry about the asbestos as well! Do you know how dangerous that stuff is?
06 March 2010, 08:08 PM
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Agree with the above, your son is also going to have to factor in the cost of cleaning of the car in a safe manner to get rid of the asbestos iaw local regulations.
07 March 2010, 11:43 AM
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Why, its bonded asbestos in roofs, cant see how it would have gotten out of its concrete myself?
Take it to a car wash and polish the water marks out.
There are thousands of garage roofs and drains that are made of it.
Take it to a car wash and polish the water marks out.
There are thousands of garage roofs and drains that are made of it.
08 March 2010, 09:10 AM
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172, tried that yesterday mate, looks like someone has thrown a tin of white paint down the side, onto the roof and onto and under my Prodrive spoiler.
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08 March 2010, 10:50 AM
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scoob 99 get a convoy together a go waste 30quids worth of juice outside the councils office revving the nuts off there cars they will soon pay up when there ears begin to bleed sorry to hear about the car
09 March 2010, 08:54 PM
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And this is what she looked like before
It's been estimated to put right properly £3000
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09 March 2010, 09:01 PM
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Not sure bud, but my son owns he own bodyshop, and knows his buissness, but it has all come from the roof, I'm so angry I could cry
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09 March 2010, 09:07 PM
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on the front lip of my roof, there are staligmites (spelling) of this white powder, and if you touch them they just turn to dust.
i have had the garage for a year + now, and this is the 1st time it has ever theen this bad, over the last couple of weeks. before this i use to just get white water marks on the roof ledge.
hope it gets all sorted soon m8
i have had the garage for a year + now, and this is the 1st time it has ever theen this bad, over the last couple of weeks. before this i use to just get white water marks on the roof ledge.
hope it gets all sorted soon m8
09 March 2010, 09:09 PM
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Thanks mate, I love my Scoob, I have had it nearly 10 years and have cherished it, I have not abused it, just loved it.
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