Thanks Hugh. Yes damage very significant I'm afraid. Will visit Williams tomorrow.

John - yes I suspect a diesel spill too - it was 30 yards from roundabout and only 3/4 throttle (ie not really pressing it). Tyres maybe 5,000 miles old - fitted in Jan, loads of tread left.

And d'ya know, my life DIDN'T flash before me - I just thought "oh, this is going to hurt" - and then it didn't, so I'm really happy about that.

Jeremy