FLYING SPUR PROJECT PART 6
If all goes according to plan, this should be the final instalment of our Bentley Continental project. Since my last report, the main issues to be dealt with have been the cracked windscreen and the looming MoT. In some ways these were interlinked. I mentioned last time that the car had developed a crack in the windscreen during a cold snap back in January, and as so often happens it had slowly but surely grown since I first spotted it. With the MoT due to expire on 1st March, it really needed sorting out. And since it was a crack rather than a chip, it couldn’t be repaired, meaning that replacement was the only option.
This being effectively a company car, our fleet manager confirmed that the cost would be limited to a £150 excess, which underlines the value of windscreen cover on your motor insurance since the glass alone is £2300 from Bentley parts suppliers. I duly called the number on the policy, which directed me to make an online booking for a fitting at home. Inevitably, a few hours later
