Injured in Tesco's - Advice Please

pulliptears

love_my_2_boys wrote: »

So's your face LOL


:shhh:

And I care what you think why exactly?

Wow, the maturity level is just astounding.

love_my_2_boys

pulliptears wrote: »

Wow, the maturity level is just astounding.

blah blah blah blah, blah blah :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

andyrules

Hmm, I think we've got one of those who like to disrupt threads - now what are they called?

love_my_2_boys

andyrules wrote: »

Hmm, I think we've got one of those who like to disrupt threads - now what are they called?

Get a life and lighten up, this website isn't the Samaratins, if I feel like being a bit silly bacause other people are trying to goad me then I will.
Go and make your sad observations somewhere else :rolleyes:

Firefox1975

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

Judging from your posts on this thread you're going to have to bow down to 99.999% of the forum members (including student phil - where's he gone to?). The comment on attempted manslaughter is pure comedy.

That's just crap.

Just because someone has been a member of this forum a long time does that give them some godly status?

Lol, to recap (and to put it into simple terms):-

I am afraid grandma will probably get nothing out of this. I would like the original poster to come back and tell us of any updates?

And anyone who wants to pipe up and start shouting "where there's a blame there's a claim" get a job and stop watching telly on a weekday afternoon.

hundredk

Willsnarf1983 wrote: »

that may be so but the customer has some due diligance in whether something is safe to use, and unless i missed it I don't see where the staff knew about the broken wheelchair???

Yes, the customer has to have some diligence but should always be in a position to assume a equipment is safe. There is a difference between inconvenience (which is what the OP accepted) and unsafe (which is what the wheelchair ultimately proved to be).

Think you missed the bit where staff knew it was broken..."they" highlighed below refers to Tesco.

tony863 wrote: »

She returned with one that had broken fold down pedals but said not to worry because they had only given her that one temporarily whilst they sorted her out with an electric one.

hundredk

love_my_2_boys wrote: »

If it went to court, do you not think they would be asked if they wer aware of the condition of the chair? of course they would!
I'm not saying it wasn't terrible what happened and that Tesco don't hold some responsibility, but they made an informed choice to still use the chair in full knowledge that it was not completely fit for purpose.

That would be asked of Tesco first and they did know and were therefore negligent. There may be some mitigation because the customer chose to proceed but it is down to Tesco to ensure that their wheelchair is safe and if they think it isn't then don't offer it for use - Tesco failed to do this.

Smits

Surely its your OWN FAULT if you decided to use a broken chair.

hundredk

sarahg1969 wrote: »

You will see that my reply was in response to the suggestion that she had a legal guardian. So in that scenario, it is identical to the case of parent and child.

Pushing an elderly relative in a wheelchair does not make you their guardian, nor did the OP mention this was the case. To be a guardian in this context requires power of attorney which comes from a court order, more specifically:

Personal Welfare LPA
A Personal Welfare LPA allows you to choose someone to make decisions about your healthcare and welfare. This includes decisions to refuse or consent to treatment on your behalf and deciding where you live. These decisions can only be taken on your behalf when the LPA is registered and you lack the capacity to make the decisions yourself.

hundredk

Tozer wrote: »

Absolutely no such thing as attempted manslaughter. Ridiculous.

I agree.

When you kill someone with intent it's murder. If you kill someone by your unintentional actions it is manslughter. Therefore if you "attempt" manslaughter it become murder because there is intent.