Policewoman Sues Man Who Called 999

If i ever get burgled i wouldnt risk calling the police. Ill just chop the buggers up and hide them under the patio with the two jehovas who didnt understand "NO".
 
semi-pro waster said:
If the kerb isn't kept in reasonable condition then that makes it more likely someone will trip over it. Just to point out that it's not always solely your fault if/when you trip over a kerb.

If it goes to court then there is a chance she could win her case, it's always a possibility but I think not a particularly likely one based on the limited information available.
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Yeah I didn't write my post so well :p I wasn't saying it's always your fault - I would half understand it if the kerb was completely cracked and had a point sticking out of it or something, but from the looks of it, it almost looks brand new :eek:
 
A few years ago my brother (10 years old at the time) accidentally broke a woman's leg while playing football at a cub scout camp. The woman was self employed, so lost all her earnings immediately. To try and recover her lost earnings she first tried to sue the scout association, then when that was unsuccessful she was advised to sue my parents for lost earnings. Obviously this didn't go down too well with the local community. She dropped her case and had moved out the town within a few weeks.
 
It'll dig innately be interesting to see how the case turns out. It dies look like they are making unreasonable demands of the garage owner. Mind you she will probably win on some beaurocratic pice of nonsense like a risk assessment being out of date or some pathetic excuse.
I see her lawyers are still sticking to the story of the cruel and negligent owner not protecting their poor client (from herself)
 
Marky said:
Yeah I didn't write my post so well :p I wasn't saying it's always your fault - I would half understand it if the kerb was completely cracked and had a point sticking out of it or something, but from the looks of it, it almost looks brand new :eek:
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Fair enough, I just thought I'd clarify to make sure.

mattyg said:
It gets worse

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rce-prang-panda-car.html?ICO=most_read_module
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It might seem like a silly case to bring but at this point I don't think she has a lot else to lose in terms of making claims. Her career with the police could well be irreperably damaged whether she wins or loses so at this point another claim here or there doesn't make a lot of difference.
 
I deal with this stuff every day but I'll just draw your attention to this:

The Police Federation, the ‘union’ for rank and file members of Britain’s forces, is backing WPC Jones’s action against Mr Jones, claiming the officer wanted to claw back ‘lost earnings’.
But it is understood she has lost only overtime, Bank Holiday pay and night shift allowance because she was kept on a full salary by Norfolk Constabulary while recovering from both the panda car crash and the petrol station fall.

Whether I think she should be claiming or not is irrelevant because no doubt we've got a one sided story from the media however her lost earnings could run into a huge amount that she can't live without so this is normal for a PI Claim.
 
semi-pro waster said:
It might seem like a silly case to bring but at this point I don't think she has a lot else to lose in terms of making claims. Her career with the police could well be irreperably damaged whether she wins or loses so at this point another claim here or there doesn't make a lot of difference.
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And that will be the point where she goes off work with stress due to the fact her colleagues make her feel uncomfortable in work, and she feels she is unable to do her job.
 
Dimple said:
I deal with this stuff every day but I'll just draw your attention to this:

The Police Federation, the ‘union’ for rank and file members of Britain’s forces, is backing WPC Jones’s action against Mr Jones, claiming the officer wanted to claw back ‘lost earnings’.
But it is understood she has lost only overtime, Bank Holiday pay and night shift allowance because she was kept on a full salary by Norfolk Constabulary while recovering from both the panda car crash and the petrol station fall.

Whether I think she should be claiming or not is irrelevant because no doubt we've got a one sided story from the media however her lost earnings could run into a huge amount that she can't live without so this is normal for a PI Claim.
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yeah lost earnings to me is your contracted wage, not overtime and extras you bag, if she cant live off of her standard salary then she needs a lesson in how to budget. over time and bank holiday pay is a bonus and shouldnt be used as a base for budgeting yourself on.

if this is the mentality of the standard bobby god help us. as i was always under the impression you had to have something between your ears (as well as being physically fit) to get in, in the first place.
 
GAC said:
yeah lost earnings to me is your contracted wage, not overtime and extras you bag, if she cant live off of her standard salary then she needs a lesson in how to budget. over time and bank holiday pay is a bonus and shouldnt be used as a base for budgeting yourself on.
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However there are millions who do take their overtime & bonuses into account and if it can be proved that she would get x amount normally then she can claim.
Obviously on the back of the media story she shouldn't be claiming but I don't know the whole story.
 
Dimple said:
However there are millions who do take their overtime & bonuses into account and if it can be proved that she would get x amount normally then she can claim.
Obviously on the back of the media story she shouldn't be claiming but I don't know the whole story.
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if she's lost her contracted hours (salary) due to injury i could understand, but she's claiming for lost overtime and night shift allowance and bank holiday cover. which im guessing only so many people can work. so im not sure how she could claim they are hours she would have gotten unless she was down to do them before falling over a kerb.

still see's over the top claiming for hours your not contracted for, even if you where down to do them there not contracted as such, especially when she's gotten full pay for being off.
 
GAC said:
if she's lost her contracted hours (salary) due to injury i could understand, but she's claiming for lost overtime and night shift allowance and bank holiday cover. which im guessing only so many people can work. so im not sure how she could claim they are hours she would have gotten unless she was down to do them before falling over a kerb.

still see's over the top claiming for hours your not contracted for, even if you where down to do them there not contracted as such, especially when she's gotten full pay for being off.
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I'm not saying she will get it but she can definitely put a claim in for it.
You'll be surprised what is claimed for after an injury (can't go into much detail), for example one person used to have a certain type of holiday with his wife for 30+ years but after an injury they would never be able to have that type of holiday again but would need x amount extra to go on the holidays they now needed which seemed reasonable to me. Also the same person had to have many alterations done in the house so they could go about their normal day.
Working in Claims I now see it from both sides when it looks justified.
 
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