Tyre damage in a private car park

Mickey666

Claire_L said:

D_P_Dance said:

- the tyre would definitely have not been punctured had the kerb not been damaged.

How would yo prove that?

Not sure I could hence why this is a long shot. I have bumped kerbs before and never had a problem although I know that's no proof. Just thought it would be worth asking! Wasn't sure if the owners would have a responsibility to ensure there's no damage to kerbs? But I've never experienced anything like this before so just wanted to know if it was even worth trying really. Don't want to waste time if its not worth it. 

You’ve wasted as much time posting here as it would have taken to email the company directly.  I’d say it’s definitely a long shot but what have you got to lose?

wannadancewithsomebody

althought there may be a name on the car park , a parking company , you need to find the name of the person that actually owns the land , land registry , or non domestic rates at town hall , expect the land owner to fob you off stating its down to parking co , and parking co having sign up stating no responsability to customers 

KeithP

You drove into an immovable object. 

As a direct result of that, your vehicle was damaged.

!00% the fault of the driver.

Try harder not to drive into things in future.

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KeithP said:

You drove into an immovable object. 

As a direct result of that, your vehicle was damaged.

!00% the fault of the driver.

Try harder not to drive into things in future.

I have accepted it was my fault I was only after some advice.
My point is, had the "immovable object" not had a sharp edge it wouldn't of caused a puncture. The kerb had clearly been damaged before so who's responsibility is it to fix it?

Umkomaas

The kerb had clearly been damaged before so who's responsibility is it to fix it?

There may be someone who 'owns' the kerb, but if this is private land, they don't necessarily have any 'responsibility' to fix it, nor are they necessarily required to fix it. 

pramsay13

You may or may not be successful with a claim, but it is things like this that mean companies will start blocking access or parking, or start charging so they can raise money to cover silly repairs. 

KeithP

Claire_L said:

KeithP said:

You drove into an immovable object. 

As a direct result of that, your vehicle was damaged.

!00% the fault of the driver.

Try harder not to drive into things in future.

I have accepted it was my fault I was only after some advice.
My point is, had the "immovable object" not had a sharp edge it wouldn't of caused a puncture. The kerb had clearly been damaged before so who's responsibility is it to fix it?

Nobody has a 'responsibility' to fix it.

Kerbs do not have to be fitted in such away that no damage occurs to vehicles driving over them.
There are some very sharp edged kerbs around, particularly in London. Be careful.

In the same way that if there is a glass bottle in the gutter and you drive over it the 'responsibility' for any puncture is the driver's.

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Thanks for the comments, most of which were helpful. I'm fully aware this was a long shot and will most likely not waste time trying. Thanks all and Merry Christmas !

unforeseen

Claire_L said:

KeithP said:

You drove into an immovable object. 

As a direct result of that, your vehicle was damaged.

!00% the fault of the driver.

Try harder not to drive into things in future.

I have accepted it was my fault I was only after some advice.
My point is, had the "immovable object" not had a sharp edge it wouldn't of caused a puncture. The kerb had clearly been damaged before so who's responsibility is it to fix it?

Looking at your photo, it's not damaged, just not installed in alignment

Redx

unforeseen said:

Claire_L said:

KeithP said:

You drove into an immovable object. 

As a direct result of that, your vehicle was damaged.

!00% the fault of the driver.

Try harder not to drive into things in future.

I have accepted it was my fault I was only after some advice.
My point is, had the "immovable object" not had a sharp edge it wouldn't of caused a puncture. The kerb had clearly been damaged before so who's responsibility is it to fix it?

Looking at your photo, it's not damaged, just not installed in alignment

Exactly what I thought

I doubt that anyone has a responsibility to fix it