Someone I know crashed in to a roundabout - Advice please!
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the cost could be something 'sensible' as quoted above but it could also be huge, chevron boards by their nature, are in high risk locations, hence why your friend took one out. They may be able to replace it with minimal fuss with a few cones out, or they may have to partially or even completely close the roundabout for several hours putting multiple diversions in place, then it becomes very expensive
ks to it. Years ago I wrote off my shed (Mk2 Golf CL) by erasing a post at the side of the road (one of those with the little "no stopping/parking" signs on) after a dozy pedestrian walked out in front of me. A passing copper talked to us all and noted the damage, and called for a truck to come and rescue my car. Since it was worth so little I didn't even bother claiming for it, and got it weighed in. I was waiting for something to come of the demolished sign post but nothing ever did. Someone took the remains of it away and it's never been replaced to this day.
sugerbear said:
Are the council entitled to a new sign? Don't they have to follow rules as everyone else,(betterment), so if the sign is old they can only claim a %
I doubt it really matters. You get put back to the state you were before the accident and a fair chunk of the cost will be labour. Two men, a van, machinery, half a day to dig out the footings etc. plus the obligatory council tea break. If the sign is reusable and just the post needed replacing I think that would be fair but it's prob £100 in a £1000 bill.I'd also be quite happy if the council recovered some overheads associated with the whole thing and running the service.
Davie_GLA said:
I decided once that a lampost wasn't in its optimal position and tried to relocate it using a corsa.
The insurance told me that little exercise in street mood lighting cost them upwards of £2k after all the costs were totalled.
Tell your mate (!) To get in the blower to them
My local council recently decided to straighten all the lamp posts in our area. My road was done at 11pm which consisted of a guy in a mini digger on caterpillar tracks (The tracks are very loud at that time of night) with a special arm attachment to grip the lamp post and a colleague to stop the traffic. The colleague appeared to have a laser to align the lamp post and then the digger arm was used to straighten every lamp post in my street and surrounding area.The insurance told me that little exercise in street mood lighting cost them upwards of £2k after all the costs were totalled.
Tell your mate (!) To get in the blower to them
I was very impressed as I assumed they were doing this to reduce light pollution and ensure the street lamps worked efficiently by shining straight down. However it appears that when the lamp posts were installed the lamps on top were adjusted to take into account the posts being slightly out so now virtually all the lamps are slightly out so work less efficiently than before and give off more light pollution.
You have to love Southwark Council
Just came across this thread, my 2p's worth.
You dont tell your insurers, you pay for repair yourself.
You reinsure next year, have an accident, and somehow it comes to light you had a previous accident and didnt declare it, you may be on thin ice with a claim.
Its a bit like changing insurance companies and not declaring a previous accident.
You dont tell your insurers, you pay for repair yourself.
You reinsure next year, have an accident, and somehow it comes to light you had a previous accident and didnt declare it, you may be on thin ice with a claim.
Its a bit like changing insurance companies and not declaring a previous accident.
Mezzanine said:
Surely if the police attended the insurance company will automatically be informed/become aware of the incident?
I await someone who works in insurance to correct me but surely the police don't report an accident they attend to a drivers insurer. At the most they would assist in making sure drivers have exchanged details and are in fact insured in the first place??SimonSh said:
Mezzanine said:
Surely if the police attended the insurance company will automatically be informed/become aware of the incident?
I await someone who works in insurance to correct me but surely the police don't report an accident they attend to a drivers insurer. At the most they would assist in making sure drivers have exchanged details and are in fact insured in the first place??vonhosen said:
Thanks for sharing Von and apologies to op for off topic comment but...A village nameplate on two new posts costs up to £350. If a road safety message is required this costs an additional £150. The town or parish council may be asked to pay this additional cost.
...an additional £150 to write "please drive carefully" under the village name
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