Anyone park a T5/6 on the beach with a bay on a trailer ?

Exactly. If it was worth so much then I hope they had guaranteed insurance valuation.... speaking of insurance... was there any

Tbh I don’t care. This has fraud written all over it.

 

this

It’s just a big collection of stupid.

 

I assumed that was be the plumbers van they were using to tow it

 

if your going to park on the beach this is probably more appropriate

 

It was for the bay that I read, but I agree the combined value of a 'restored'bay and a T6 could be close to £60k

 

You didn’t really miss anything. Just a few sensible people pointing out inconsistent points in their story, followed by a pile-on by their lovey-dovey fans.

 

Getting more publicity now.....


https://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-womans-60000-vw-camper-swallowed-up-by-tide-20200919

 

...with no comment section below it to highlight the fraud to the public. Shame.

 

Surely you mean “accident”.

 

to me that’s what all go fund me looks like

 

For anyone not on Facebook, their latest post "clarifying" things...

Further to our recent posts regarding the horrendous events on Monday 14th September, we wish to clarify a few details -
a) to correct some inaccurate information published by the press,
b) to put our couples’ minds at rest if they have booked us for their future weddings
c) to respond to some negative comments.

We are devastated enough, nevermind having to read negative & upsetting posts from a few keyboard warriors.

BIRDIE Camper van Photo Booth is the name of our award winning company & is named after our very first, fully restored VW – BIRDIE - hence the name of the company.
We now provide a range of bespoke VW Camper vans & other related props & services for weddings and parties.
Our fleet of two VW camper vans - BIRDIE and PIXIE - both photo booths, Herbie Beetle (used to raise over £3,000 for our local hospital during the Corona pandemic), Flossie, Babs, Betty & Bonnie

Whilst taking part in a 1970’s beach themed photo shoot in Wales to promote ours & other businesses for future weddings, BIRDIE got stuck in the sand & engulfed by the sea along with our transporter & trailer.
All rules were followed including social distancing, risk assessment & tidal times.
Whilst moving to another site before the tide came in, BIRDIE’s steering wheel locked, yet we able to eventually able to load her onto the trailer. By this time another colleague helping us had become trapped in the sand and we used our tie down straps to help. She managed to get to safety but we ran out of time & the tide came in.
As a result both our vehicles were trapped as the tide rose above them, the camper (not strapped down as the straps had broken rescuing others) slipped off the trailer and bobbed against the rocks
Bespoke items, some made & provided by our industry colleagues & friends we submerged in water and some floated away and equipment and tools we use for the BIRDIE business were destroyed
With help from the Coastguards & Maritime professionals both vehicles were eventually recovered from the sea six hours later.
As no doubt you can imagine, it was devastating to witness our beloved camper & transporter being engulfed by water.
We set up a Crowdfunding page, as we’ve had no income for the last 7 months, to help us donate to the Coastguard & repay/replace the many items supplied by our colleagues, some of which were damaged beyond repair.
Many of our personal props had been hand made & recycled, therefore, proving difficult to value & replace. Not only that, we have to consider the time & cost to restore our Camper van & replace items lost.
We have no intention of letting down any of our couples who have booked us in the future.
Our insurance company is unlikely to pay out the full value of what has been lost or for the time & labour to repair & restore the camper van and for props made especially for this shoot.

The Crowdfunding organisation is aware of what we’re doing & have been very supportive of our plight. Throughout the corona virus pandemic they have been supporting other businesses too - of all shapes & sizes.

My business partner, an experienced VW restorer with over 30 years experience & myself, have worked tirelessly over the past five years, restoring & building our fleet from scratch, many from scrap yards, to make our business a success & to provide an unforgettable wedding experience.
We would like to thank the Coastguards for rescuing our vehicles & those who have supported us thus far including past & future customers, our wedding industry colleagues, family & friends. We are extremely grateful and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
If anyone wants to donate, then please visit our Crowdfunding page below.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/save-birdie

 

I stand by my earlier comment.

 

Top FB comment so far, although it took me while recognise it as somewhat sarcastic...

"Come on everyone, it’s completely understandable. I mean, we’ve got two kids and a dog, but our eldest daughter FERN is the one everyone knows us for. After the initial excitement of having her died down, we went on to add to our family but no one else could really be bothered to keep track - she’s the one people think of. I insist on them all having their cute little individual names - the baby is ‘Sylvie’ the dog is ‘Olive’ - but you know what those men are like! My husband’s always busy in the home office, working - he’s not got time to remember what everyone’s called and just refers to them all as ‘FERN’. So when Olive went to the vets last week, naturally we just told people it was FERN who was getting some suspect lumps checked out (all benign, thankfully). Only now the grandparents are freaking out because they’d assumed we meant ACTUAL FERN, our human daughter, and have got a bee in their bonnet that we misled them"

 

So good!

 

It’s the female commenters that are getting well stuck in...

 

We should give them a donation for all the entertainment they've provided us with

 

"bespoke items" = homemade DIY tat

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