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Liability for gritting pavements

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midagetrolop | 16:55 Fri 17th Dec 2010 | Law
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I called at the local CO-OP and Lidl today and the car parks and walkways to get in the shops were solid ice, like skating rinks and actually I saw a car slide into the back of another trying to get out!! When I asked in the Co-op about making it safe for customers I was told they couldn't grit because if anyone fell they would be liable - is this rubbish? Are the council liable because they grit the roads and pavements, and Tesco certainly have gritted theirs - so what is going on? As far as I am concerned they don't deserve custom if they cannot make it safe! Or is it just a ploy not to do it!!
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ahhh that;'s the benefit of working ina seaside town, the sand is free and blows at will all the way down the main street so noone can sue anyone lol
You can't be held liable simply for gritting! Whose property is the car park?

If the car park is their property they have a duty of care, so I suggest they should grit their car park. But they can only be expected to do what is reasonable.
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Thanks Factor30 for a sensible reply.
my reply was both factual and anecdotal with a slight leaning towards sensible,

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