Slipped in supermarket

mije1983

geri1965 wrote: »

Not true, there doesn't have to be a contemporaneous record of an accident for a claim to succeed.

I would imagine it would be more difficult for the OP to prove liability now though. The said snowflake will have been cleaned away and depending how big the snowflake was/how clear the CCTV is, it may not be seen.

peachyprice

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

Well obviously some kind of compensation would be nice, or some vouchers...

You said yourself, you didn't hurst yourself you don't even have a bruise, what do you expect compensation for?

You can't expect compensation for what might have happened if you'd slipped over 2 weeks ago, surely?

bris

Christ whats it coming to when people can't even take responsibility for their own failings.

pmduk

It's not as if you even tried to prevent injury to another person by reporting it at the time.

lincroft1710

You should have reported your fall to a member of staff at the time it happened. Without any witnesses, you've no proof that the fall did actually happen in the supermarket.

xxxpinkladyxxx

I'm pretty sure that said supermarket has CCTV footage on the exit. And how exactly is it my fault that I fell over? If there was a wet floor and no signage and I slipped on that, it wouldn't be my fault. And hey, if I can get some vouchers then great. We do live in a culture of "where there's blame, there's a claim" and it was completely their fault. Say it happened when I was pregnant or to an elderly person? The consequences could have been a lot worse.

I'm emailing them.

earthstorm

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that said supermarket has CCTV footage on the exit. And how exactly is it my fault that I fell over? If there was a wet floor and no signage and I slipped on that, it wouldn't be my fault. And hey, if I can get some vouchers then great. We do live in a culture of "where there's blame, there's a claim" and it was completely their fault. Say it happened when I was pregnant or to an elderly person? The consequences could have been a lot worse.

I'm emailing them.

But you should of brought it to the attention of a staff member at the time, so they could log the incident and even review the CCTV, as depending on what CCTV system is used the tape/disc from that date/time could have been over ridden.

Morganarla

What you should do here is learn to watch where you are going, and yes even while carrying something. It's called multitasking, something you're surely capable of?

Fosterdog

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that said supermarket has CCTV footage on the exit. And how exactly is it my fault that I fell over? If there was a wet floor and no signage and I slipped on that, it wouldn't be my fault. And hey, if I can get some vouchers then great. We do live in a culture of "where there's blame, there's a claim" and it was completely their fault. Say it happened when I was pregnant or to an elderly person? The consequences could have been a lot worse.

I'm emailing them.

You can't claim for something that could happen. You were no longer pregnant at the time of the fall so the fact you have recently given birth is completely irrelevant and just makes you come across as a drama queen. I'm assuming you are not an elderly person so again irrelevant. If this had actually been your concern you would have repotted it at the time to prevent someone else slipping (which could have been an actual pregnant or elderly person).

lincroft1710

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that said supermarket has CCTV footage on the exit.

Even if they have, it may not have recorded your fall.

Say it happened when I was pregnant or to an elderly person?

It didn't, so irrelevant. Cause of the fall will have been removed so other people not at risk.

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