UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE

 

Unless you are lucky enough to own James Bond’s Lotus Esprit come submarine or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang you should be considering what damage you could do by not taking care through flood water.

According to the Insurance Times the AA saw almost 9,000 cases in recent times of vehicles damaged after being driven through flood waters. Between the AA and the Environment agency a study concluded that over half of UK motorists would consider driving their vehicles through moving flood water with 54% saying that they would risk it with 27% still saying yes even if the water was over 30cm deep.

The 9,000 cases that the AA attended last year cost the insurance industry an estimated £34,000,000. This is money that, along with all other claims, have an effect on our annual premiums and so is perhaps something that is easily mitigated with a bit of common sense.

Advice about driving through water can be found here –

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/seasonal/floods-and-wet-weather.html

Let Them Eat Cake! (or failing that, drink hot chocolate)

 

Last Friday we took part in our local community Christmas Fun night. So often businesses seem faceless and corporate so this is a great opportunity to see the people we value most out of that context and in a more relaxed atmosphere. It’s always a bit of a rush to get set up and ready on time for the masses but with military-esq precision we had the gazebo up, leaflets out and hot chocolate warming up as the crowds started to trickle in.

It was great to see some familiar faces and to get to know new ones. Luckily most people we spoke to knew where our offices were, largely thanks to the amazing Christmas lights we have up this time of year.

There is no need to wait for next year’s fun night to come and speak to us. Our doors are open and whilst I cannot guarantee you a hot chocolate I am sure we can rustle up a cup of tea or coffee and maybe even stretch to a biscuit or two.

See you all soon.