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Dazz360

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: West Mids Walsall
Posts: 873

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti Grey

HelPing NHS in the snow

Just wonder who else is helping out and where
I’m West Midlands helping Walsall manor hospital out

Metal auto sump & fluid change (3 hrs)
LR door puddle projectors (10 mins)
Tinted Bonnet wind deflector (10 mins)
All Intercooler pipes and Tbolts (2hrs)
3 injectors replaced so far (30mins)
Sunroof drain pipes both sides 2.5 hrs)
Rear discs, shoes,pads,callipers,flexi hoses, rigid brake line, n/s upper hub carrier bush and rear n/s upper arm (13hrs over 2 days)

3rd Mar 2018 7:52 pm

xcentric

Member Since: 01 Apr 2015
Location: Shropshire, UK
Posts: 1081

2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

good on you - I'm a ned there..... It's that sort of support that means a lot to all the people that work there.....

3rd Mar 2018 8:05 pm

Sea Raider

Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
Location: None
Posts: 4450

Me - ran my daughter into A+E at Forth Valley this morning as her car is under 4ft of snow

and returned for her at the end of her shift

3rd Mar 2018 8:11 pm

JackNorris

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
Posts: 1879

2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Tonga Green

Hi did a nurse change over, one in one out yesterday but they are ok today.

4.5 hour round trip for what would normally be 30mins

Ending up coming back well away from the main roads and ended up much quicker. Was going to go back to take midwives in but the hospital had stood them down by the time I got back

Also joined a 4x4 response group now

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3rd Mar 2018 8:17 pm

Dazz360

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: West Mids Walsall
Posts: 873

Good on thoughts helping out

I have found it’s not well advertised so if people want to help just phone your nearest hospital and ask to speak with the DUTY MANAGER give them your details and wait for a call Metal auto sump & fluid change (3 hrs)
LR door puddle projectors (10 mins)
Tinted Bonnet wind deflector (10 mins)
All Intercooler pipes and Tbolts (2hrs)
3 injectors replaced so far (30mins)
Sunroof drain pipes both sides 2.5 hrs)
Rear discs, shoes,pads,callipers,flexi hoses, rigid brake line, n/s upper hub carrier bush and rear n/s upper arm (13hrs over 2 days)

3rd Mar 2018 9:28 pm

Hairy Dan

Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini Black

I've ran two of the local GP's into their surgery this week as they both have BMW's

but one of them is my niece

Cheers Ian
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3rd Mar 2018 9:40 pm

Dazz360

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: West Mids Walsall
Posts: 873

as the weather changes just to see if people on here are looking to help this year if it gets as bad as last year Metal auto sump & fluid change (3 hrs)
LR door puddle projectors (10 mins)
Tinted Bonnet wind deflector (10 mins)
All Intercooler pipes and Tbolts (2hrs)
3 injectors replaced so far (30mins)
Sunroof drain pipes both sides 2.5 hrs)
Rear discs, shoes,pads,callipers,flexi hoses, rigid brake line, n/s upper hub carrier bush and rear n/s upper arm (13hrs over 2 days)

19th Jan 2019 8:45 pm

nearlee

Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: where the sheep are scared
Posts: 1777

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Bonatti Grey

I'm with 4x4 response Wales and we helped child safety and mental health emergency departments last year, no sign of snow for us yet though. Just remember:-
Amateurs built the Ark
Professionals built the titanic

19th Jan 2019 9:45 pm

JackNorris

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
Posts: 1879

Yep we are ready at Beds & Cambs 4x4 response

I see west mids have been out MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
MY2020 Discovery 5 Landmark 3.0 - SOLD
MY2005 Discovery 3 V8 4.4 HSE - SOLD
MY2019 Discovery 5 SE 3.0 - LR Replaced !
MY2005 Discovery 3 S 2.7 - SOLD
MY2016 Discovery 4 Graphite - SOLD
MY2015 Discovery 4 SE Tech - SOLD

19th Jan 2019 10:03 pm

TigerRecovery

Member Since: 31 May 2017
Location: Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk
Posts: 901

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Waitomo Grey

I'm one of the Trustees with Northants 4x4 Response, a few of the other members on here are also members. We've not got any snow at the moment but we're prepared. 1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
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2016 Land Rover Discovery 4 Landmark
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19th Jan 2019 10:25 pm

kirkyworld

Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Graphite LE Auto Santorini Black

I'm one of Tigerrecovery's response team

19th Jan 2019 10:39 pm

DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin

Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73135

C’mon peeps, we needs pics of said snow.

19th Jan 2019 11:02 pm

Mogwyth

Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976

2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver

As an NHS employee, I cant volunteer, they have to pay me, its why a lot of volunteer groups at hospitals are usually run by third party organisations. If I do get asked to help out I normally take time in lieu, have to have business cover on the Discovery too. ==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109

19th Jan 2019 11:05 pm

Dazz360

Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: West Mids Walsall
Posts: 873

DSL wrote:
C’mon peeps, we needs pics of said snow.

At least we're all ready by the sounds of it

Wonder if the highway agency are

Metal auto sump & fluid change (3 hrs)
LR door puddle projectors (10 mins)
Tinted Bonnet wind deflector (10 mins)
All Intercooler pipes and Tbolts (2hrs)
3 injectors replaced so far (30mins)
Sunroof drain pipes both sides 2.5 hrs)
Rear discs, shoes,pads,callipers,flexi hoses, rigid brake line, n/s upper hub carrier bush and rear n/s upper arm (13hrs over 2 days)

20th Jan 2019 2:28 pm

OvalAutos

Member Since: 28 Dec 2018
Location: Cradley Heath
Posts: 382

I had two of my guys helping out last year. As part of our procedure when fitting recon engines is to test drive the cars for 200 miles to bed in, it made sense to use these miles for something useful.

No doubt if we get the same situation this year, we're be doing it again. Joe

20th Jan 2019 2:41 pm