Stuck in sand

jeffk · 11-07-2018 09:50AM #1

Down at dolymount at happy out coffee shop and the car is stuck in the sand

Theres no signage to say do not pass etc, no barriers up either

I've to pay 73 to a towing company as allianz breakdown won't cover it

Could I get the money back from council or is it tough luck?

SuperSean11 · 11-07-2018 09:51AM

Tough luck

Doctors room ghost · 11-07-2018 09:54AM

You could try putting the foot mats in under the tyres if they aren’t fully buried and give them a spin.she might get enough traction to pull herself out.either that or she’ll bury the mats aswell.it works sometimes

Alanstrainor · 11-07-2018 09:54AM

How stuck are we talking? Pics?

jeffk · 11-07-2018 09:57AM

I've rang tow crowd and en route so just trying to see anout money

No on around to even try push, car making grinding noise so gave up, but thanks for ideas

bazz26 · 11-07-2018 09:58AM

Why do you think you should get a refund from the council?

jeffk · 11-07-2018 10:01AM

bazz26 wrote:

Why do you think you should get a refund from the council?

Becuase they maintain it and should have signs or barriers up

Someone said they usual have JCB as well, but not here today

Doctors room ghost · 11-07-2018 10:02AM

jeffk wrote: »

I've rang tow crowd and en route so just trying to see anout money

No on around to even try push, car making grinding noise so gave up, but thanks for ideas

Don’t worry about it.everyone makes mistakes.put it behind you and forget about it.

bazz26 · 11-07-2018 10:17AM

jeffk wrote: »

Becuase they maintain it and should have signs or barriers up

Someone said they usual have JCB as well, but not here today

Fair enough sh1t happens, but I just don't see how it's the council's fault if people park their cars on a beach and then get stuck. Get the car towed out and lesson learned would be my feeling.

biko · 11-07-2018 10:41AM

This is a nanny state as it is. We don't need more signs for the obvious.

iwillhtfu · 11-07-2018 10:45AM

How stuck are you? Let a good bit of air out of the front tyres and try and drive it out slowly rocking the wheel back and forth. As another said stick the matts in front of the tyres if you have no traction at all.

doolox · 11-07-2018 10:48AM

.....and a Northern regged car stuck up to the axles in soft sand. Needless to say the driver was trying to sort out the problem quickly to avoid automotive immersion in the saline waters of the North Atlantic and massive devaluation of his sporty Golf.....

A full team of local Kerrymen soon sorted him out and got him going again. There must have been some sort of reward but I did not stay around long enough to find out. They did not need my modest input as there were hordes of much bigger men than me pushing the hapless Northie out of the sand.

biko · 11-07-2018 10:48AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUUckU-vAqI

jeffk · 11-07-2018 10:50AM

To finish it off there guard detectives got stuck and ended beside me

Queue laughing in my face while trying to get the tow company to use their state freebie to cover my 70 plus bill, pretend I was out already

Just to try a figure out grinding from wheel, go garage and lash water over it

mossym · 11-07-2018 10:54AM

just wait till that plank gets loose though and smashes into your bodywork..

now, if you're the lad with the tide coming in you might think it worth the risk...

conor2469 · 11-07-2018 11:31AM

jeffk wrote: »

To finish it off there guard detectives got stuck and ended beside me

Queue laughing in my face while trying to get the tow company to use their state freebie to cover my 70 plus bill, pretend I was out already

I cannot make head nor tail of that.

Whocare · 11-07-2018 12:10PM

jeffk wrote: »

To finish it off there guard detectives got stuck and ended beside me

Queue laughing in my face while trying to get the tow company to use their state freebie to cover my 70 plus bill, pretend I was out already

Just to try a figure out grinding from wheel, go garage and lash water over it

The grinding noise could be the traction control kicking in breaking the wheel to stop it from spinning.

knucklehead6 · 11-07-2018 12:18PM

jeffk wrote: »

To finish it off there guard detectives got stuck and ended beside me

Queue laughing in my face while trying to get the tow company to use their state freebie to cover my 70 plus bill, pretend I was out already

Just to try a figure out grinding from wheel, go garage and lash water over it

To top it all off the gardai got stuck too.

Cue them laughing in my face as I asked the towing company to recover my car for free after recovering the Garda car for free

I think.....

What’ll happen OP, is that the gardai might get an invoice too. Then again, maybe not. But either way you get to pay

jeffk · 11-07-2018 12:26PM

Stuck a waiting for tow

Rep car as I call it drives in ignoring ma waving to stop

Got stuck on beach and eventually got moving

Reversed back almost hit my open door to be stuck again

So they stared to push with me and another chap

Could see the outfit/gun an light thing stuck in window

Started laughing saying ah the state will pay for it, i said you can give me half towards mine and use the tow

Car tow comes and I said the same to him, moves me about 5 feet still on the sand and not onto road as asked

Falling over himself to move the guard dective car

I had to go to tow to sign, saying it again to try and not spent 70 odd

Guard starts laughing you called them not us, the state will pay for us

I gave up and walked away

jeffk · 11-07-2018 12:28PM

Cleaned the wheels etc at petrol station after banging as much as i could

Got home to run hose over it

Like sand or that inside wheel or brakes, driving and braking ok

listermint · 11-07-2018 12:29PM

jeffk wrote: »

Down at dolymount at happy out coffee shop and the car is stuck in the sand

Theres no signage to say do not pass etc, no barriers up either

I've to pay 73 to a towing company as allianz breakdown won't cover it

Could I get the money back from council or is it tough luck?

Jeff,

Count yourself lucky, My Grandfather got his car stuck there back in the 80's Like you he was a bit of a silly boy when he was younger god rest him.

He did however lose the battle and the waves came in over the car despite assistance from alot of people.

Dont drive your car on to a beach unless you know how to drive off it.

Lesson learnt horse.

**note he didnt die in the car, the car died. He lived to ripe old age to regale his story.

BorneTobyWilde · 11-07-2018 12:30PM

Get some hot chick to pretend the car is hers, and then some macho men will come along and push it out for her.

Shpud2 · 11-07-2018 12:34PM

jeffk wrote: »

Cleaned the wheels etc at petrol station after banging as much as i could

Got home to run hose over it

You did whar?

TJJP · 11-07-2018 12:36PM

ah here leave it out.

jeffk · 11-07-2018 12:38PM

listermint wrote:

Dont drive your car on to a beach unless you know how to drive off it.

I have driven on it and many many other beaches before without issues. Only two weeks ago got a car moving for two girls (people pushing helped as well)

At least two other cars got stuck today before I left

That's very true about the car, it can always be worse

jeffk · 11-07-2018 12:39PM

Shpud2 wrote:

You did whar?

Water on wheels etc

Had someone on watch out for Irish water etc lol

juneg · 11-07-2018 12:42PM

Ah look Jeff you'll remember today and you'll have a great story to tell. Thanks for the updates. I enjoyed reading them anyway.ðŸ˜‚ you won't be the first or last to do that

TheShow · 11-07-2018 12:52PM

is your real name Mr Bean? funny thread!

ted1 · 11-07-2018 09:59PM

jeffk wrote: »

Cleaned the wheels etc at petrol station after banging as much as i could

Got home to run hose over it

Like sand or that inside wheel or brakes, driving and braking ok

That’s another 120 Euro for using a hose !!

Atlantic Dawn · 11-07-2018 10:02PM

What about some poor soul who drives their car off a pier...Water - May be wet.

fullstop · 11-07-2018 10:04PM

jeffk wrote: »

Becuase they maintain it and should have signs or barriers up

Someone said they usual have JCB as well, but not here today

Ah the old 'I ****ed up, someone else should pay' attitude.

Stuck in sand

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