Falling branch dinted car roof on the drive home

[Tlister86]

Hi all, I just signed up to PH so I could ask some advice... I was trying to post in the law part of the forum but it won't let me!

I was driving home from work tonight when I heard a big bang on my roof, I couldn't believe it so pulled over to see if what I thought had happened had actually happened...

End result... A branch say of about 50-75mm in diameter and around 300-400mm long had fell out of the tree at the exact time I was driving past... Im so pissed off by this as now I have a dint in the roof of my 2011 cooper SD...

Can I claim damages from the council for this?! All advice is welcome please!!

[P I Staker]

Claim on the trees insurance.

[Tlister86]

Hi all, I just signed up to PH so I could ask some advice... I was trying to post in the law part of the forum but it won't let me!

I was driving home from work tonight when I heard a big bang on my roof, I couldn't believe it so pulled over to see if what I thought had happened had actually happened...

End result... A branch say of about 50-75mm in diameter and around 300-400mm long had fell out of the tree at the exact time I was driving past... Im so pissed off by this as now I have a dint in the roof of my 2011 cooper SD...

Can I claim damages from the council for this?! All advice is welcome please!!

[thinfourth2]

I would see if you can get whiplash and some compo for mental stress

[wolves_wanderer]

I'm afraid councils are only liable if a branch is longer than 401mm. Sorry.

[thinfourth2]

Advice

The world isn't fair


Deal with it

[starf]

Twice in one night? You are seriously unlucky.

[rb5er]

thinfourth2 said:

Advice

The world isn't fair


Deal with it

This is good advice.

Its hard enough to get them to payout for pothole damage.

[Torquey]

Send mother nature the invoice.

[cuprabob]

Does that mean that your car now looks like the Mini Coupe :-)

Seriously, no one to claim against so you'll just need to move on.

[paulw123]

wolves_wanderer said:

I'm afraid councils are only liable if a branch is longer than 401mm. Sorry.

just spat my coffee out!

[TheHeretic]

God is trying to kill you. Alternatively, this could be a 'Final Deatination' type scenario and you will have to pay the piper at some point. Beware of buses, leaking fuel, roller coaster, trains, k Ives, cars, axes, electrical sockets, more trees, and so on. You could die at any moment.

[kambites]

Why would it be the council's responsibility?

[smn159]

Councils have a legal obligation to inspect all trees daily for defects. Get down there in the morning and demand to see their records to verify that this has been taking place.

I bet that the lazy bds have been slacking.

[mgtony]

So, now the branch fainted?

[iva cosworth]

What a coincidence

My car roof has been fainted tooor was it dinted

[rowey200]

..... seriously?

[BarbaricAvatar]

Go find the tree that threw it and ask why it doesn't like you.

[aka_kerrly]

Count yourself lucky, I was with a mate once when a branch fell and went straight through the back window!!

[ChrisRS6]

smn159 said:

Councils have a legal obligation to inspect all trees daily for defects. Get down there in the morning and demand to see their records to verify that this has been taking place.

I bet that the lazy bds have been slacking.

ALL trees daily for defects??? Daily?..every tree...???...that would run into thousands of trees?

Come on youve made that up surely?