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Rental van damage, prep for legal action?

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  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 18,613 Forumite
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    HHarry said:
    I think the ‘may’ just covers scenarios where you’ve been negligent.  Smash into a well signed 3m bridge when you’re in a well labelled 4m van is probably not covered.
    They were negligent, just as every fault accident is the result of negligence. Some hire companies have a carve out for reckless behaviour, which goes further than basic negligence, like driving a high top Luton 3.3m into a tunnel clearly marked as 2.2m max height. 
  • HHarry
    HHarry Posts: 1,045 Forumite
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    HHarry said:
    I think the ‘may’ just covers scenarios where you’ve been negligent.  Smash into a well signed 3m bridge when you’re in a well labelled 4m van is probably not covered.
    They were negligent, just as every fault accident is the result of negligence. Some hire companies have a carve out for reckless behaviour, which goes further than basic negligence, like driving a high top Luton 3.3m into a tunnel clearly marked as 2.2m max height. 
    Ok, so, pedantry aside, there was nothing wrong with the example I gave.
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