Van kills cow on road - who's liable for damage to the van
Discussion
daz3210 said:
andygo said:
Was it a cowboy builders van? If its written off, is it worth a tanner or is he on a hiding to nothing?n If it was the drivers fault, he should have hoofed it.
Did he know the cow, pat?
That all. Sorry.
If its worth a tanner, then he only needs a pot to piss in.Did he know the cow, pat?
That all. Sorry.
Streaky
Funk said:
How long did the pigs take to reach the scene?
PMSL, and all the other jokers.You wouldn't think it quite so funny if you've faced the situation though, I had a near miss in the dark with a bull, on the Malvern to Ledbury road, wife and kids in the car, a few years back now.
I also had to deal with some escaped gee gee's, as a special constable, on the Worcester to Bromyard road, again in the dark.
It is horrific when animals escape and collide with motorvehicles, something the size of a cow, and the chap was lucky to survive.
BIGDAI said:
On the way to work this morning (rural, fairly fast A road) & drove past a seriously smashed up Transit van parked up on one side of the road and a very dead-looking cow on the other side. Fairly obvious from the location that the cow had escaped from the nearby field. Police were in attendance & were talking to the van driver so didn't bother stopping.
However, it made me wonder who would be liable for the van damage? Van driver's insurance as he had collided with another object or is liability with the farmer for (I assume) allowing his animal to stray onto the road?
It is in the nature of animals that they will sometimes escape if someone opens a gate , or a fence breaks . If the farmer can show that he maintained his fences in good order then no liability is likely to be found against him .However, it made me wonder who would be liable for the van damage? Van driver's insurance as he had collided with another object or is liability with the farmer for (I assume) allowing his animal to stray onto the road?
It is always a drivers responsibility to be able to stop safely in the distance he can see to be clear , therefore the van driver is responsible for the collision and I would expect his insurer will have to bolls safe the farmer for the cow .
I can't see what there is to beef about here .
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