Broke an item while shopping

Mark_Hewitt

love_my_2_boys wrote: »

By law if something is broken accidentaly in a shop they cannot charge you for it but claim from their insurance.

Is that really so? I still see signs in shops saying "breakages must be paid for, etc"

dizzybuff

under the theft act they committed a fraudulant transaction by taking money from the owners card with out their consent.

Yes it is theft you told them you didnt tell a newspaper .

The theft was not against you it was against the credit card company .

However if they can prove that you broke the item , you were not aware therefore did not have guilty knowledge . So it is a civil matter on the shops behalf to reclaim the loss / cost of item .

HTH

love_my_2_boys

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Is that really so? I still see signs in shops saying "breakages must be paid for, etc"

Those kind of signs are not enforceable, if you damage something by accident they can't make you pay for it. However on the other hand if you willfully cause damage then they have the right to be paid for any damage at cost price not retail price.

redpete

someone wrote

That is a nonsense threat. For them to take action for defamation, you would have had to have communicated with others, and not just directly with them.

but you posted

maveli wrote: »

The owner was on BBC complaining about lack of business. Here is what he said, as reported by BBC

so now you've provided sufficient information in a public forum to identify the person that you have admitted you accused of theft (Google "Derry Tower Museum Craft Village" and the first hit is the BBC story which identifies the shop and the owner).

I reckon jamespir was right

youll have the police turn up youll get 6-7 years in prison become somones b itch