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[Help] Where there's blame, there's a claim...
- Thread starter The Rattler
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
What exactly do you need to be compensated for? Have you lost out financially through your injuries?
Hastings gull
Well-known member
- Nov 23, 2013
- 4,635
Yes, I do agree with you basically - also that frivolous claims tend to follow, once the flood gates are opened. However, a little of me also thinks that if councils or whoever, knew there was little or no chance of any legal come-back, then they are under less pressure to ensure their work is not a danger to the public with low standards the order of the day.
Aveacarlin'
New member
- Jul 5, 2011
- 1,177
Has he/she ****. Just looking for a quick cash out. Boils my piss to be honest.
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Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
Two ways of looking at this...
1) OP is a money grabbing cry-baby who should man up and look where he's going
2) If everyone manned up and ignored it when they fell down a drain, what incentive is there for the council to give a shit about their drain covers?
The answer is somewhere in between (as with most issues) depending on circumstances.
Personally, I'd rattle their chains. Even if you didn't get any money it's highlight the need for some tighter checks so this doesn't happen again. Either way, you win - or the person who could have fallen down the next one will.
1) OP is a money grabbing cry-baby who should man up and look where he's going
2) If everyone manned up and ignored it when they fell down a drain, what incentive is there for the council to give a shit about their drain covers?
The answer is somewhere in between (as with most issues) depending on circumstances.
Personally, I'd rattle their chains. Even if you didn't get any money it's highlight the need for some tighter checks so this doesn't happen again. Either way, you win - or the person who could have fallen down the next one will.
As you say - the answer is in between. 1.5 if you will.
If you have an accident like this there is no harm in reporting it to the council, and if you want to really ensure something happens, make a formal complaint. But there's no need to demand compensation for something which hasn't cost you anything. Even if the council don't pay up, it costs them in time in having to put together a report for the insurers.
Birdie Boy
Well-known member
- Jun 17, 2011
- 4,108
A mate of mine stepped off the curb and into a drain hole about 2 foot below the curb and broke his leg. He sued the council and won, not sure how much he got though.
He didn't mention he was on his way home from the pub and just to rub it in, he is already kissed and retired early fifties.
Someone else I know of, sued the Albion when he slipped on the concourse. Brighton paid out, or more likely the insurers, and the concourse floors were painted a non-slip blue afterwards. It was either east lower or upper this happened and about 5-6 years ago.
He didn't mention he was on his way home from the pub and just to rub it in, he is already kissed and retired early fifties.
Someone else I know of, sued the Albion when he slipped on the concourse. Brighton paid out, or more likely the insurers, and the concourse floors were painted a non-slip blue afterwards. It was either east lower or upper this happened and about 5-6 years ago.