Courtesy car caught fire

tom.woolf

Hi,

I have recently taken my car into a garage for repair and they offered me a courtesy car while it was being done. It was a very old, knackered car on which the locks didnt work.

I left the car overnight in a private, locked car park at my work and when I came back in the morning the car was a burnt out shell. Unfortunately there is no CCTV footage to see whether it caught fire due to an electrical malfunction or arson. It has been reported to the police who are looking into it, but dont think they are likely to come back with anything.

Who is liable for the damage to the car?

Thanks

Tilt

Not sure it's a question of liability as you don't know what happened. Was the car covered by your or the garage's insurance?

zappahey

I'm always amazed at how many first time posters have improbable disasters.

HappyMJ

You are technically responsible but you'll have an insurance policy you can claim against. You won't drive a car without insurance.

Spicy_McHaggis

tom.woolf wrote: »

Hi,

I have recently taken my car into a garage for repair and they offered me a courtesy car while it was being done. It was a very old, knackered car on which the locks didnt work.

I left the car overnight in a private, locked car park at my work and when I came back in the morning the car was a burnt out shell. Unfortunately there is no CCTV footage to see whether it caught fire due to an electrical malfunction or arson. It has been reported to the police who are looking into it, but dont think they are likely to come back with anything.

Who is liable for the damage to the car?

Thanks

What did the fire service say about it?

If there is evidence of arson the police will record it as such. If it's electrical they won't. That will have been stated by the fire service on the night so you will know. The clue for you is do you have a crime number?

zappahey wrote: »

I'm always amazed at how many first time posters have improbable disasters.

Wouldn't your first port of call be to join a forum then?

hewhoisnotintheknow

what are the details of the car? age, pre fire conidition

if its a banger i'd imagine the garage wouldnt want the hassle of a claim on their insurance, and if it is your responsiblity you'd probably be better off bunging them some money as they will probably buy another mot failure and fix it up

However the above advice could be clouded by things such as disposal, repair the the tarmac where the fire was etc