To think she did the best she could?

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QuestionableMouse · 12/07/2021 17:05

Just had a friend on the phone in an absolute flap because of something she did last night.

As she described it to me:
She drove without insurance. She got a taxi to pick her new used car up from a dealer on an industrial estate. Dealer closed at 3, she got there for about 2:40 due to work. By the time she realised she hadn't switched the insurance over, the dealer was closed. She didn't have a phone on her (left it at work in the rush) and nowhere was open so she could find a phone to ring anyone. So she was basically stranded.

So she drove home (a 40 minute trip)

She's absolutely convinced that the police are going to bash down her door and drag her off to jail. Not sure what else to say to her (she has form for both being forgetful and a drama queen)

I swear this isn't a reverse or me!

OP posts:

Goldielow · 13/07/2021 03:10

I've sat reading this having a little giggle. Your friend sounds like a worrier, I can completely relate! Something like this would have me up for days!

But tell your friend she's fine. She didn't have an accident or get pulled over on the way home so she's in the clear. We've all done silly things and later it's caught up with our worry, but she's good.

And OP, I wouldn't worry too much about people assuming you're talking about yourself, there seems to be a few people on every post assuming the same thing with no reason or point! It's sad but you see it constantly on others!

Hope your friend enjoys her new car and has the insurance sorted!

callmeadoctor · 13/07/2021 13:43

I m not interested in this question anymore but the OPs clock picture is very strange

Drivingmeupthewall · 13/07/2021 14:06

Why are people making such a big deal of this? It would have been very unlucky to have a crash, but she was at no more risk than when she normally drives she’d have been potentially fined for it if the car had flagged up on a RT police car, but that’s kind of it. Do people really believe there’s an all-seeing eye watching us all individually, waiting to catch us all for some minor wrongdoing? And that they have the resource to to follow up every minor indiscretion with a dawn raid? 😂

Ihavehadenoughalready · 13/07/2021 14:06

My car insurance on a new car starts the day of purchase, whether you have it switched over at that instant or not.

It's seriously not a Big Deal if she already has car insurance.

worktrip · 16/07/2021 19:21

I've been driving around since March with no MOt and therefore no insurance (it's officially insured of course, but I invalidated it) because my car is on an 18 plate and I stupidly stupidly stupidly thought I would just get an mot with the service and coinciding with when I bought it. Stupid I know, but it didn't need one for the first 3 years. Did it on the day I found out and just keeping my finger x

GraduallyWatermelon · 16/07/2021 19:31

@worktrip

Why on earth haven't you booked an MOT since though??

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