1972 Mini pick up

[Catmint]

This really sad, hope all is sorted soon as it should be

Gordon

[roger mcnab]

hi mate
what a shame i was admiring it the other day a lot can happen in a few hours i was a fire man once and the heart break that people felt is indescrible
and ute bodies are not thick on the ground these days good luck with the insurance
chers roger

[AndyAgar]

So sorry to see the fire damage Dave.
The pick up looked fantastic.
I'm glad no one was injured and hope the various insurances come good.
All the best,
Andy.

[kit of bits]

The end!
D

[Fanfaniracing]

O no!!!

I am so sorry for you!
I really hope for you that an insurance will take the damage!

[kit of bits]

The agreed value seems to be something they forgot about with there first offer, I have it in writing..
I’m still gently wording up on Facebook, not because I want to but because I know there monitoring..
D

[goff]

That's so cruel , just glad everyone is ok , hope you get it all sorted sooner than later .

[Andrew1967]

Insurance companies will try any loophole to get out of paying .. as was often said at the very large insurer I worked for in Norfolk 'We aren't a charity'

Keep up the good fight Dave and certainly be very wary of the written word on social media.

[roger mcnab]

hi mate
you have not got rid of the shell i hope as they can be saved with a bit of effort as long as there is no significent buckling inthe pic it looks fairly good
apparently you need to treat it quickly so it does not rust so i am told worth checking
cheers roger

[kit of bits]

The shell is CAT A scrap only,
the fire was so big it’s melted mini gearbox cases..there were 5 pumps in attendance!
it would be very unwise to try to rebuild..
Anyway there taking my garage completely down next week so that will be the end of minis for the foreseeable future at the moment I can’t see how I can rebuild anything again..
D

[aga2]

I think we are all speechless on here at seeing things like this....terrible, hopefully you can find something to keep your Mini enthusiasm going.

Ashley

[Exminiman]

Absolutely heart breaking on so many levels, at least no one was hurt, do hope you get a reasonably smooth route back to normal life...all best

[Polarsilver]

Dave , look to the future for example all the things that you probably cursed about your past Garage well why not rebuilt the new garage to your own design because its a fact that you will restart on your projects as & when things get sorted.. Keep the Faith.
i have learned from your horrible experience & though about Fire Risk & checked my garage extinguishers .. they show to be gauge on green but i will get them serviced

[kit of bits]

Dave , look to the future for example all the things that you probably cursed about your past Garage well why not rebuilt the new garage to your own design because its a fact that you will restart on your projects as & when things get sorted.. Keep the Faith.
i have learned from your horrible experience & though about Fire Risk & checked my garage extinguishers .. they show to be gauge on green but i will get them serviced

Your right Norman there are (were) 2 fire extinguishers in my garage both less than a year old. you need to check your house/ contents insurance we are well covered in this case but had the house been a total loss things would have been different, we will see how well they pay out!
we had new insulation in our kitchen roof 400mm thick that held the fire back from destroying the new kitchen..however the new kitchen that we were sat drinking coffee in a few weeks ago has to come completely out

[kit of bits]

The insurance paid out in full today, it took a lot of talking to a unbelievable amount of call centres a truly painful experience..
D..

[mini_surfari]

As much as nightmare as it’s been, Atleast you got the full amount. A small consolation for the effort and loss!

[kit of bits]

As much as nightmare as it’s been, Atleast you got the full amount. A small consolation for the effort and loss!

Yes I agree …
At the moment the estimated damage is £184,000 for the house, contents & car..
D

[Pandora]

One less thing to worry about, I suppose, having it all sorted out financially, but that's not the main thing.

Are you out the house? Any idea when you'll get back in? or are you living around the builders?

I imagine neighbourly relations are rather awkward?

Al

[kit of bits]

Neighbourly relations he’s ran away, never been round to lie or apologise.. he’s a so called professional so I’m about to though in a professional complaint to he’s employer they have a duty to investigate the situation..long story..

Our home is just about habitable lucky it’s summer with a big whole in the kitchen roof still!! Outside is ground zero..

House insurance are being tricky to all 3 houses damaged, ours are refusing to pay for anything car related so that’s heading for the ombudsman..

We’ve just been handed over to mayor loss and have a meeting on Thursday so hopefully they will move forward we should be moving out and hopefully back before Christmas

[Pandora]

Urgh, how shitty. just having gone through the fire was bad enough without feeling you are having to fight every step of the way afterwards.

Insurers - I know they are doing their job to work out who's liability and cover is appropriate, but it must be very frustrating.

Hope you are keeping your spirits up in spite of it all.

Al