The bin men have hit and damaged my car!!

londonTiger

alleycat` wrote: »

My Old man was a truck driver for many years before retirement, although he didn't work for him he did suggest that Mister S wasn't exactly a decent person to work for and that drivers would get fired for a lot less than bending someones car.

On that basis i'm not surprised it wasn't admitted to.

How comes? HGV drivers aren't exactly a dime a dozen. I imagine this sort of work has very high turnover and people just get tried of it after 5-10 years of doing it.

It's exhasuting work. Because your mind has to be very focused on very mundane stuff. I find that more mentally draining than doing very complex stuff with with high focus.

alleycat`

Don't know the in's and out's of it but as my dad drove HGV's for the best part of 30 years and i'd say it's a fair bet he had a chance to speak to many other drivers over his working life.

There are good and bad companies in every walk of life and the lasting impression he'd picked up of said gentleman and his "company" wasn't very flattering when it came to how they treated their staff.

Joe_Horner

alleycat` wrote: »

There are good and bad companies in every walk of life and the lasting impression he'd picked up of said gentleman and his "company" wasn't very flattering when it came to how they treated their staff.

You just don't get that big in business by being a Really Nice Guy, so can't say it's a surprise. And there are plenty of people out there with HGV, or a willingness to train, to fill any gaps

Bigphil1474

If they damaged your vehicle, speak to the council.

On the issue of parking in that location, the refuse company will have lots of areas where access is difficult and I would presume that they left the note to ask you not to park there so that access is easier for them, not because you are doing anything wrong. Although people may have been parking there for years, it may be that they've had to tighten up procedures due to other incidents. I live on a fairly narrow street, and if there are parked cars on either side the bin wagon used to squeeze down to get the bins. Since a pedestrian was killed by a bin wagon last year, they now don't even try to do that, they just leave the bins altogether and send a smaller vehicle later in the day.

Lum

At the end of the day, they hit a stationery object, so no matter how inconsiderately parked it may (or may not) have been, they are liable.

That said, there's a reason why that space is not a marked parking space, and you've just found out the hard way what that reason is. While cars may be able to get around you no problem, larger vehicles cannot.

The correct response should have been to either park outside, or to refuse the collection and leave a note explaining why.

I mention the first part a) because it gives you a way to avoid this hassle again and b) because someone at the council or bin company is likely going to mention the same thing and try to make you think this is your fault for having parked there, and you'll need to be prepared for this.