Council invoice to attend accident

Mikeg01

I recently received an invoice for Cheshire East council for 'attending to debris and diesel on carriageway' following a etc I was involved in. I'm aware that I should pass the details onto my insurer but they are trying to charge just over £6k for the attendance. In principal, I cannot fathom how they can charge that amount to clear up some oil and car debris and was just wondering if I should challenge it?

custardy

Mikeg01 wrote: »

I recently received an invoice for Cheshire East council for 'attending to debris and diesel on carriageway' following a etc I was involved in. I'm aware that I should pass the details onto my insurer but they are trying to charge just over £6k for the attendance. In principal, I cannot fathom how they can charge that amount to clear up some oil and car debris and was just wondering if I should challenge it?

IMO pass it to your insurer.
Keep in mind when they are notified and clean up road hazzards they are liable for the safety of that road from that point.
This isnt just dropping a bit of sawdust down.

Aylesbury_Duck

What's your rationale for being sure it didn't cost £6k?

Car_54

Mikeg01 wrote: »

I recently received an invoice for Cheshire East council for 'attending to debris and diesel on carriageway' following a etc I was involved in. I'm aware that I should pass the details onto my insurer but they are trying to charge just over £6k for the attendance. In principal, I cannot fathom how they can charge that amount to clear up some oil and car debris and was just wondering if I should challenge it?

You must not challenge it. Your policy almost certainly says something like this:

"If you receive correspondence or are contacted by a third party relating to an incident, or receive any notice of prosecution, inquest, or fatal accident enquiry, or you are sent a summons or claim form from court or a solicitor’s letter regarding a claim, you must notify us and send the document to us immediately, unanswered – quoting your policy number."

AdrianC

Mikeg01 wrote: »

I recently received an invoice for Cheshire East council for 'attending to debris and diesel on carriageway' following a etc I was involved in. I'm aware that I should pass the details onto my insurer

Correct.

but they are trying to charge just over £6k for the attendance.

Road closure? Infrastructure damage?

In principal, I cannot fathom how they can charge that amount to clear up some oil and car debris and was just wondering if I should challenge it?

Somebody Else's Problem.

wobbley

AdrianC wrote: »

Correct.


Road closure? Infrastructure damage?


Somebody Else's Problem.

Not really, it's things like this that people perceive as "ripping off the insurance company"

But , who do they pass the cost on to? - US !

AdrianC

wobbley wrote: »

Not really, it's things like this that people perceive as "ripping off the insurance company"

And that's why it's the insurer's problem, not the OP's.

I'd be surprised if there weren't standardised or pre-agreed charges for post-RTC clear-up.

amberhen49

From what a friend in the police told me once, diesel is really bad for the road surface. Particularly on motorways, the authorities will take the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and resurface the road, knowing that someone else will be picking up the cost.

sevenhills

Mikeg01 wrote: »

I recently received an invoice for Cheshire East council for 'attending to debris and diesel on carriageway' following a etc I was involved in.

If it involved diesel it must have been a serious accident requireing a response without notice.

photome

wobbley wrote: »

Not really, it's things like this that people perceive as "ripping off the insurance company"

But , who do they pass the cost on to? - US !

What should the cost be?

unforeseen

Diesel has a habit of melting tarmac. They will have had to remove all the contaminated tarmac and re-lay it. I have seen that before on the A5 after a lorry accident.