Injured biker charged £500 for cones and signs

Fair do's, what's wrong with that, surely his insurers will pay? He was obviously riding like a dick anyway so its his own fault!

Posted: 16/06/2009 at 08:52

stelvis95 wrote (see)

Fair do's, what's wrong with that, surely his insurers will pay?

Nothing unusual at all. 

I think the time taken to send the bill is the only issue.  Crash was in April 2007 and (apparently) the bill has just arrived. 

If I were him I'd be writing to his local councellor and not moaning at the local paper.

Posted: 16/06/2009 at 09:35

seems a bit steep too....he's not buying the fucjng things is he?

Posted: 16/06/2009 at 13:10

Anyone been charged for using the ambluance service?

 I've used it 3 times and once they called out the chopper (didnt get to fly in it though)but they didnt charge for that.

 Though it is now my prefered charity fund.

Posted: 16/06/2009 at 13:33

HG wrote (see)

Anyone been charged for using the ambluance service?

I was last time I used it in 1980 - GL1000 into back of car stopping to making an illegal right turn into a no-entry road and the car had no working rear lights at all!   (I won the court case!)

IIRC the ambulance cost was £15.

Posted: 16/06/2009 at 14:25

How many car drivers have the council charged for signs and cones in the past two years? Perhaps Alex Hall should file a discrimination suit against the council.  12K should sort him with a nice new bike with bit left over for petrol..

Posted: 16/06/2009 at 14:53

Mr Hall has tried to claim on his insurance, which was MEANT to cover him for such an event but his insurer has now said it is their discretion to pay.

The accident happened at 25mph, just after a speed camera. He was riding his bike to take it to be repaired and was riding carefully. To this day he has no memory of the accident and they were never able to prove he was not guilty.

He's tried talking to the local councellors and MPs and is getting nowhere. Hence why he's got the press invovled.

 And if your wondering how I know all this, I'm his girlfriend and have had to deal with the burden of this accident since it happened.

Thank you for your comments though, it is interesting to see what people think.

Posted: 17/06/2009 at 22:16

laura46 wrote (see)

Thank you for your comments though, it is interesting to see what people think.

What was the outcome from his local counselor about the inordinate delay in billing? 

Tried a solicitor?

Posted: 17/06/2009 at 22:28

   I hope he has requested a complete breakdown of all the costs.

    Man hours, vehicle costs, number of signs/cones and their costs.

    That should keep them off his back for a bit.

Posted: 18/06/2009 at 10:30

Sounds reasonable to charge someone who crashed and admitted it was their own fault. Why should a council pay for someone else's accident. The problem with people is that they think someone else is always to blame. Its pathetic!

The guy made a mistake and crashed, someone came and helped him and they want paying for there time and materials they used to help him - where is the issue!

Maybe if they left him at the side of the road and nobody helped him he would realise and be thankfull that the amount he has to pay for the help he received is very fair.

People need to take responsibilty for there own actions, if a car had knocked him off then he has someone to blame, when he crashes due to his own error he needs to suck it up and deal with it.

Posted: 06/07/2010 at 10:19

@laura46 - he admitted he was at fault?

And I find it hard to believe he'd do that much damage (to himself) if he came off at 25 MPH?

Unless he wasn't wearing a helmet, which I find even harder to believe...

Being a 30k miles a year biker, I've been involved in a fair few crashes by now, and I believe I speak with some experience...

Posted: 17/11/2010 at 09:58

this was more than a year ago!

Posted: 17/11/2010 at 18:00