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Can I please pick the collective brains in the room?
We were riding the 7Stanes last week and having a great time getting my youngest really hooked.
We arrived at Glentrool and took the bikes off the campervan, as we were prepping the bikes ready to head off the old giffers in the coachbuilt parked next to us came back and chatted and looked at the bikes.
I set off around the car park just to check the eldest son's bike was all in order when I heard a shout and the old giffer had driven over my youngest's bike.
Wheel, frame, chainset all totalled - put something of a dampener on the week to say the least.
Called our home insurance but they said no go, have the driver's details - anyone know it I can claim on his insurance?
Fortunately I have enough bits in the garage to get him back on the road, but annoyed at the carelessness of the driver. Am going to drop him a line and explain the cost of the new bits I need and see if he will pay for them, but if not, is his insurance valid for a bike on private land owned by the FC?
Any help appreciated.
He said he could not see the bike from the cab, despite having to climb over it to get to his van.
As Mrs Cat said at the time, "Good job it was only a bike!"
I think it'll be difficult to prove blame if he denies doing anything wrong
Claim on the driver's insurance. That's what it's there for.
His fault, his liability, get him to pay. Who cares if his insurance is valid for it or not.
However putting the bike where he could drive over it was fairly daft
So to hear that the bike got damaged,
I say try and get money from the driver,
[b]BUT[/b]
Got to ask yourself where was the bike? left on the ground hard to see from the campervan when you son just popped to the car to get gloves/glasses/bottle/backpack OR proped up agaist you campervan and the other driver clipped it and then ran over it?
If first more your fault than there's if 2nd, get the moeny off them
However putting the bike where he could drive over it was fairly daft
That, unfortunately, is the only fly in the ointment.
Youngest son had laid the bike on the ground between & in front of the two vans, but it was there all the time, they had to walk around the bike to get into their own van.
Think I will ask for a contribution first and then go insurance if he refuses. Thanks all.
proped up agaist you campervan
NEVER - a bikes cheaper than a respray!! 😆
I won the Hugh Jarse trophy for a similar thing yesturday.
Pulled in to the car park at the beach next to a VW Sharon .
Kept it reasonably tight as it was already busy as a sunny , windy Sat brings everybody to the beach.
Guy had started to unload his stuff and laid it on the ground next to his car.
Black windsurfing boom and mastfoot / extension .
I drove over them as i swung into the space. What an idiot. Lots of shouting.
Reversed out, and checked for any visable signs of damage . None there guy admitted leaving things on the ground in the next space was a bit daft . I offered to go straight to windsurfing shop and buy new kit if any of it failed that day . As it was really windy any weakness would have showed up there and then.
The combination of me being excited , him leaving a black boom on the floor next to his car , and the high squared off corner of the Sharon meant i simply didnt see the stuff . And lets not start with it could have been a kid in a pushchair , as , to my knowledge they are way more than 3" off the ground and not in camo black.
OP .- If the car park has full public access then it is irrelevant that its owned by the FC. Ask for a sensible amount of cash , and keep it around what you can get from acashpoint and probably below his insurance excess. (£200).
You dont say how old he is , but reasonable kids bikes can be found for less than this on the classifieds.
TBH, I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. I do see a lot ofbike related stuff strewn around in carparks whilst people are unpacking/packing.
Joe is 13, no probs in rebuilding it around the oldest son's cast off frame. That is this afternoon's job, think I may well upgrade a few things for him at the same time.
I guess I was too relaxed as all the Stanes were practically deserted so became a little blase (yes CFH no accent as I cannot find one on the netbook!!) especially as the chap driving it had been speaking to us before driving over it.
As a windsurfer I am usually scrupulous in watching for kit in car parks after reversing my old beetle over a mates Hi Fly back in the early 80s - was more concerned about the board damaging the car TBH.
STM - how high is a baby when it's laying down? 6" at the most - you reckless car park hooligan. It will end in tears! 😉