Personal injury claim - RTA - for a minor

[Flumpo]

SydneyBridge said:

The hearing will be a fairly short informal hearing, the Judge will just check that the damages are fair and that recovery is as the medical evidence states.

You can ask for some money to be paid out of the damages for a holiday or computer or similar now, but its up the judge and school fees would certainly not be approved

Hi, I’m surprised at that. As why does a judge get to decide what happens to the compensation?

The compensation is surely for anything the parental guardians see fit? If the parents are currently undogong a temporary money problem, then surely a couple of grand to pay for school fees is perfectly reasonable.

It seems odd that the girl being removed from a school and forced to undergo mental trauma of losing friends, disruption to education, etc with possible life long impacts wouldn’t be ok. But 2 weeks in Benidorm is legit.

[NGee]

Greenmantle said:

Thanks for all your sensible replies.
I'll ignore the responses from those self righteous hypocrites who will turn down free money.
You can say the current compensation culture today is a bad thing and I would agree but its a current fact of life just like the fact that many people today live well beyond their means. I gladly wait for the first sinless person to re-cast their stone.

John

I think you need to put a dictionary on your Xmas list.

A hypocrite would be someone who hadn't turned down a payout and then berated you, not someone who "will turn down free money."
Agood example would be someone who agrees the current compensation culture today is a bad thing but would claim anyway as its a current fact of life!

You also need to look up the meaning of "free". I, and every other poster on here who pays car insurance, will be paying for your fraudulent claim.
Maybe you could explain why we should all pay for your kid to go to a posh school?

As I said before - your attitude disgusts me and I hope you get fk all of anyone elses money.

[Osinjak]

'Free money.' Love it.

[KungFuPanda]

Flumpo said:

SydneyBridge said:

The hearing will be a fairly short informal hearing, the Judge will just check that the damages are fair and that recovery is as the medical evidence states.

You can ask for some money to be paid out of the damages for a holiday or computer or similar now, but its up the judge and school fees would certainly not be approved

Hi, I’m surprised at that. As why does a judge get to decide what happens to the compensation?

The compensation is surely for anything the parental guardians see fit? If the parents are currently undogong a temporary money problem, then surely a couple of grand to pay for school fees is perfectly reasonable.

It seems odd that the girl being removed from a school and forced to undergo mental trauma of losing friends, disruption to education, etc with possible life long impacts wouldn’t be ok. But 2 weeks in Benidorm is legit.

The money is for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity suffered by the minor as a result of the accident. They suffered the injury, they get to enjoy the compensation when they reach the age of majority. School fees and their parent's financial situation has got absolutely fk all to do with the award for compensation.

[syl]

Although fees are cheaper in pre-prep, even as a day pupil £2k will only pay for about half a term. Is it really worth the hassle?

[Hungry Pigeon]

syl said:

Although fees are cheaper in pre-prep, even as a day pupil £2k will only pay for about half a term. Is it really worth the hassle?

Please don't discourage the OP. Hopefully he'll take his push for "free money" one step too far, end up perjuring himself, and land himself in clink with bubba.

It would serve him right, imho.

[ATG]

Call me a cynic, but I wonder if the reluctance to have the child attend court arises from the fear that the child will say "I wasn't injured"?

[Contract Killer]

Maybe one day the OP will get a real injury or disease, then he can stare at his free money from his hospital bed.........

[anonymous-user]

Greenmantle said:

Thanks for all your sensible replies.
I'll ignore the responses from those self righteous hypocrites who will turn down free money.
You can say the current compensation culture today is a bad thing and I would agree but its a current fact of life just like the fact that many people today live well beyond their means. I gladly wait for the first sinless person to re-cast their stone.

John

Is the daughter ok now? Yes. Leave it there and move on. Alternatively abuse the system and put her through the inquiries of the court system to suit your ‘friends’ own ends to get ‘free money’.
I would tell my friend to fk right off. Leeching scum

[DaveH23]

Greenmantle said:

I'll ignore the responses from those self righteous hypocrites who will turn down free money.

And here we have a true st stain on the underpants of life.

Do you really beleive that money is free? Honestly?

I hope whilst in court the charges are reversed for fraud.

[98elise]

Greenmantle said:

Thanks for all your sensible replies.
I'll ignore the responses from those self righteous hypocrites who will turn down free money.
You can say the current compensation culture today is a bad thing and I would agree but its a current fact of life just like the fact that many people today live well beyond their means. I gladly wait for the first sinless person to re-cast their stone.

John

My car was recently hit by an articulated lorry. Every panel on one side was damaged and the car was written off.

It did not cross my mind to claim compensation as I was not injured. Was your daughter injured? If not then it's insurance fraud.

If you think it's free money then you're an idiot. It comes out of my and every other persons pocket not carrying out insurance fraud.

[TooMany2cvs]

ATG said:

Call me a cynic, but I wonder if the reluctance to have the child attend court arises from the fear that the child will say "I wasn't injured"?

You'll notice that the nearest we got to an answer to this question...

TooMany2cvs said:

Greenmantle said:

A friend of mine is pursuing a personal injury claim for his daughter (six) when they were both involved in a car accident. They were rear ended and their car was deemed not financially worth repairing even though the airbags didn't fire.

Well, OK... but was the child injured?

Greenmantle said:

He says that he has to take his daughter to court so that a barrister can decide on the level of compensation. Since the accident was over a year ago I cannot understand what can be gained by dragging the child in to court.

Presumably the child's had medical reports for this injury...?

...was...

Greenmantle said:

I'll ignore the responses from those self righteous hypocrites who will turn down free money.
You can say the current compensation culture today is a bad thing and I would agree but its a current fact of life just like the fact that many people today live well beyond their means. I gladly wait for the first sinless person to re-cast their stone.

[PurpleMoonlight]

Love these threads that don't go they way the OP hopes.

[Du1point8]

Greenmantle said:

Thanks for all your sensible replies.
I'll ignore the responses from those self righteous hypocrites who will turn down free money.
You can say the current compensation culture today is a bad thing and I would agree but its a current fact of life just like the fact that many people today live well beyond their means. I gladly wait for the first sinless person to re-cast their stone.

John

Let me be the first as I broke my leg slipping over in the street and not a clean break but tib and fib, plus dislocated ankle, was on my back for 2/3 months and still have the pins and plates to prove it.

Could I claim... Er Yes. why didnt I claim? Well I put it down to my own stupidity of falling over a path I have walked down thousands of times.

Why should other people take responsibility for something I did?

[anonymous-user]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Love these threads that don't go they way the OP hopes.

I think its a wind up. I don't know anyone who would post such self serving crap using their own daughter as a prop to gain two grand. Unbelievable.

[The Rookie]

Flumpo said:

SydneyBridge said:

The hearing will be a fairly short informal hearing, the Judge will just check that the damages are fair and that recovery is as the medical evidence states.

You can ask for some money to be paid out of the damages for a holiday or computer or similar now, but its up the judge and school fees would certainly not be approved

Hi, I’m surprised at that. As why does a judge get to decide what happens to the compensation?

The compensation is surely for anything the parental guardians see fit? If the parents are currently undergong a temporary money problem, then surely a couple of grand to pay for school fees is perfectly reasonable.

Who would you suggest, a parent who effectively wants to fill a hole in their own finances to no direct benefit of the child or a dispassionate judge who will look at the facts of the case and do what they consider best for the minor.

If its a temporary money problem, they can take out a loan and repay it.......

[robinessex]

A few years ago, my daughter gave a neighbour’s car a slight bump, at about 3mph. She was inundated with accident claims companies. She told them to ps off. It now seems that she should’ve got some free money!!!!

[Pothole]

Greenmantle said:

he needs the money...she attends private school

I'll just leave that there.

[Sa Calobra]

98elise said:

My car was recently hit by an articulated lorry. Every panel on one side was damaged and the car was written off.

It did not cross my mind to claim compensation as I was not injured. Was your daughter injured? If not then it's insurance fraud.

If you think it's free money then you're an idiot. It comes out of my and every other persons pocket not carrying out insurance fraud.

My old mx5 was rear ended whilst stationary at some speed. I was twisted in the seat looking at the roundabout. The driver said he was looking right and could see it was clear so assumed I had set off.

I put a claim in directly with his insurer. They asked the question so I replied my girlfriend was also in the car but wasn't injured. If I was scamming they'd be two claims no?

One car ruined. Me injured and a weekend away ruined along with five years increased premiums.

For fks sake!

[Flumpo]

The Rookie said:

Flumpo said:

SydneyBridge said:

The hearing will be a fairly short informal hearing, the Judge will just check that the damages are fair and that recovery is as the medical evidence states.

You can ask for some money to be paid out of the damages for a holiday or computer or similar now, but its up the judge and school fees would certainly not be approved

Hi, I’m surprised at that. As why does a judge get to decide what happens to the compensation?

The compensation is surely for anything the parental guardians see fit? If the parents are currently undergong a temporary money problem, then surely a couple of grand to pay for school fees is perfectly reasonable.

Who would you suggest, a parent who effectively wants to fill a hole in their own finances to no direct benefit of the child or a dispassionate judge who will look at the facts of the case and do what they consider best for the minor.

If its a temporary money problem, they can take out a loan and repay it.......

So back to my original question... why is a holiday ok? Surely a loan or even missing a holiday this year is just as applicable. So why is a holiday ok?

I would also imagine a judge (who has undoubtably been privately educated) would possibly be sympathetic. Also as someone else has pointed out, if it is entirely up the the judge, then why are you certain the answer would be no?