Finally got the settlement for the gixxer - they value it at 10,000 francs, which is just over 4 grand sterling at current rates. Given that it was just over three years and, IIRC, around fifteen thousand miles, old at the time, and had cost me just over 18,000 in the first place, I'd say that's very satisfactory. They tried to land me with all the storage charges, which came to over two grand swiss, but I successfully argued them down so I only pay a third, given that yes, I continued to ignore many letters from the garage and the insco asking me to sort it out, but that I had told the insco where it was. They had no record of me doing so, but seemed happy to take my work that I had done and let me off 2/3 of the charge. So all in all, a result, albeit somewhat later than I might have liked[1]. [1] If I could have been arsed. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ DS#8 `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
I'll need to take some expert advice on that. Where's Nige anyway? -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ DS#8 `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
Depends whether it's flotsam or jetsam. On a related note: I heard [1] the Authorities/Insurers ended up getting most (>90%) of the stuff off that beach handed back to them. Unsurprisingly, the ebayers were the first to be collared, but not charged afaik. Most of the others just gave it up when gently prodded and many were genuinely salvors (at least, in their own minds) hoping for a reward and not looking to keep the items. [1] From a bloke who knows somebody in the recovery chain. -- Dave GS850x2 XS650 SE6a Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the river cleaned out in a day.
