Property Damage by Vehicle

Participant said:
...is an attitude entirely consistent with someone that ended up driving vans for a living.

Respect for self and others isn't a trait commonly found in the white van man.
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What's wrong with driving vans, do you look down on logistics? Without van and truck drivers you wouldn't have the computer, clothing or food you have.
 
Participant said:
...is an attitude entirely consistent with someone that ended up driving vans for a living.

Respect for self and others isn't a trait commonly found in the white van man.
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Talking **** is a trait commonly found in GD certainly.

Can't say professional drivers are any more likely to be douchebags than usual.
 
wow ive had moles do more to my lawn that that little mark. Your Neighbours should chalk it up to numpties and move on with their life.
 
hornetstinger said:
Grass repairs itself. TVs do not.
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To make good the repair top soil needs adding to bring the land back to the level of the existing garden and then re-seeding. As a dead keen gardener myself that is what I would do. Tyre damage like this where the soil is compressed will take a number of seasons to re-level itself. Why should the householder have to put up with that - answer, they shouldn't.
 
adam cool dude said:
Leaves all over the grass. I had all mine swept up before the end of October. They have been left there to rot. Whilst I agree the shipping company should pay a gardener to sort it they should take a little bit more care of their garden in the first place!
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Different trees lose their leaves at different times. There are a number of species which have only just started to drop in the last week or so. I have been out raking mine up over a period of the last six weeks.
 
hornetstinger said:
What's wrong with driving vans, do you look down on logistics? Without van and truck drivers you wouldn't have the computer, clothing or food you have.
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I believe the reference was aimed at 'attitude' not the actual job.

BTW the lack of horticultural knowledge of some on here is not inspiring.
 
That could be expensive to repair.

Looks like the level of the grass is perfect all the way.

Now there is a massive dip it needs filling, and seeding at the very least, but this will cause it to be different grass that grows. Which could cause issues.

If it was turfed I would personally have the turfers back to remove a section, fill and flatten and returf an area with the matching grass type.

That can cost a lot, plus the annoyance every day of seeing the issue until it heals.


Yea... The neighbor should 100% claim.


Anyone here sayings it's pathetic seriously has no idea about what others value in life.
 
If the neighbor is really bothered, have him report it and give him any details (order details/company name/reg) he requires to report it. Within a day their insurance will ring the company and you won't have to worry about it. The company will likely pay up after a bit of back and forth.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
If the neighbor is really bothered, have him report it and give him any details (order details/company name/reg) he requires to report it. Within a day their insurance will ring the company and you won't have to worry about it. The company will likely pay up after a bit of back and forth.
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I thought the OP said the company had already fobbed off the neighbour
 
dowie said:
I thought the OP said the company had already fobbed off the neighbour
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I assumed that was after the company was contacted directly. If the damage is reported and their insurance contacted, it is not like the company can ignore a pending claim. I would imagine you would handle it the same way as if he had hit your car which was parked; report and wait to be contacted.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
I assumed that was after the company was contacted directly. If the damage is reported and their insurance contacted, it is not like the company can ignore a pending claim. I would imagine you would handle it the same way as if he had hit your car which was parked; report and wait to be contacted.
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Oh you mean the neighbour our report it to his house insurance provider? Wouldn't that potentially affect his premium, I mean either they'll pay out themselves (which would surely affect it) or they'll just do what he could do himself and try to bill the company the van driver worked for.
 
adam cool dude said:
Can you not just cut the turf out and fill the track then stick the turf back on top? I am not a gardener so most likely spouting rubbish.
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That's probably the best way. You could slowly fill the lowered part over time, the grass will keep growing through but would probably take a season

That's probably still a couple of hours work and wont be perfect as its really hard to get the right amount of soil under. You will ghave to fill slightly proud and let it settle
 
dowie said:
Oh you mean the neighbour our report it to his house insurance provider? Wouldn't that potentially affect his premium, I mean either they'll pay out themselves (which would surely affect it) or they'll just do what he could do himself and try to bill the company the van driver worked for.
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Just report it for the sake of reporting it, the fact that the van drove off and company dodged them is usually enough for the companies insurance provider to pay up. You would only report it to your insurance provider so they contact the other company to sort it out through official channels. If for some reason the other company does not pay up and no fault is found, then the neighbor can just say he will pay it himself and not claim it on his own insurance.

Usually if this was a parked car, you would report it to the police, get a reference and then give the reference to your insurance provider. I did a similar thing when a car hit a brick wall and drove off. In the end the culprit was not found, so we paid for the wall to be done rather than claim.

The reason why you report these things is just so it goes through official channels.
 
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