rescue

Just in case anyone is at a loose end tomorrow , the Scottish Crash Rescue Challenge is taking place at Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Headquarters ( my place of work ) , Bothwell Road , Hamilton ML3 0EA tomorrow . Fire crews from each of the Scottish brigades will be competing to see who can...

From the creditors meeting at Vänersborgs District Court on Monday. It appears there are several parties interesed in SAAB but probably still dependant on how much assistance is available from the European bank/ Swedish Government and how much GM is prepared to leave in the company as debt...

Virgin may buy Honda F1 and rescue Buttons career, I hope so as there's another 700 employees staring at redundancy click Virgin in the pit lane

Looks like it may never stop raining and Noah may soon knock at YOUR door asking for 2 of something. Which pair would you save? Pair of Engineers: Leonardo da Vinci and Isombard Kingdom Brunel (And lets stay away from politicians eh? None spring to mind anyway.... ;) )

Funny noises from rear wheel so Mr. Walker has come to the rescue. Spoke to him at very short notice but no drama, just good service. Fixing as we speak while I burn his Porsche :devil: Incidentally, I spoke to MB at Preston about it initially and when I suggested that I take it to Ian to...

Another for Ian @ 124works! Car failed it's MOT last week for an exhaust hanger and some corrosion to a brake pipe. Not failures but warnings included a broken horn, poly-v-belts cracked, brake fluid black and brake pads worn. Quote for work from MB Manchester was £904.16 for just the...

Some details of a new AA emergency service for motorists who have inadvertantly filled up with petrol instead of diesel. COST:- £176 for AA members £200 for non members might get some folks out of a jam! :eek...

http://open-after-sales.daimlerchrysler.com/serviceportal/en/rettung/pkw This is a link which open to various documents indicating how best to remove people from a damaged Mercedes. In particular it deals with how to dismantle the car at its designated cutting points. Makes for...

Last night I found myself entering a tight right-hand bend way too fast. It was entirely driver error, in that I had left my breaking too late and then found the road surface was gritty and loose as I needed to turn in. I braked hard and tried to steer round the corner and to my amazement...

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After some 4000 miles and 10 countries, I made it back to the UK without a hitch last night in my 1983 LWB W123, managing to clock up 10% of its entire 23 year mileage in two weeks :) Countries visited were Italy, croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Montenegro, a glimpse of Albania, and on the...

As some of you may know , I work as a photographer for the Fire Service and , yesterday , we held a 'Crash Rescue Challenge' in which various fire crews from around the country compete to see who can cut a victim out of a car quickest. In order to do this we obtain a number of scrap cars from...

We've just cancelled a breakdown cover with BRITTANIA RESCUE, with some time left to run on the policy. I've been informed that we will not get a refund, "because of the insurance based nature of the policy" - they do not have a policy of refunding their customers, unless we are willing to...