Wage Deductions

SueC_2

Mrs_Arcanum wrote: »

Good point. What I was trying to get at is why should he be charged for work that following subsequent damage would be far greater than the "minor" damage he actually did.

I would want a full breakdown of costs and for what proportion & on what basis he is being charged.

Hmmm... I'd assumed the damage he was being charged for was damage to the vehicle. I think we need the OP to be more specific.

ktothema

OP - when you say it wasn't properly marked up, do you mean the forecourt roof height wasn't, and another vans driver has made the same mistake resulting in the forecourt roof being ripped off. Or do you mean something on the truck wasn't marked and another driver had the roof of the truck ripped off in a different accident?

lizzywig

Also if person who ripped roof off in the first place did work for the same company and did have money deducted then why wasn't the work carried out?

stephyh80

Ok sorry i really havn't been too clear, I have got more information from my OH now. My husband swears blind the garage forecourt was incorrectly marked, he has markings in his truck and knows how high his truck is. He wouldnt have attempted to get under if he was too high. He entered the forecourt with slight trepidation as it did appear a little low, and soon as he heard a crack he stopped and backed up. Subsequently another truck, not the same company as my husbands entered on a seperate time occassion and ripped the forecourt roof right off. I definately think he will be asking for a breakdown of the costs which are being billed to him, as if he is being billed for removing the roof then we wont be having it, there was no damage to his vehicle so that cant be billed for. Thank you for all your comments and replies.

ktothema

stephyh80 wrote: »

Ok sorry i really havn't been too clear, I have got more information from my OH now. My husband swears blind the garage forecourt was incorrectly marked, he has markings in his truck and knows how high his truck is. He wouldnt have attempted to get under if he was too high. He entered the forecourt with slight trepidation as it did appear a little low, and soon as he heard a crack he stopped and backed up. Subsequently another truck, not the same company as my husbands entered on a seperate time occassion and ripped the forecourt roof right off. I definately think he will be asking for a breakdown of the costs which are being billed to him, as if he is being billed for removing the roof then we wont be having it, there was no damage to his vehicle so that cant be billed for. Thank you for all your comments and replies.

Does this bring the argument back to whether the accident was caused by your OH's negligence and how they've "proved" this? You definitely need a breakdown of costs. Good luck.

SueC_2

Tricky. If the forecourt was incorrectly marked, then he's in with a hope. So long as he could prove that. But I'm guessing that, what with the whole roof now missing, it's going to be hard to prove what signage was or wasn't there at the time of his scrape.