whats the best way to make a claim for a fall for 12yr old ?

chanz4

Councils do pot holes in batches, should live where I do in rural area trust me pot holes are big but you watch where your going. Op was it in day light?

Also if they went round doing all the potholes, imagine your council tax bills

kennyjosiah

Omg ! ive started something here havent I ~ my message was first put after a very long and upsetting two days and in the cold light of day well to set everyones mind at rest we will not be making a claim on his behalf and I NEVER had any intention of taking any money he may or may not have been entitled to and I would imagine it wouldnt be allowed either as I am sure it would have gone into trust for him by the authorities for when he came of age otherwise there would be lots of children having hahem accidents (and I am his mother not his father) the council have been informed and lets see if anything does get done as there have been several complaints already ! I always thought this was simply a forum for advice, ah well heres to maintenance free streets

grimboyd

kennyjosiah (OP) with respects

If you'd posted that your concern were to protect others of that area then replies would been altered but you kicked off with .. "What's the best way to make a claim.. " not "How can I do something to stop this happening to other children" Money Money Money, I hope your son well and God bless

pauletruth

don't listern to them op. your duty is to your child. you have got him the treatment he needed. you need to sue them. don't think for a moment that those posters that have been having a dig at you would not sue if they were hurt. they are liers.

if you have told the council make sure that you get some potos of the pot hole concerned. and then get alawyer involved. at a rough guess he would get a few thousand. which will go into court funds until he is 18.
i had a tripping accident on a footpath years ago i was on clutches for weeks and i did sue and won. they still did not fix the holes. some councils think its cheaper to pay caims than to do repairs. i have on going probems thanks to that injury.
so as a parent make sure that you do sue them its in your sons intrest to do so. even a few grand will help with uni or whatever he needs in future. hope your son is ok now.

grimboyd

"don't listern to them op. your duty is to your child. you have got him the treatment he needed"

Yes your duty was to your child, so why did he end up in a pothole

The treatment he needed is/was available on the NHS as Im sure you know

So why the .. "whats the best way to make a claim for a fall for 12yr old ?"

paddedjohn

Kids have been falling over and breaking bones since the dawn of time, its only recently that people seem to think someone else should be to blame, does anyone remember the 70's when our playgrounds were the rows and rows of derelict houses awaiting demolition, playing tick on the yard walls or pushing walls over? happy days and if you got hurt you got patched up and went back out to play.
OP im glad hes ok and i hope hes back out playing in no time.

Chrisblue1962

Hi kennyjosiah, If you wish to make a claim against the owners of the car park, presumably your local council, you best get professional legal advice.

However, be prepared for a long episode of medical reports, witness statements and probably a civil court appearance. This is because of false trip claims and believe me, there are lots every year.

You / your son will have to show precisely where he tripped i.e. the exact pothole, that was dangerous and that the car park owners have been negligent.

The average trip claim costs a council £25,000, which does not come from the council's insurers - councils usually only have "disaster insurance" i.e. insurance for major incidents - it comes out of their budget ...which means they have less to do repairs next year.

mikey72

Chrisblue1962 wrote: »

Hi............The average trip claim costs a council £25,000, which does not come from the council's insurers - councils usually only have "disaster insurance" i.e. insurance for major incidents - it comes out of their budget ...which means they have less to do repairs next year.

If it was less for the lunches, and less for the fact finding missions to see which town to twin with from the shortlist of ten or so every summer, I'd be more impressed. If they used the budget to do repairs, there would be no claims next year.

Chrisblue1962

mikey72 wrote: »

If it was less for the lunches, and less for the fact finding missions to see which town to twin with from the shortlist of ten or so every summer, I'd be more impressed. If they used the budget to do repairs, there would be no claims next year.

Actually mikey72, when I said £25,000, this usually breaks down to about £2,500 in compensation to the claimant, the remainder being court costs and legal fees... nothing to do with councillors or council staff "having a jolly"..don't believe all the cliches you read in the papers..

mikey72

Chrisblue1962 wrote: »

Actually mikey72, when I said £25,000, this usually breaks down to about £2,500 in compensation to the claimant, the remainder being court costs and legal fees... nothing to do with councillors or council staff "having a jolly"..don't believe all the cliches you read in the papers..

It would be a lot cheaper just to fill in the potholes then.