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Should I ask for compensation for child's injuries?.

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  • Metranil_Vavin
    Metranil_Vavin Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    I'd want at least £20,000....
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  • jamespir
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    ok am i reading this right you want to sue because your child fell of a bike :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    when i was younger i managed to put my bike into a bench going down hill
    i went flying and so did my bike . i got up and tried again


    you cant blame anyone for this incedent its part of life
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  • hcb42
    hcb42 Posts: 5,962 Forumite
    jamespir wrote: »
    you cant blame anyone for this incedent its part of life

    Hmm, topical!
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    When I was 11 I could dismantle, service and reassemble a bike. Adjusting seat and handlebar height (and making sure they were all secure) was (and still is) a piece of p***. But then there was no such thing as Xbox or TV in your bedroom when I was 11. :rotfl:
  • squeaky
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    At that age we used to go round to all the places locally where people tended to fly-tip and collect all the parts necessary to build bikes. Then if something broke we'd just scrounge around for replacements.

    For some strange reason, the hardest part to find was a seat!

    We also used to ride them in a nearby pasture field to learn how well to ride them and how they handled before ever taking them onto the road. Mostly because falling off, (or a wheel falling off) didn't hurt so much! :)
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  • arcon5
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    Gotta say, this thread brings out alot of memories of childhood.

    I bet every single person here not only fell of their bike but fell out of a tree, got injured during a conker fight, crashed whilst on a sledge with just a small gap at the bottom and barbed wire both sides :O

    Oh I miss those days!!
  • anmarj
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    I got taken to hospital every week because I kept falling off bikes, kitchen worktops etc, at some point social services were called out because they thought my family were causing it!:)
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    soolin wrote: »
    I suspect this is a wind up


    What - A clockwork bike ?
  • forgotmyname
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    Did you or the child carry out the safety checks outlined in the instructions before riding the bike?

    Thought not. :doh::doh::doh:
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  • this is my opinion, and I believe the negligence is not that of the shop, but yours for checking everything and then letting the child be on their way.

    would you drive a car away from the showroom without a door, then make a claim to say that you never put your belt on while turning and fell out.

    Now you mention it, lol :rotfl:
    Iva started Dec 2018.
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