Council claiming for damage to road!
Discussion
A couple of months ago one of my motorcycling mates was returning from one of our ride outs as darkness was falling.
His Suzuki Hayabusa hit either a Badger or Muntjack deer, he stayed on but the oil radiator was smashed, spraying 2 or 3 litres of oil onto the road.
Concerned about the oil on the road, he called the police who came and put a few cones out before leaving the bike in a driveway and being collected by his wife.
This week he was contacted by the council, who requested his insurance details so they could claim for the cost of clearing up the road, when he hesitated the caller warned him he must provide his details or they would take legal action against him personally.
Are the council/highways authority able to do this or just chancing their arm?
His Suzuki Hayabusa hit either a Badger or Muntjack deer, he stayed on but the oil radiator was smashed, spraying 2 or 3 litres of oil onto the road.
Concerned about the oil on the road, he called the police who came and put a few cones out before leaving the bike in a driveway and being collected by his wife.
This week he was contacted by the council, who requested his insurance details so they could claim for the cost of clearing up the road, when he hesitated the caller warned him he must provide his details or they would take legal action against him personally.
Are the council/highways authority able to do this or just chancing their arm?
As Magog says, he would have been wiser from a financial view to simply have left the scene but did the responsible thing and is now suffering the consequences, no good deed ever goes unpunished does it?
Perhaps he should tell the council to sue the badger, tricky though as it was wise enough to leave the scene.
Anyhoo, thanks for the advice everyone, he'll just have to lose his no claims then, I wish they were as keen at repairing potholes though.
Perhaps he should tell the council to sue the badger, tricky though as it was wise enough to leave the scene.
Anyhoo, thanks for the advice everyone, he'll just have to lose his no claims then, I wish they were as keen at repairing potholes though.
John145, the oil was spilt as he skidded to a halt after hitting the animal, a 1300cc engine pumps a large quantity of oil at high pressure, enough to empty the crankcase in seconds.
He did the responsible thing by informing the Police immediately then remained at the scene to ensure no following vehicles skidded on the oil.
He did the responsible thing by informing the Police immediately then remained at the scene to ensure no following vehicles skidded on the oil.
So, the PH consensus is that he needs to suck it up and let his insurance deal with it.
It seems doing the right thing sometimes has a price tag attached, that's life.
Thanks everyone for contributing and letting the thread reach 3 pages without any personal attacks, trolling or idiocy
It seems doing the right thing sometimes has a price tag attached, that's life.
Thanks everyone for contributing and letting the thread reach 3 pages without any personal attacks, trolling or idiocy
Thanks Creampuff, without the use of a time machine your advice is of no use to my friend but thousands of others might make use of it in future. I hope that people will not choose to ignore debris in the road in case they become liable by default if they report it.
Anyway, I suspect he would rather tell the truth than become a liar just to save his NCB.
Anyway, I suspect he would rather tell the truth than become a liar just to save his NCB.
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