Finally I can see an end to what has been a very costly and annoying period.
In July last year one of my vans was written off in an accident, (no fault of ours it was parked at the time)
The insurance were very good, they gave me a hire van for a while then paid out what I felt was a decent amount for an old van. The problem I had was I was not expecting it so never had a lot of funds available to add to it so ended up having to buy cheap.
I searched everywhere and eventually bought a Renault Traffic from a dealer up near Wigan.
It did 300 miles before going bang!!
I contacted the dealer who said “ get it diagnosed and let me know what the situation is, it makes more sense to fix it at your location due to the distance”
But as soon as it became apparent the bill was going to be very large he changed his tune and accused me of “Breaching my warranty by working on the van” and said it was not his problem.
Yesterday I had my day in court and the judge found in my favour so next week the van goes back, I get a full refund plus expenses.
It broke down Sept 6th last year so as you can imagine it’s not been easy.
So what van next (please don’t suggest Renault) I am leaning toward a Citroen Dispatch as have decided I don’t want one that’s too large but just large enough for 2 people when needed.
I think I may go for contract hire this time as at least with a new one I get a decent warranty.