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Tool Hire Damage - Refunded Deposit, Now Trying to Claim a Week Later

GianBel · 2021-11-05 10:58:17

Rented 2 * SLA10 Genie lifts to lift a 575kg beam in to place (2.3m high). They have a capacity of 454kg each, so I figured they'd easily handle this. They were collected last week Friday (29/10), I received a refund of my deposit on Monday (01/11), and yesterday (04/11, nearly a week later), I receive a call to say both…

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Ergates Posts: 3,235 Forumite

5 November 2021 at 5:02PM

Any checks done at point of collection would only pick up obvious visible damage anyway. Like a hire car - they'll notice if you've cracked the bumper or kerbed the alloys, but probably not that you burnt out the clutch. Doesn't mean you're not liable (if you did it).

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