FILLING IN FORMS / 125 These forms will often require more than the basic details. If you have a car accident, the insurance company will need to know exactly what happened. You must put into practice the rules you have learnt and write a concise account of the accident, as in the following example: It was about 10.30 am on Wednesday 3 July 200X. It was raining and I had stopped at the large roundabout at the end of Send High Street. I started to drive slowly forward and realised another car was coming from the right so I stopped again. The car behind me did not stop and crashed into the back of my car, damaging the lock on the boot and smashing both rear lights. The boot cannot now be opened. Paying for goods by instalments has become a recognised way of life. ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ has never been so true and we all wish for modern appliances to make our lives easier. Nowadays we do not have to pay a large amount at once. Credit cards and department charge cards are here to stay and most of us own at least one. But before one is issued, you have to fill out yet another form. As well as your personal details, you will also need to answer the questions set out in the example in Figure 12. Some department stores hold wedding gift lists so that guests can order appropriate gifts and have them gift wrapped and sent straight to the bride with a message. (See Figure 13.) Using a wedding gift list Making purchases Details of accident