Uncategorized RoadWhinge on 14 Mar 2007 02:37 pm
Murphy’s Law
My car is due to be taxed at the end of the month, and I reckon the MOT is about to expire - so, of course, this is the time for someone to run into the back of the vehicle. That is exactly what a lady from the office down the street did.
To be fair, she did come and tell me that she’d hit my car, and she offered to pay for the small amount of damage done. Small amount it was, too. A plastic rear indicator cover was broken and, as far as I can see, nothing else.
Below is a still frame from genuine CCTV footage of the accident.
One might think that I should be grateful that I wasn’t in the car at the time, and that the impact wasn’t more severe. Well, I am; but my relief is somewhat soured by the fact that the little plastic lens is proving a bugger to replace. I’ve phoned a dealer and enquired at parts specialists and breakers by phone and Internet.
Nope. Nowt.
And, of course, my mechanic tells me that this means I can’t get my MOT, which means I won’t be able to tax my car, which means it could end up off the road because of a broken plastic lens worth about £2, which means I’m a bit pissed off.