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Sheffield cancelled half-marathon. No Refunds

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  • ljonski
    ljonski Posts: 3,337 Forumite
    Water direct were the company involved!
    http://www.eventindustrynews.co.uk/2014/04/07/sheffield-half-marathon-statement-water-direct/
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  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,685 Forumite
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    Bantex wrote: »
    Not sure what sort of insurance would cover a situation like this. Would depend on why the water did not turn up.

    As the previous poster they should have had suitable insurance.

    Whos fault is that the race was cancelled?

    it sure as hell wasnt the competitors
  • societys_child
    societys_child Posts: 7,110 Forumite
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    The organisers didn't cancel, it wuz helf 'n' safety (and probably the police) wot done it - sue them.
  • Takeaway_Addict
    Takeaway_Addict Posts: 6,538 Forumite
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    vuvuzela wrote: »
    In that case, they should have had suitable insurance.
    because the company would care why?
    Don't trust a forum for advice. Get proper paid advice. Any advice given should always be checked
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,685 Forumite
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    societys_child wrote: »
    The organisers didn't cancel, it wuz helf 'n' safety (and probably the police) wot done it - sue them.

    course they did because they cocked up
  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    Still doubt you could insure for this type of occurence.
  • cookie365
    cookie365 Posts: 1,809 Forumite
    I'm not sure who's the stupidest:
    • the organisers, for not having an effective backup plan for a showstopper scenario like this
    • the water suppliers, whose name will undoubtedly leak out (sorry!) whose inability to deliver on their contracts is now national news
    • the runners who decided it was nevertheless a good idea to run for 20k with no expectation of having any water available
  • halibut2209
    halibut2209 Posts: 4,250 Forumite
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    societys_child wrote: »
    The organisers didn't cancel, it wuz helf 'n' safety (and probably the police) wot done it - sue them.

    Doesn't matter. The competitor's contract is with the organiser. The organiser needs to refund, then seek redress from whomever they deem responsible.
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  • halibut2209
    halibut2209 Posts: 4,250 Forumite
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    Bantex wrote: »
    Still doubt you could insure for this type of occurence.

    Who cares? That would be a B2B situation. This is about the competitors.
    One important thing to remember is that when you get to the end of this sentence, you'll realise it's just my sig.
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
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    cookie365 wrote: »
    • the water suppliers, whose name will undoubtedly leak out (sorry!) whose inability to deliver on their contracts is now national news
    Do we actually know that there was a contract in place?

    In the link supplied earlier, all it says is that they were asked to quote.
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