Call Sign October 2008 - Page 28 - DRIVERS WIFE "LEFT STRANDED" BY RAC…

Dial-a-Cab driver Terry Dodd (W15) – who is also President of the DaC Credit Union – has told Call Sign of feeling stunned when his wife Janice told him about a recent breakdown in her Mitsubishi Colt after putting in the wrong fuel. Covered together with Terry’s RAC Taxi Assist, she phoned the RAC from Kidbrooke needing to get herself and the car back to the Isle of Sheppey where the couple live. When she explained that she had put the incorrect fuel in, the RAC said that because her breakdown had been "self inflicted" they could only give her a free tow for 10 miles. She’d have to pay Ł200 for the rest of the tow or they could send out a garage, which would "only" be Ł190! Neither price included draining the tank. Janice had no choice but to agree to the RAC…
After waiting an hour, Janice phoned to see where the RAC tow

DRIVERS WIFE "LEFT STRANDED" BY RAC…

Terry Dodd: Disgusted by RAC lack of action

truck was only to be told it had been cancelled because it was a fuel problem! But no one had thought to tell Janice.
   The RAC say they are no longer a member’s association but a with profit one and had cancelled the job because they do not cover fuel problems. They couldn’t explain the lack of a return call.
   Terry told us that he was disgusted with the RAC…
   "They left a woman on her own for an hour in a strange area without having the courtesy to phone and tell her they had scrubbed the tow."

LEE’S BEDFONT GREEN PROGRESS IN FA VASE

Lee makes a save against Badshot but the team still lost Pic Stewart Cook

"It hasn’t been the best of months," DaC driver and Bedfont Green goalkeeper Lee Pearce (J71) told Call Sign after the team had been dumped out of the FA Cup in their second (preliminery) round match, "but we’ve had so many injuries to the team." After their 4 – 0 success in the first round against Barking, they were hoping to sneak a result against Great Wakering, who although a league higher than BG, looked ready to be scalped! Sadly it wasn’t to be…
"I’ve had better days," said Lee after the match which BG lost 4 – 0. That followed a 2 – 1 home reverse against Badshot Lea just 5 days earlier and a 3 – 0 away loss to Cove!
But Bedfont Green put that recent run of poor form aside as they hit Rothwell Corinthians for six in

their FA Vase cup match on Saturday 20 September. Unlike the FA Cup, the FA Vase is aimed at teams outside of the main football leagues and judging by this performance, The Green must feel they have a shot!
   BG’s leading scorer, Adie Barrance, stunned Rothwell when he gave BG the lead on 18 minutes with Gavin Hart adding a second on the half hour mark latching on to a cross from Chris Henry. Henry then raced through on the stroke of half time to make it 3-0 and added his second on 55 minutes when Hart rounded the keeper and unselfishly squared for a tap in. Adie’s cross 10 minutes later was volleyed home on the run by Jon-Barrie Bates – having probably his best match of the season. With 5 minutes to go, Henry completed his hat trick with a fine strike after being put through by Hart.
   After a great first half double save, Lee Pearce was finally beaten on 89 minutes when Rothwell’s Andy White riffled his shot past the DaCman from 25 yards.
   After the match, Lee told Call Sign that although results had been going against them, the team had the belief that they were going to turn the corner soon and Rothwell Corinthians just happened to be there when it happened! "Now we’ve got to get some momentum going for league games," said Lee with the smile back on his face!

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