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Monkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well the Care Quality Commission has earmarked DMC > as a priority 1 for inspection after a number of > elevated risks were flagged. Perhaps they will be > finally forced to improve. Or perhaps it won't > change a thing. > > > http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/1-565650 > 623%20GP%20IM%20V101.pdf If it doesn't change a thing, it's all an expensive farce, isn't it? What would be the point of having an inspection? (Assuming they found things wrong, obviously).

ginpop, that sounds terrible. I thought there was now a triage system to replace the drop-in scheme at the Lister? I recently saw a GP at DMC and had to have a load of tests, and the GP made an appointment for me whilst I was in with her. As far as I could see, this was put straight into the system rather than going via reception. It would have been the following week, but I was away, so it was the first day I was back the week after that. I was quite surprised as I would have expected to book the follow-up appointment via reception. But if this is happening often, it could be one reason for the apparent lack of early appointments?

MarkT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The building facing the actress, opposite, on the > other side of Crystal Palace Road, was indeed, > originally, a police station. It is marked as such > on the Council's on-line 1896 map and on the 1914 > OS map. > > MarkT I stand corrected! :)

LouiseC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > While I agree that location and competition has a > lot to do with the failure of the latest > incarnation of the Mag/Magnolia site I think you > only need to look at the Crooked Well in > Camberwell as an example of somewhere where the > guys who have taken over clearly had experience > and vision, had done their homework and clearly > weren't afraid of hard work. That site had failed > so many times over the years and these guys moved > in and got it right from the start and built up > loyalty and business by great service and food and > by tapping into what was missing in the local > market. They've had great, well deserved success > so it's not out of the question the Mag site could > succeed one day. The cinema could also really help > that site in the future for none brave enough to > take it on... I agree with all that too. Not sure about the Nando suggestion though .... :)

healey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > It was an old police station. Another one. The building connected with the police is opposite The Actress, not next to it, as stated above. It was never a police station as such. It was used by the police for other purposes. But from the thread, I'm totally confused which site we're talking about, next to or opposite The Actress!

EPB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm surprised no-one's mentioned The George, just > off Borough High Street. The only time I've ever eaten there, in the restaurant upstairs, the food was absolutely appalling. Admittedly this was a while ago, so maybe it's improved.

Thank you Shorty, I have a protected no claims discount so my premiums should not be affected though I will double check. The hinges have to be replaced anyway because the force of the bonnet lifting up at speed has moved them above the level they should be at. I think it will be a Category C write off so I doubt a new MOT will be necessary - hope not anyway as it's only just been MOTed :(

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intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > red bonnet with the green body would look nice and > festive ....or maybe you could paint it yourself > ,add a few swirls and curlicues ? What, along the lines of "I wish it could be Christmas every day?" :))

One star review about a place in Chadwick Road (only review in fact) :( "Didn't listen or do anything I asked Rude, slow, shoddy & unprofessional SWORE AT ME DURING TELEPHONE CALL" Won't be getting an estimate from then, then :))

Thanks ruffers, I've already registered on several sites including that one. There don't seem to be any green bonnets around, and very few in other colours either :( Somebody did contact me with a pale green one :( Cost to fit they reckoned would be ?67.50 plus VAT. Bonnet from scrappy would be up to around ?50, then delivery if not in London. Can't really understand how it can cost ?200 to spray a bonnet, I wouldn't have thought it would take very long? It won't even be on the car, so they wouldn't have to mask anything :( In any case, given the age of the car, it won't match the rest of the car (though will look better than a blue, silver, pale green or white one which is all I've managed to find so far :)) ) ETA: Just got notification of a black one ....

Nothing about imminent closure on their Facebook page or Twitter. Though nothing posted on Facebook since their Christmas menu in mid-October.

How to draw an owl :))

Thanks PGC. Went to one place this afternoon, they quoted ?200 plus VAT just for repainting a bonnet if the one I got was the wrong colour ...... that's on top of fitting it and not including the cost of the bonnet. Hmmm. Think I can live with a white bonnet on a dark green car. Maybe I can put some creative graffiti on it :) ETA: Before somebody else does, LOL :))

Thanks Ruffers :)

Damn can't get hold of place I was recommended. Anybody know a cheap body place? (No cheap jokes please :)) )

Thanks all. Bad news, mechanic has just looked at it and the damage is worse than I thought because the hinges have moved. He can't do it, so I'm going to go and get a quote for repair elsewhere (been recommended someone in a PM). May have to get a new car (sod's law has just been serviced and MOTed and had new brake pads). But hey as the guy who replaced the windscreen said, it's only a car. At least I'm still alive :)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yep, I'd do the same... if you are confident > there's still life in the old dog, just get it > fixed as cheaply as you can out of your own > pocket. > > Your renewal premium rockets up after making a > claim... in fact, I probably wouldn't have even > told the insurer in the first place. My premium won't be affected as I have a protected NCD. I have already double checked this with the insurer. I did not contact the insurer. That was the last thing on my mind. The insurer was contacted by the rescue service shortly after I phoned them, because the rescue service initially said they would not recover the car because it was not classified as a breakdown, however they did in the end, though at one point they tried to charge me (later retracted). I use an excellent mobile mechanic who is coming to look at the car this morning. I had already looked online for a bonnet but there aren't many about and none the right colour, however that's a minor detail. Provided there is no other damage, it looks to me just a matter of unscrewing and then screwing up four screws. Having researched prices more (thanks for the reminder about Glass's Guide) it looks to me as if it would be worth making a claim even if they go by private sale prices, provided I get to keep the car, which I'm sure I will. Thanks everybody.

Thanks SLad, I will look. ETA: That's very useful and the prices are higher than I thought - from dealer ?900 and that's with average mileage. Private sale over ?500 ditto. Looks like it might be worth going ahead with a claim, but I need to have another conversation with the insurer first probably ..... hey ho.

Yeh, thanks Jeremy. I had a car written off once before, years ago - also on a motorway, somebody drifted into my lane and bounced off me twice side on, but didn't stop. Possibly they had fallen asleep. On that occasion the insurer gave the salvage value as ?0 :)) Can't remember what the car was. Presumably not the new Volvo I once won in a competition :) I agree ?1100 is a ridiculous amount, and more than I paid for the Micra about eight years ago :) albeit I bought it from a friend of a friend at a good price. But my concern is that I don't seem to be able to find out the insurer's valuation before I go forward with a claim, and once I've made the claim I'm stuffed if the valuation is very low.

Thanks Lowlander and SLad, that's all very useful. The insurance company already knows about the incident because initially my recovery service passed my call to them on the grounds that it "wasn't a breakdown" and that they should recover my car. The insurance company of course then said that it "wasn't an accident." There was then quite a long period of to-ing and fro-ing whilst it was getting darker and the rush hour traffic starting. Not that this was adding to my stress at all :)) Eventually the rescue service recovered me free of charge. My insurance company have all the details, but haven't seen the damage. They have just asked me to let them know "as soon as I can" whether or not I intend to pursue a claim.

LOL. Do the lottery already, never won more than ?60! Yes I'm extremely lucky, and even more so because a very short way ahead there was a slip road with cars entering the M40 and if it had happened there I'd have had another lane of traffic to get across :(

I had a horrid incident on Monday afternoon - when driving quite fast in the middle lane of the M40 my bonnet suddenly flew up and smashed the windscreen. I was by myself. Managed to get onto the hard shoulder despite no visibility, miraculously with no collisions with anything else :( (The last time the bonnet was up was a homestart mechanic last week who came out to investigate a very loud rattling noise (loose outside cover of heat exchanger as it turned out - which he removed). GRRRRR) Anyway. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. Possibly one or both of the bonnet catches suddenly became faulty :( The windscreen has now been replaced (insurance) but I need to decide whether or not to put in an insurance claim for the totally mangled bonnet (presently temporarily but securely held down). I have a protected no claims discount, so any claim would not affect next year's premium, and the windscreen replacement doesn't either. It's a 1998 Micra GX, low mileage, regularly serviced, just MOTed and (was) in pretty good nick for its age. However clearly it would be a write-off were I to claim as it would be considered beyond economical repair. I've spoken to the insurance company and asked what they would value the car at, and they basically said they couldn't say, but that if I claimed they'd look at available market info etc.. But once I've claimed their engineer will presumably look at it, and I imagine I can't withdraw the claim once it's been written off and valued. I've done some googling, but the lowest price was a valuation site which gave the value at ?262 whilst the highest was a garage which is selling an identical car (same spec, same colour, similar mileage) for ?1100. That's a very huge range :( My excess is ?250 and the ?75 excess for the windscreen (already paid) would be deducted from that if I claimed, ie I'd have to pay another ?175. I don't want the hassle and expense of buying another car, and I'm getting a quote shortly to replace the bonnet. I'm assuming that the insurance company would let me keep the car if they write it off, but don't know if I'd have to pay anything for it. What should I do? If I claim, after I've paid the excess I could end up with nothing from the insurance company to spend on the repairs. On the other hand I could get sufficient to pay for the repairs. It all depends on how they value the car :( Is there something I've missed? Should I just not risk making a claim?

Laddy Muck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ABSOLUTELY! Do go on the website and TELL them. > :)) Keep them on their toes! I will do!!

They could get their finger out and install the promised cycle hangar in my road, for a start :))