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One Reason Why DFWs Would Miss a Credit Card or Debit Card

Legacy_user
Legacy_user Posts: 0 Newbie
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Here's one example for you. One of my mates who is on a DMP recently found himself stuck in his car bogged down in a field. He couldn't get out. So he phoned his Breakdown Company who told him that he would have to pay as he wasnt broke down and did not qualify for free recovery:eek:. As he has no CCs and in fact no Debit Cards, he was unable to make any kind of payment and was therefore, embarrassingly stuck in the field and became quite stressed. What did he do? He had to rely on someone else to bail him out with their debit card. Lesson learned, never do a 3 point turn and reverse in a field without the means of paying for being stuck when you have mucky boots on as your foot will probably slip off the clutch and you'll find yourself going backwards at a rapid rate of knots. Funny story eh:D
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  • Bunnyinthelights
    Bunnyinthelights Posts: 15,278 Forumite
    Would have been even funnier if I was there to laugh!

    Who is this 'Friend' Len? lol
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • System
    System Posts: 178,416 Community Admin
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    'fraid I cannot say my little bunstar. Recovered from the weekend yet?
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  • Bunnyinthelights
    Bunnyinthelights Posts: 15,278 Forumite
    Um, just. Kidneys finally starting to function normally...I still blame you ya know!
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    OMG....how on EARTH would you get your car stuck in a field???? :rotfl:

    Lucky he had someone there he could rely on - What are the chances eh? :p
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,683 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    often farmers will pull you out for £20 or so. no, don't spend my life in fields! (lots of roads round here they don't grit and folks end up in the ditches.)

    But the reason I hang on to the credit card still is really in case something happens to the car and there's no money in the current account.
    Mortgage OP 2026 £450/2000

    Mortgage balance: £32,645

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £
    Boiler fund £1625/3000

  • Bunnyinthelights
    Bunnyinthelights Posts: 15,278 Forumite
    I know Snags!
    Len and his amazing car stories-only him eh?
    Remember the trampoline??
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Bunnyinthelights wrote: »
    I know Snags!
    Len and his amazing car stories-only him eh?
    Remember the trampoline??
    Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that! :rotfl:
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • System
    System Posts: 178,416 Community Admin
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    Bunnyinthelights wrote: »
    I know Snags!
    Len and his amazing car stories-only him eh?
    Remember the trampoline??
    What do you know about the trampoline?? Very bouncy;)
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  • MissKJ
    MissKJ Posts: 780 Forumite
    Come on Snaggles, we've all done it, snort snort.....

    silence.....

    Tumble weed.....


    OK maybe you haven't then


    quote=Snaggles;8164101]OMG....how on EARTH would you get your car stuck in a field???? :rotfl:

    Lucky he had someone there he could rely on - What are the chances eh? :p[/quote]
    unsecured Debts at [strike]August 2007 £79,984[/strike] September £79,579 [STRIKE]Snowballing date July 2013[/STRIKE].

    May 2009, £76,772 unsecured debts

    DMP started Dec 2008, End date at start 2133!
  • Bunnyinthelights
    Bunnyinthelights Posts: 15,278 Forumite
    Didn't it land on your neighbours car or visa versa?
    Never been on your trampoline Len...
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
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