Joyz and Betsy were in a minor-major motor accident on Thursday afternoon. Betsy is currently languishing at an "insurance-approved" panel beater somwhere out in the west of Pretoria.....haven't been there yet, myself. Joyz had the presence of mind to take some pics of the car while waiting for the tow-truck and me to arrive, in that order. (Thanks to my having to battle the N1 rush-hour from Johannesburg).

Hoping that Betsy can get repaired and restored. Else, Dial Direct might insist she needs to be written off. More than the fact that she's an utterly reliable, 11-year-old Toyota, there's a fair bit of sentimental value to her...lot of firsts chalked up with this one!

If Betsy gets written off...it'll be a great shame. Perfectly reliable car trashed because insurer was unwilling to shell out....same old, same old.