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Uvk - Yeah a mate had stopped first and we were trying to see if we could get it sorted at side of the road, to no avail, and about half 2 a police guy stopped and sorted recovery for me ( i did try calling the company that the police folk sent but i never got any answer) they got it sorted through their control room and got them there in 20 mins though, so cant complain to much!
Yeah i think its just the aero's that have the grub screw. Still waiting on getting wheel welded, should be done by tomrrow lunchtime though. Will need to re paint it before it goes on the car though. black paint is all scuffed from its adveture.
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As the others have said, glad you're okay.  A similar thing happened to a friend of mine: He was driving along after having his tyres changed and suddenly saw a wheel 'free-wheeling' past him. He thought, where did that come from, seconds before the front of this car dropped to the ground on one side. As you'll guess, the numpties who changed his tyres forgot to tighten all the bolts! He was very luck as he was driving along a fast stretch of mountain road, a sheer drop on one side. 
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Sorry to hear about your 'moment' but glad that you escaped unscathed.
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Thanks folks  Just on the hunt for a wheel now! Will just have to order a new one from the factory in the morning and hopefully get one sent straight to me next day through RPM. Hate this not being able to order through the factory malarky. Need to get the GTN wheel paint code as well so i can colour match my new wheel to the old ones.
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When the nice boys in blue arrange recovery you pay a statutory charge. If you had contacted the Recovery Contractor yourself the price would probably have been considerably lower. It is not a statutory charge at all and the police do not see any monies. The police use contractors for just about everything as it is easier for budgetary reasons. People are advised to use their own recovery company in relation to roadside assistance, glaziers for boarding up windows, so on and so forth. Glad the OP is all right, sounds like too much excitement for me...
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When the nice boys in blue arrange recovery you pay a statutory charge. If you had contacted the Recovery Contractor yourself the price would probably have been considerably lower. It is not a statutory charge at all and the police do not see any monies. The police use contractors for just about everything as it is easier for budgetary reasons. People are advised to use their own recovery company in relation to roadside assistance, glaziers for boarding up windows, so on and so forth. Glad the OP is all right, sounds like too much excitement for me... I suggest you take a look here or here which confirms that uvk33n is correct about it being a statutory charge.
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When the nice boys in blue arrange recovery you pay a statutory charge. If you had contacted the Recovery Contractor yourself the price would probably have been considerably lower. It is not a statutory charge at all and the police do not see any monies. The police use contractors for just about everything as it is easier for budgetary reasons. People are advised to use their own recovery company in relation to roadside assistance, glaziers for boarding up windows, so on and so forth. Glad the OP is all right, sounds like too much excitement for me... I suggest you take a look here or here which confirms that uvk33n is correct about it being a statutory charge. Those are for lifted vehicles (stolen/no insurance etc.) or those otherwise immovable/causing a hazard following an accident, not simply 'safely' broken down. (Which was the impression I got from the OP, as he has chosen to request to use the recovery company the police use - if I'm interpreting what happened incorrectly then ignore my posts!) I know that's pedantic but it's not simply a case of the police wanting to see people out of pocket, which I felt was hinted at in the previous post.
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When the nice boys in blue arrange recovery you pay a statutory charge. If you had contacted the Recovery Contractor yourself the price would probably have been considerably lower. It is not a statutory charge at all and the police do not see any monies. The police use contractors for just about everything as it is easier for budgetary reasons. People are advised to use their own recovery company in relation to roadside assistance, glaziers for boarding up windows, so on and so forth. Glad the OP is all right, sounds like too much excitement for me... I suggest you take a look here or here which confirms that uvk33n is correct about it being a statutory charge. Those are for lifted vehicles (stolen/no insurance etc.) or those otherwise immovable/causing a hazard following an accident, not simply 'safely' broken down (which is the impression I got from the OP, as he has chosen to request to use the recovery company the police use). I know that's pedantic but it's not simply a case of the police wanting to see people out of pocket, which I felt was hinted at in the previous post. I think you inferred too much from uvk33n's reply. It doesn't matter if the vehicle is out of harm's way, properly taxed, insured and otherwise road legal: if the police arrange the uplift you will be charged the statutory charge applicable to the condition of the vehicle. The fact that the OP wasn't advised of this would suggest the nice policeman didn't care that he would be out of pocket.
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I think you inferred too much from uvk33n's reply. It doesn't matter if the vehicle is out of harm's way, properly taxed, insured and otherwise road legal: if the police arrange the uplift you will be charged the statutory charge applicable to the condition of the vehicle.
The fact that the OP wasn't advised of this would suggest the nice policeman didn't care that he would be out of pocket.
I must be reading the situation incorrectly, in that case...
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I think its just a statuatory call out charge. But to be honest, it would probably be around the same price to call someone out anyway. And the police got them there in less than 20 mins, so i guess it was worth the extra monies haha. Usual wait is well over an hour. But to put things on a better note, the car is fixed, had to get a new wheel, its painted, fitted, everything superly tightened and the aero is back on the road it all in sexy glory  Now sporting an RPM orange roll cage too! Will stick up some photos later once i get a minute haha.
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