Tell your mate to tell his company to shove it!
Speaking as a professional driver of many years….
If you are driving a company vehicle with permission of the company on company business (including from and to home) the company’s insurers are liable for ALL accidents where the employee is to blame, with the exception of illegal driving (drunk,drugs,speeding,reckless etc…)and the employer should NEVER expect an insured employee to pay the excess. If your mate is in a union he should speak to them, if not, and he refuses to pay and gets ANY sort of warning/sacked etc… he will have a VERY very strong case of unfair dismissal! His boss is chancing his arm (I have been there too after pranging a van a few years ago) EVEN if his contract states that he has to pay excess insurance claims, it’s hogwash. The law of the land disagrees. A visit to the CAB will ease his mind.
There are certain exceptions to driving company vehicles e.g: if you have a prang going to the shops for bacon on a sunday morning while off duty….
Commercial vehicle insurance has many differences from car insurance, most policies the vehicle is only insured when engaged on business use..etc..
Good luck with that, but, really sounds like his employer trying to take him for a ride!

LOL, oh well, still got 3 years to shoot her before she goes!!!:eek::dev2:

The number of people who freeload at Duxford is getting rediculous and the IWM needs to act before it’s too late. You are not only putting yourself at risk, but potentailly the airshows themselves. So inconsiderate. 😡

What nonsense! What “risk” is someone putting themselves in by being in a farmers field (taking care not to destroy any crops) over the road?
Duxford pulls in a massive amount of revenue at the show each year from enthusiasts right down to the family day out,so, a few photographers who choose a better location for their art away from the hustle and bustle of a crowded airshow won’t have a huge impact on their profits (E.G: Anyone who goes to Leuchars air show specifically to take shots remain outside as the crowd line is south facing…but, Leuchars still manage to put on the airshow every year,and,weather dependant,fill the place)
Indeed i was working on a job in Cambridge on one of the Duxford show days this summer, and shot some participants that flew over me….should i have then jumped in my van,ran down to Duxford,bought a ticket,then return to my job?!!
If the organisers at air shows were more like you maybe they would erect a huge opaque dome around the air shows so that only the paying punter can see the show! ridiculous!!
Get of the OP’s back folk, he has shown some great shots… a credit to his art, that may not have been possible from any other location!:mad:

No problem, quite welcome. BTW any more shots from your trip to Rhodes? Would be nice to see some if you have.
Cheers.

Spot on Markus… best yet from you, excellent work dude!! I’m with Widdy on the A380 shot.

Excellent catch!! I have sat at that spot on my way home from a job hundreds of times, best i’ve seen was a couple of Tucanos once a couple of Hercs once and once … a Tornado. So well caught you!