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Costs incurred due to vehicle parked in suspended bay
Gettingtherequickly
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in Motoring
Hi
Not sure where I should post this, but hopefully someone can point me in the correct direction.
I work for a construction company which needed a crane in place at a site, crane company applied for the road closure & bay suspension licences & were charged to us ultimately.
Day of the operation, there is a vehicle parked in one of the bays. Council were phoned immediately as all of our subcontractor vehicles were on site. Unfortunately, as it took 5 hours for the council to come & remove the vehicle, we have been stung for 10 hours waiting time (2 lorries x 5 hours).
I complained to the council who have offered, as a goodwill gesture, to refund 50% of the bay suspension costs. While I appreciate that they have costs involved in removing the vehicle (ironically the owner had his PCN cancelled as he was on holidays when the suspension notices were posted!), this amounts to less than 20% of the waiting time cost we have been charged, and this doesn't include the cost of having our staff on site for the period. Our client, quite rightly, is refusing to contribute to the cost.
Are there ways of claiming our costs? Had the bays been cleared, the road would have been opened again a lot earlier, which as there is a school close by, could only have been in their best interest.
TIA
Not sure where I should post this, but hopefully someone can point me in the correct direction.
I work for a construction company which needed a crane in place at a site, crane company applied for the road closure & bay suspension licences & were charged to us ultimately.
Day of the operation, there is a vehicle parked in one of the bays. Council were phoned immediately as all of our subcontractor vehicles were on site. Unfortunately, as it took 5 hours for the council to come & remove the vehicle, we have been stung for 10 hours waiting time (2 lorries x 5 hours).
I complained to the council who have offered, as a goodwill gesture, to refund 50% of the bay suspension costs. While I appreciate that they have costs involved in removing the vehicle (ironically the owner had his PCN cancelled as he was on holidays when the suspension notices were posted!), this amounts to less than 20% of the waiting time cost we have been charged, and this doesn't include the cost of having our staff on site for the period. Our client, quite rightly, is refusing to contribute to the cost.
Are there ways of claiming our costs? Had the bays been cleared, the road would have been opened again a lot earlier, which as there is a school close by, could only have been in their best interest.
TIA
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What do the Ts & Cs you signed with the council for the suspension say?0
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So your contract is with them. What do the Ts & Cs of your contract with them say?Gettingtherequickly wrote: »The suspension was arranged by the crane company.0 -
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I'd say it's unlikely that you'd be compensated for this, it's part of the costs and should be factored in.0
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You would also need to prove that you had made all reasonable steps to mitigate the losses.0
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You had a big crane, why didn't you just use it to pick the car up and move it out of the way?0
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