Looking For Bumper Business
The holiday period seems to have started early this year with quiet a few breakdown recovery call outs from motorists out of town. It is sometimes quite amusing (but not for the customer) to see what people are driving and their expectations of how far the vehicle with 3 passengers will actually take them.
OK I’d admit these old Nissan Micra’s are great little cars. Even at the age of 15 years, it is very likely these cars will start first time, still not cost much for MOT’s ,get your kids to school and ideal for regular trips to the shops. But when you fill them with 4 heavy people, try to squash luggage into the back, the rear screen and under the seats, fill it up with petrol and drive at 80 mph down the motorways, there is a god chance that you are pushing the car just a bit too much. I suppose what surprises me much is the speed they expect to get to their destination and a lack of understanding of what pressures they are putting under an old car.
What is even more surprising id why they do not invest 30 pounds on a breakdown insurance policy even if it just to cover that 14 day UK camping trip. Look, I am not expensive, but I can tell you I charge for than 30 pounds to call out to a car and if I have to tow it off a motorway, a lot more. We haven’t even talked about the cost to repair the vehicle. I know about cars, work on them everyday, but I still have a recovery package for when I am away from home and my own trucks cannot pick me up.
It is only June and I am looking for a bumper summer as many Brits stay at home this year due to the financial turmoil this country is in, it will be good business for me, if they do not prepare for their holiday by buying breakdown insurance.