Son damaged neighbours car. Advice please

patchwork_cat

I can see the point in some posters concern at the insurance aspect and yes compensation culture does worry me - although that did not start in the UK!

A couple of things worry me though the child of the OP was playing at a friends house - it strikes me the other parent was not supervising enough, particularly considering there were bricks around.


I do feel though that the kids should have been supervised better by the friend.
Bunty I just knew what chuckles' response to the education would be! - you did leave yourself open to that one from mr Pedantic!

bunty109

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Bunty I just knew what chuckles' response to the education would be! - you did leave yourself open to that one from mr Pedantic!

I could claim a defence that I was tired!! LOL My youngest has been ill and keeping everyone awake. Good job the old NHS and my state educated GP can supply me with antibiotics for him free of charge (although I sense chuckles feels it's him personally paying for them)

Truthfully though, I've got private medical insurance and I still thank my lucky stars for the NHS. Having had to claim when I went to the USA and found myself charged $300 to be told my child had slapped cheek and get some antibiotics (and wait several hours to see an MD), I can appreciate being able to go to my GP or local hospital and get treatment fairly pronto for free . No way would I want the US system of healthcare where people can't afford to get ill as they can't afford insurance!


Anyway, I digress.....

As for the throwing bricks thing....maybe they could have been better supervised, but the thing about children is you could give them a field of lush green grass with one stone or brick on it, and Murphy's law says they'll find it and do something they shouldn't with it (inquisitiveness has a habit of taking over). They shouldn't have thrown the bricks, but having done so and seen the consequences, I am sure that they have well and truly learned their lesson (as perhaps the other boy's mum with supervision).

Thankfully no-one was hurt and they hit a car. When all is said and done it wasn't a person they hurt and it was a silly, silly accident. By the sounds of it, whoever owns the car isn't causing as much of a song and dance about it as some people here are!!

bobmacuk

I personnally have been on recieving end of something similar ( neighbours son hit a stone with tennis racket as boys do, i did when i was that age. What goes up comers down through conseravtory roof), ( car side window put through by cricket ball). I got the lads parents to pay my excess job done. If they arent happy with that thats there problems as the children in question arent at that age of responsability.