Can i claim??

[county]

When driving into work this morning there was black ice in the carpark and have skidded and it a post which has seriously damaged my car. Can i claim of the company as they had not gritted the car park?

[steve2010]

no you cant

[Panic Button]

Perhaps the company should ban you from the car park for the safety of others

[woodchopper]

It was your own fault.

[county]

Thanks people......I have taken legal advice and i can claim as it is the companies responsibilty to grit the carpark, and i have several witnesses.

So really you don't know that much on here do you!!!

[Panic Button]

I used to work for a car park company. You have no chance.

[chadad]

YES, You can claim, but it doesn't mean you will succeed

[Panic Button]

Perhaps they should claim if you damaged their post.

[oldhamfan]

Good luck in your hunt for a new job, you will need it to pay for the solicitor and your car repair when you lose.

[woodchopper]

I wish you luck in your claim - even though it was your own utter stupidity that caused it.

[Gef]

Well that's him told then. Good old answerbank.

[almcd007]

It was bloody cold everywhere this morning and if I was driving to work I would expect ice and black ice in such conditions. I'm sure this is the route the insurers will go down - it was cold - what did you expect ? It's ridiculous to assume there is no ice when its been damp and cold.

Why is it your employers responsibilty to grit the carpark ? Is it in their deeds ? Or a condition of their Public liability insurance ?

Either way - I wouldn't expect too much. If you are fully comp and your NCD is protected - it will be necessary to have to claim on your own insurance.

[BillyNoMates]

You clearly recognised that the car park had not been gritted/treated and that there were icy conditions.

Therefore, you surely should have driven accordingly.

You did not, so your fault.

No doubt you will put in a claim and try and add something to it. That's why sensible drivers pay a premium on their insurance for - fools like you.

As I have stated, you recognised that the car park had not been treated, you recognised that it was icy and yet you basically drove into a post.

I rest my case.

How some people come to obtain a driving licence is beyond me.

[Beechy101]

You wont be able to claim you muppett. The weather is an act of God, which isnt covered under car insurance.

[chevrolet1.8]

isn't it the responsibility of the firm to display a notice with words to the effect that they accept no responsibility for damage to vehicles howsoever caused? in my old office a faulty window fell out onto a parked car in the carpark and the owner claimed off of the firms insurance. the company tried to say that there was a disclaimer notice posted in the carpark but it was posted in the rear carpark and not the front and they had to pay up.