£300,000 Bill For Supercar Crash

[Raistlin]

Repairs to a supercar wrecked during a test drive are set to cost an insurance firm £300,000.

The Pagani Zonda S, which can reach speeds of 220mph, was badly damaged when a professional driver took it out near Aberdeen last September.

The £528,000 car spun out of control on a narrow country road before hitting a telegraph pole and smashing through a fence.

It has now been sent for repair to Modena in Italy, where the vehicles are made.

The final bill could be more than £300,000 once all the repairs are completed, a spokesman for insurer Aviva said.

Aviva said it is thought to be one of the highest ever pay-outs in the UK.

A spokesman said: "This is the biggest insurance pay-out we have had for repairs to a private car in the UK. This is out of the ordinary for an insurer.

"An Aviva representative was asked to inspect a badly-damaged supercar after the insurer's policy-holder, who had been test-driving the supercar, lost control on a narrow country road and collided side-on with a telegraph pole before careering through a fence.

"Although the vehicle was badly damaged, Aviva decided that the car may be repairable and set about making arrangements for the car to be shipped across to Modena, Italy, home of Pagani, the vehicle manufacturer. There are roughly only 10 Zondas produced per year and they are painstakingly constructed."

The insurance claim was lodged by the test driver, not the owner of the car. Work on the vehicle, which is made out of carbon fibre, titanium and aircraft aluminium, is expected to be completed by May.

[Bizarra]

Ouch !

And I was annoyed by my prang

[Sagitar]

No mention of the premium, or how it will change?

[Raistlin]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

[Bizarra]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

[Raistlin]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

A thousand apologies...

I meant no disrespect, I was referring to you automotive vehicle of choice...

[Bizarra]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

A thousand apologies...

I meant no disrespect, I was referring to you automotive vehicle of choice...

No, not yet I'm waiting for a cousin to come & do it as a nixer & he hasn't turned up & I don't want to nag. Am hoping I'm not being boycotted as I am very friendly with his Brother's ex wife Would not be approved of as there is mutual animosity there. Glad I'm not too old yet to get myself into trouble

[balli hi]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

A thousand apologies...

I meant no disrespect, I was referring to you automotive vehicle of choice...

No, not yet I'm waiting for a cousin to come & do it as a nixer & he hasn't turned up & I don't want to nag. Am hoping I'm not being boycotted as I am very friendly with his Brother's ex wife Would not be approved of as there is mutual animosity there. Glad I'm not too old yet to get myself into trouble

Your as old as the woman your feeling :D

[Raistlin]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

A thousand apologies...

I meant no disrespect, I was referring to you automotive vehicle of choice...

No, not yet I'm waiting for a cousin to come & do it as a nixer & he hasn't turned up & I don't want to nag. Am hoping I'm not being boycotted as I am very friendly with his Brother's ex wife Would not be approved of as there is mutual animosity there. Glad I'm not too old yet to get myself into trouble

Your as old as the woman your feeling

What he's only 18, looking at his photo he must be burning the candle at both ends...

[balli hi]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

A thousand apologies...

I meant no disrespect, I was referring to you automotive vehicle of choice...

No, not yet I'm waiting for a cousin to come & do it as a nixer & he hasn't turned up & I don't want to nag. Am hoping I'm not being boycotted as I am very friendly with his Brother's ex wife Would not be approved of as there is mutual animosity there. Glad I'm not too old yet to get myself into trouble

Your as old as the woman your feeling

What he's only 18, looking at his photo he must be burning the candle at both ends...

Wine , Women , s*x drugs & rock and roll , plus i think he's got more than one bit of fluff on the go :group-cuddles: , burning the candle at both ends is putting it mildly :lol2:

[Raistlin]

Have you had your baby fixed yet ?

I thought that it was only Tomcats & Dogs that got "fixed"

A thousand apologies...

I meant no disrespect, I was referring to you automotive vehicle of choice...

No, not yet I'm waiting for a cousin to come & do it as a nixer & he hasn't turned up & I don't want to nag. Am hoping I'm not being boycotted as I am very friendly with his Brother's ex wife Would not be approved of as there is mutual animosity there. Glad I'm not too old yet to get myself into trouble

Your as old as the woman your feeling

What he's only 18, looking at his photo he must be burning the candle at both ends...

Wine , Women , sex drugs & rock and roll , plus i think he's got more than one bit of fluff on the go , burning the candle at both ends is putting it mildly

Far too much Yinging his Yang in my book...

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. - Carl Jung

[Bizarra]

Ok, Ok, Ok :lol2: I loved the comments & left myself wide open to them

I did say "Very friendly " and that it is ......................... so far

Is being EXTREMELY friendly with a distant cousin's exwife........ Incest?

[Raistlin]

Oedipal love, Worth a punt...

[Bizarra]

Oedipal love, Worth a punt...

Has a shopping addiction and is costing more than a punt [ now redundant] or even a Euro

[Raistlin]

When I say punt I meant a good seeing to...

[balli hi]

When I say punt I meant a good seeing to...

Funny that , a good seeing to , hmmm no, however

Punt may refer to:

In boats:

* Punt (boat), a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow developed on the River Thames

* Norfolk Punt, a type of racing dinghy developed in Norfolk

* Cable ferry, known as a punt in Australian English

In people:

* Jos Punt (born 1946), a Dutch bishop

* Steve Punt (born 1962), a British comedian, of Punt and Dennis

o Punt and Dennis, a comedy double act consisting of Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis

* Terry L. Punt (born 1949), Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate

In other:

* Punt (football), a way of kicking a ball

* Land of Punt, a fabled site in eastern Africa that was the source of many exotic products

* El Punt, a Catalan newspaper

* Punt, the Irish word for pound, specifically the Irish pound

Punt may also refer to:

* A tool used in glassmaking

* A punt mark or pontil mark, left by the glassmaking tool

* The indented bottom of a wine bottle

* Colloquial term for a bet or wager in gambling.

And finally all that translated in Danish French German Greek Italian Portugese Italian Russian Spanish Swedish Chinese Korean Japanese Arabic And Hebrew

Dansk (Danish)

1.

n. - fladbundet båd

v. tr. - stage

v. intr. - stage sig frem

2.

v. tr. - sparke med slipspark

v. intr. - lave slipspart

n. - slipspark

3.

v. intr. - spille

n. - indsats

4.

n. - grundlæggende møntenhed i Irland

5.

n. - buen i bunden af en vin- eller champagneflaske

Nederlands (Dutch)

platbodem, gokken tegen de bank, de bal trappen (Amerikaans voetbal), een bal vanuit de handen trappen

Français (French)

1.

n. - bachot, bateau à fond plat

v. tr. - faire avancer à la perche, transporter en bachot (marchandises)

v. intr. - faire un tour de rivière, aller se promener en bachot

2.

v. tr. - (Sport) envoyer (le ballon) d'un coup de volée (football, rugby)

v. intr. - (Sport) donner un coup de pied de volée

n. - (Sport) coup de volée (football et rugby)

3.

v. intr. - ponter (aux cartes), parier (aux courses de chevaux)

n. - ponte (aux cartes), pari, mise

4.

n. - livre irlandaise

5.

n. - découpage (du fond d'une bouteille de champagne ou de vin)

Deutsch (German)

1.

n. - Stechkahn, Punt

v. - punten

2.

v. - staken, aus der Hand schießen

n. - Schuß aus der Hand

3.

v. - wetten

n. - Point

4.

n. - WÄhrungseinheit der Republik Irland

5.

n. - ZapfenlÖcher am Boden einer Weinflasche

Ελληνική (Greek)

n. - αβαθής ποταμίσια βάρκα, βάρκα με σταλίκι, πλοιάριο

v. - προωθώ (βάρκα) με σταλίκι, στοιχηματίζω, ποντάρω

Italiano (Italian)

zattera, rinvio del portiere, scommettere

Português (Portuguese)

n. - balsa (f), barco de fundo chato impulsionado por vara (m)

v. - impulsionar com vara

Русский (Russian)

ставка, удар с лету, ударить с лету, плыть, отталкиваясь шестом, играть в азартные игры

Español (Spanish)

1.

n. - batea

v. tr. - mover una batea

v. intr. - ir o llevar en batea

2.

v. tr. - patear

v. intr. - patear

n. - patada que se da en el rugby y en el fútbol americano

3.

v. intr. - jugar contra la banca

n. - apuesta

4.

n. - unidad monetaria de Irlanda

5.

n. - indentación en el fondo de una botella de vino

Svenska (Swedish)

n. - stakbåt, insats (i spel)

v. - staka fram, punta, spela, tippa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))

1. 平底船, 用篙撑, 用平底船运输, 坐平底船

2. 踢悬空球, 踢

3. 下赌注

4. 平底船

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))

1.

n. - 平底船

v. tr. - 用篙撐, 用平底船運輸

v. intr. - 坐平底船

2.

v. intr. - 下賭注

3.

n. - 平底船

4.

n. - 踢懸空球

v. tr. - 踢

v. intr. - 踢

한국어 (Korean)

1.

n. - 너벅선

v. tr. - 삿대로 저다

v. intr. - 너벅선으로 나르다

2.

v. tr. - (손에서 떨어 뜨린 공을) 땅에 닿기 전에 차다

v. intr. - (계획 된 것을) 그만두다

n. - 펀트하기

3.

v. intr. - 물주를 상대로 돈을 걸다

n. - 내기에 거는 돈

4.

n. - 공화국 등의 기본 화폐 단위

5.

n. - 샴페인이나 와인의 바닥의 오목한 부분

日本語 (Japanese)

n. - パント

v. - パントで行く, さおでこぐ, パントで運ぶ, パントする, 賭ける

العربيه (Arabic)

‏(الاسم) زورق مسطح القعر, رفسه كرة القدم (فعل) يسير الزورق المسطح بعصا, يركل الكرة عاليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)

n. - פנט (סירה מלבנית צרה ושטוחה)

v. tr. - השיט בפנט

v. intr. - שט בפנט

v. tr. - בעט בעיטת-יעף

v. intr. - נבעט בבעיטת-יעף (כדור)

n. - בעיטת-יעף (נבעטת ע"י השחקן לפני שהכדור מגיע לאדמה)

v. intr. - הימר, התערבות, סחר במניות

n. - הימור, התערבות, נקודה במשחק קלפים בו מתערבים על סדר הופעתם

n. - יחידת המטבע הבסיסית באירלנד

n. - בליטה כלפי פנים בתחתיתו של בקבוק יין

I think that just about covers it :lol2:

[Raistlin]

Most impressive

Wikipedia at it's best...

[Bizarra]

There was one omission

When we went decimal, we changed from Pounds, shillings & pence [ anyone else remember them?] to Punts and cents. The Punt being the Irish translation of "Pound" :bookworm:

Now on the Euro, of course, like some others SHOULD be

:D

[Raistlin]

There was one omission

When we went decimal, we changed from Pounds, shillings & pence [ anyone else remember them?] to Punts and cents. The Punt being the Irish translation of "Pound"

Now on the Euro, of course, like some others SHOULD be

But it's not real money...

[balli hi]

There was one omission

When we went decimal, we changed from Pounds, shillings & pence [ anyone else remember them?] to Punts and cents. The Punt being the Irish translation of "Pound" :bookworm:

Now on the Euro, of course, like some others SHOULD be

:D

Tut Tut you missed it now pay attention at the back , * Punt, the Irish word for pound, specifically the Irish pound

[Bizarra]

There was one omission

When we went decimal, we changed from Pounds, shillings & pence [ anyone else remember them?] to Punts and cents. The Punt being the Irish translation of "Pound" :bookworm:

Now on the Euro, of course, like some others SHOULD be

:D

Tut Tut you missed it now pay attention at the back , * Punt, the Irish word for pound, specifically the Irish pound

I know. I've just seen it on the 2nd time around

"Please Sir, I wasn't properly awake when posting this morning" :lol2:

[Raistlin]

There was one omission

When we went decimal, we changed from Pounds, shillings & pence [ anyone else remember them?] to Punts and cents. The Punt being the Irish translation of "Pound"

Now on the Euro, of course, like some others SHOULD be

Tut Tut you missed it now pay attention at the back , * Punt, the Irish word for pound, specifically the Irish pound

I know. I've just seen it on the 2nd time around

"Please Sir, I wasn't properly awake when posting this morning"

Definately a case suitable for Public Pillorying, Excoriation & Castigation... or