Ayuda para Piet / Help for Piet
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(Story in English below)
Piet y Gerie son una pareja de autocaravanistas holandeses residentes en España. Tras jubilarse, invirtieron los ahorros de toda su vida en una autocaravana. La aseguraron con una prima de 916 euros. La dificultad de entender el español les hizo pensar que con una prima tan alta estarían bien asegurados, pero tras el desastre, resultó que pese a pegar un seguro tan caro, no estaban cubiertos contra incendio.
La noche del 5 de mayo sobre las 23h, tras el partido R. Madrid-Manchester United, Piet escuchó petardos en el vecindario, confió en el civismo de la gente, y se fue a la cama. Hacia la 01.30h le despertó un ruido, y tras asomarse a la ventana, vio su autocaravana, el sueño de toda su vida, los ahorros de tantos años, completamente envueltos en llamas. Llamó al 112, pero cuando llegaron los bomberos, ya era demasiado tarde.
A la mañana siguiente, Piet fue a la policía, pero la policía le dijo que no iban a investigar nada. Llamó a la aseguradora, pero la aseguradora le dijo que no tenía derecho a nada. Pidió una investigación de las causas y tanto la aseguradora como la policía se lo negaron. Una semana más tarde, decepcionados, hundidos y desesperados, después de haber buscado un poco de ayuda, Piet comprendió que ni la aseguradora ni la policía le iban a ayudar.
Humillado y hundido, Piet empezó a aceptar que lo había perdido todo. Es cuando Piet le pidió a la aseguradora retirar el vehículo, pero la aseguradora se negaba a cubrir los gastos de grúa más allá de 150 euros y quiere pasarle una factura de 384 euros.
Es decir, que te aseguran una autocaravana de 4500 kg y en caso de siniestro, solo te cubren 150 euros de gastos de grúa. El resto lo has de poner tu.
Desesperado, aturdido, hundido y humillado, Piet no es capaz de pensar como salir de esto.
Por eso, te pedimos tu colaboración para ayudar a Piet y Gerie a levantarse de este gran golpe.
Creemos que serían felices pudiendo comprar cualquier autocaravana vieja que les permitiera volver a viajar, sentirse libres otra vez, y surcar nuestras carreteras.
A sus 73 años, es muy difícil que se vuelvan a levantar si no es con un poco de ayuda.
Lo que le ha pasado a Piet nos podría pasar a cualquiera.
Piet and his wife Gerie are Dutch motorhome enthusiasts who live in Spain. After retiring, they invested all their life savings in a motorhome which they then spent 3 years equipping. They took out an insurance policy paying an annual premium of 916 euros. Their poor Spanish led them to believe that paying such a high premium would mean they were properly covered, but in the event, it turned out that despite paying such a sky-high price, they were not insured against fire and vandalism.
On the night of 5 May 2016, at about 11 p.m., after the Real Madrid-Manchester United match, Piet heard fireworks in the neighbourhood. Trusting that people would be considerate towards their neighbours, he went to bed. Towards 1.30 a.m., he was awoken by a noise. He looked out of the window to see his motorhome, his life’s dream and savings, completely engulfed in flames. Piet called 112, but by the time the firefighters arrived it was too late. Next day, Piet went to the police, who told him they wouldn’t be investigating anything. He called his insurance company, but they told him he had no right to any claim. He asked for the cause of the fire to be investigated; both his insurers and the police refused.
A week later, disappointed, defeated and despondent in his search for just a little help, Piet realised that neither his insurers nor the police were going to help him. Humiliated and dejected, Piet started to accept he had lost everything. He asked the insurance company to tow the vehicle away, but the insurance company refused to pay towing costs beyond 150 euros and intends to invoice him 384 euros to take it to the scrapyard. In other words, they sell you a policy for your motorhome weighing 4500 kg but in the event of a write-off, they only cover 150 euros of towing costs. You have to pay the rest yourself.
Piet is still in shock. Disillusioned and depressed, he is incapable of even starting to think about how to move forward.
That’s why we’re asking for your cooperation: to help Piet and Gerie recover from this terrible blow.
We think they would be happy if they could buy any old motorhome that would allow them to travel and feel the freedom, cruising the roads of Spain once more. At the age of 73, it's very difficult for them to start over, unless they get a little bit of help.
What happened to Piet could happen to any of us.
Piet y Gerie son una pareja de autocaravanistas holandeses residentes en España. Tras jubilarse, invirtieron los ahorros de toda su vida en una autocaravana. La aseguraron con una prima de 916 euros. La dificultad de entender el español les hizo pensar que con una prima tan alta estarían bien asegurados, pero tras el desastre, resultó que pese a pegar un seguro tan caro, no estaban cubiertos contra incendio.
La noche del 5 de mayo sobre las 23h, tras el partido R. Madrid-Manchester United, Piet escuchó petardos en el vecindario, confió en el civismo de la gente, y se fue a la cama. Hacia la 01.30h le despertó un ruido, y tras asomarse a la ventana, vio su autocaravana, el sueño de toda su vida, los ahorros de tantos años, completamente envueltos en llamas. Llamó al 112, pero cuando llegaron los bomberos, ya era demasiado tarde.
A la mañana siguiente, Piet fue a la policía, pero la policía le dijo que no iban a investigar nada. Llamó a la aseguradora, pero la aseguradora le dijo que no tenía derecho a nada. Pidió una investigación de las causas y tanto la aseguradora como la policía se lo negaron. Una semana más tarde, decepcionados, hundidos y desesperados, después de haber buscado un poco de ayuda, Piet comprendió que ni la aseguradora ni la policía le iban a ayudar.
Humillado y hundido, Piet empezó a aceptar que lo había perdido todo. Es cuando Piet le pidió a la aseguradora retirar el vehículo, pero la aseguradora se negaba a cubrir los gastos de grúa más allá de 150 euros y quiere pasarle una factura de 384 euros.
Es decir, que te aseguran una autocaravana de 4500 kg y en caso de siniestro, solo te cubren 150 euros de gastos de grúa. El resto lo has de poner tu.
Desesperado, aturdido, hundido y humillado, Piet no es capaz de pensar como salir de esto.
Por eso, te pedimos tu colaboración para ayudar a Piet y Gerie a levantarse de este gran golpe.
Creemos que serían felices pudiendo comprar cualquier autocaravana vieja que les permitiera volver a viajar, sentirse libres otra vez, y surcar nuestras carreteras.
A sus 73 años, es muy difícil que se vuelvan a levantar si no es con un poco de ayuda.
Lo que le ha pasado a Piet nos podría pasar a cualquiera.
Piet and his wife Gerie are Dutch motorhome enthusiasts who live in Spain. After retiring, they invested all their life savings in a motorhome which they then spent 3 years equipping. They took out an insurance policy paying an annual premium of 916 euros. Their poor Spanish led them to believe that paying such a high premium would mean they were properly covered, but in the event, it turned out that despite paying such a sky-high price, they were not insured against fire and vandalism.
On the night of 5 May 2016, at about 11 p.m., after the Real Madrid-Manchester United match, Piet heard fireworks in the neighbourhood. Trusting that people would be considerate towards their neighbours, he went to bed. Towards 1.30 a.m., he was awoken by a noise. He looked out of the window to see his motorhome, his life’s dream and savings, completely engulfed in flames. Piet called 112, but by the time the firefighters arrived it was too late. Next day, Piet went to the police, who told him they wouldn’t be investigating anything. He called his insurance company, but they told him he had no right to any claim. He asked for the cause of the fire to be investigated; both his insurers and the police refused.
A week later, disappointed, defeated and despondent in his search for just a little help, Piet realised that neither his insurers nor the police were going to help him. Humiliated and dejected, Piet started to accept he had lost everything. He asked the insurance company to tow the vehicle away, but the insurance company refused to pay towing costs beyond 150 euros and intends to invoice him 384 euros to take it to the scrapyard. In other words, they sell you a policy for your motorhome weighing 4500 kg but in the event of a write-off, they only cover 150 euros of towing costs. You have to pay the rest yourself.
Piet is still in shock. Disillusioned and depressed, he is incapable of even starting to think about how to move forward.
That’s why we’re asking for your cooperation: to help Piet and Gerie recover from this terrible blow.
We think they would be happy if they could buy any old motorhome that would allow them to travel and feel the freedom, cruising the roads of Spain once more. At the age of 73, it's very difficult for them to start over, unless they get a little bit of help.
What happened to Piet could happen to any of us.
Organizer
Debbie Smirthwaite
Organizer
