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Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Greeves Rider on March 19, 2025, 6:07 pm

Rob North Trident Motorcycles, in Dudley https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2025/03/18/i-dont-think-i-can-come-back-from-this-owner-of-workshop-hit-by-fire-reels-as-cause-is-revealed/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJH2NtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfrE_6y01gHolH8WqF9VoVqNhEi3cu7Q_Afa9KVWWeI4I5DXgpzwzFNQyw_aem_n8g17AmWMMp9aWkSK9CUtA

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Nigel B on March 19, 2025, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

Pity that you can't read the article as it appears to be behind a paywall.

Sad day when you loose eveything to a fire, though, accidental or otherwise.

Nigel B.

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Greeves Rider on March 19, 2025, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

Full report and pics in MCN https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2025/march/trident-mcs-dudley-damaged-by-fire/

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Tonupdave on March 19, 2025, 6:19 pm, in reply to "Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

Unfortunately he was not insured shame as the renewal came at a difficult time

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Andy C on March 19, 2025, 10:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

200k losses and no insurance, hard to imagine the business ever rising from the ashes.

Who needs a signature anyway......

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by geoff the bonnie on March 19, 2025, 11:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

Insurance might not have worried him after running in that shed for many years with no problems. Of course, even if you insure it, without a regular electrical inspection, they would not pay out anyway.
I expect it would be high insurance having petrol inside. Many repair garages around here will not do welding due to the high insurance cost so my boy gets their work. Doing the sill of a Fiat Panda Today. 19 years old and just 1 hole so far.
He has no insurance as its a rented garage.

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Greeves Rider on March 20, 2025, 5:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

With no insurance things could be bleak for the customers who lost bikes bikes in the fire. The owner should at least have had third party cover for customers bikes.

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by Tonupdave on March 20, 2025, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

He had a very serious bike accident and was in hospital for some time his insurance run out at that time so he didn't realise so it lapsed..
Any garage must have insurance against damage no matter what

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by geoff the bonnie on March 20, 2025, 10:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

There should be public liability cover at least just in case a customer is injured in the building or a bike he repairs injures a rider. Its a shame if you miss renewal though and this happens

Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire

Posted by dommie90 on March 21, 2025, 5:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Motorcycle shop gutted by fire"

I just read on farce book someone has started a go fund Me for him
baz

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