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Nismo

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 20:23

like everyone else said shit happens , the council will just say not there problem and you should have avoided it,


dannycorsa c

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 20:19

as mav says its an act of god. shit happens dude. if it was your wheely bin and some1 elses car you wouldnt wanna pay for the damage would you


mav

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 19:45

you could try but to be honest don't think you will get anywhere..

my missus said (used to work in car insurance) you would be very hard pushed to get anywhere....act of god she says..


jamesvalver

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 19:35

IMO i dont fink u would get very far with a claim but like ally sed, puttin a bin on a junction is a stupid place. if u were 2 try n claim it would b best claimin against the council that empty the bins. its gotta b in the nature of a bin-man that they gotta leave em in stupid places. round here they leave em obstructin ya drive wen trhey supposed 2put them on the grass


mooney

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 17:55

how fast was the wheelie bin going?


Ditch

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 16:11

:! harsh


Ally

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:51

See who it belongs to and check with the council, the only way you can claim is if the owner of the bin is supposed to have it in a specific place.

IMO ... what a daft place to put a bin, right on the corner of a road :lol:


DarrenGSi

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:48

scene:

i was driving from right on the picture, turning left up to where the camera is situated, wheelie bin got blown from where it is now(as you can see the blown sand marks around its base where it was sitting) in the direction towards the sign below the window across the road.

Large dent:


Small dent:


Rear arch:


myke

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:47

the council own all wheelie bins that are issued to houses don't they?
call CAB if you think you can persue it.


City

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:45

wtf you cant claim on that


CCA

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:37

Im not sure about what to do if it belongs to the council, i know that people around here have claimed for damage to their cars from drain covers etc cracking their alloys.

If the bin had belonged to a business then it is their responsibility to make sure that it is not causing an obstruction and that is does not cause damage.

If i were you call up your local council office and talk to them about it.


DarrenGSi

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:35

i was thinking as much, i dont want anyone to pay out there pocket cos it isnt there fault and im not claiming on insurance cos of no claims bonus, but cant homeowners claim on building insurance or somethin?

CCA - belongs to council.

just getting pics up.


Ant

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:35

You wont be able to claim of anybody for that as nobody has been negligent its what was known as 'an act of god' prob not called that anymore as its not PC


Steve

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:32

it will be classed as an act of god, same as if a tile blew off a roof onto your car


CCA

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:32

Do you know if the wheelie bin belonged to a company or the council?


freeman(sting)

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:31

that dude called (nature) is pretty rich id sue him (worth millions);)


LeeM

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:30

uninsured driver of the wheelie bin?


myke

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:30

wtf. the wind blew it out. how are you going to blame anybody else for that?

i know it's annoying because it's not your own doing. same situation if you ran over an animal though. who do you blame then?


Tom

posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:27

I'd say you'd be hard pushed to get anyone else to pay for that.


DarrenGSi

Icon depicting mood of post posted on 11th Nov 05 at 15:26

incident:
turning off a main road my car was hit by an empty wheelie bin that the wind had blown about 3 metres onto the road.

Damage:
it has made a large dent on the passenger door with lots of scratches, a small dent just behind the door on the rear quater panel with little scratches and scratched right along the rear arch where in small areas you can see the black plastic.

I have got 3 eye witnesses, 2 in the car behind me and 1 pedestrian, i have contact details for them.

I tried the door of the house the wheelie bin belonged to but no answer.

will get pics of my car up in a moment.

any advice on what i can do as obviously i dont want to pay for it myself as it was unavoidable and completely not my fault.
Whos fault is it though?
Homeowners? Council? or no-ones and i just have to say oh well and get it booked in to a garage out of my own pocket?

any advice appreciated.
Darren:boggle: