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saffie1981 and I are, fortunately, absolutely fine.
The rest:
Due to a terrible lack of signage (one chevron board missing, skid warning sign covered by a bush), Saffie overshot a right-hand bend, and we were launched into an impressively deep ditch - so deep that the car, lying on its side, was invisible from the road. I had to climb up using the steering wheel as a foothold so I could flag someone down to phone for a recovery service.
One convertible Mercedes breezed past without seemingly noticing me, then a man in a Range Rover stopped. RAC phoned, we sat on the verge, getting surprisingly chilly for a sunny day (there was a lot of wind).
Recovery looked tricky, but basically involved pulling the car out with a winch, attached to the back axle.
Damage, I have to say, is impressively slight - I think basically the car took off (eek) due to a kind of gravel ramp at the edge of the verge, and landed squarely in the rather squelchy muddy ditch. There are almost no scuff or scrape marks, except of the muddy sort where the car was pulled out. Thus, I'm fairly optimistic about the repair prospects, but first I need to decide who to take it to - Drewett's, who I know have an accident repair centre, or one of my more classic-oriented specialists: Oselli, where I bought it, who do restorations, or one of the smaller mechanics I know, who do MG and Morris restorations.
One thing I have to say - looking at the nice gash in the headlining inside (see photos), caused by the jack (which was in a cubby hole in the boot), proper stowage is essential, and I will be making efforts to ensure this is safer in future.
To the MG's eternal credit, when I got it home, I checked the oil etc, then found that she still started and ran. So, now tucked up safely, if somewhat muddy, in the garage.
Photos, for the brave:
Here be photos.
I will be going back tomorrow to record the lack of signage (with the day's newspaper, natch). The missing chevron board looks like it might have been caused by a Fiat, 3 of whose hubcaps we found in the ditch! The road was also in a fairly poor condition, all of which made a sizeable contribution to the accident, IMO.
Update:
The photos link now contains photos of the signage (or lack thereof), and layout of the location where it happened.
saffie1981 and I are, fortunately, absolutely fine. The rest:
Due to a terrible lack of signage (one chevron board missing, skid warning sign covered by a bush), Saffie overshot a right-hand bend, and we were launched into an impressively deep ditch - so deep that the car, lying on its side, was invisible from the road. I had to climb up using the steering wheel as a foothold so I could flag someone down to phone for a recovery service.
One convertible Mercedes breezed past without seemingly noticing me, then a man in a Range Rover stopped. RAC phoned, we sat on the verge, getting surprisingly chilly for a sunny day (there was a lot of wind).
Recovery looked tricky, but basically involved pulling the car out with a winch, attached to the back axle.
Damage, I have to say, is impressively slight - I think basically the car took off (eek) due to a kind of gravel ramp at the edge of the verge, and landed squarely in the rather squelchy muddy ditch. There are almost no scuff or scrape marks, except of the muddy sort where the car was pulled out. Thus, I'm fairly optimistic about the repair prospects, but first I need to decide who to take it to - Drewett's, who I know have an accident repair centre, or one of my more classic-oriented specialists: Oselli, where I bought it, who do restorations, or one of the smaller mechanics I know, who do MG and Morris restorations.
One thing I have to say - looking at the nice gash in the headlining inside (see photos), caused by the jack (which was in a cubby hole in the boot), proper stowage is essential, and I will be making efforts to ensure this is safer in future.
To the MG's eternal credit, when I got it home, I checked the oil etc, then found that she still started and ran. So, now tucked up safely, if somewhat muddy, in the garage.
Photos, for the brave:
Here be photos.
I will be going back tomorrow to record the lack of signage (with the day's newspaper, natch). The missing chevron board looks like it might have been caused by a Fiat, 3 of whose hubcaps we found in the ditch! The road was also in a fairly poor condition, all of which made a sizeable contribution to the accident, IMO.
Update:
The photos link now contains photos of the signage (or lack thereof), and layout of the location where it happened.
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