Accident debris clearance bill

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zaax wrote: »

But if the injuries are life changing they may be liable for damages

Even if the injuries are really minor they will be liable for damages but that is a separate matter to councils/ ambulances/ fire fighters etc billing for their time in dealing with RTAs

vaio

yep, but as in the case I linked to above, if there is no negligence on the part of the driver then there is no liability and that applies to the insurer as well.

NHS have a statutory right of recovery which is strict and so over-rides the negligence requirement in tort.

I can't see anything in the highways act s 41 & 130 that gives the council the same rights

arcon5

Ozzuk wrote: »

To the people saying we pay taxes for this...so what if you take out someone's garden wall - you expect them to pay? Pass bill onto insurers, or if you didn't declare it then pay it. Simples.

Hardly a comparable situation. For starters tax payers don't pay in to a pot to repair walls on private land!! Yet we all pay in to a pot for highway maintenance, healthcare, emergency services etc