Are Deliveroo liable?

[uber soldat]

I was stealth banned by Burnsy years ago [i.e. put on moderated then he just deleted everything I posted so I left ]

Anyway, it's all good now. The new school of mods are way better.

Except that EVH, he's a real dodgy geezer.



(Only mod to ever ban me years ago)

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Glad you find it so funny. But what if it was your granny, or a visually impared person or a child.... Still find it funny?

I find it funny how much reliance you put into rules (make belief statements enforced by constructs of human imagination) versus taking reasonable precautions for your own health, safety and wellbeing.

Traffic lights say cars should stop on red; I'm not enough of a **** to not look both ways still.

 

[Scythe]

What? If a DPD driver hits you do you not go through DPDs insurance?

The key point is the rider is riding (supposedly) illegally in the OP. I don't know about the T&Cs of the liability insurance, but I'd assume there is no cover if the employee is acting unlawfully and there probably is no legislation of liability.

In the case of a DPD van, the DPD van insurance is liable for third party damages under Road Traffic Act 1988. The van insurance would pay out, but then would seek to recover its costs from DPD as the policyholder for breach of contract (I guess). DPD would then sue the employee for damages.

I'm not sure if the bicycle and any insurance liability would fall under Road Traffic Act 1988, as bicycles don't have to have insurance (unsure about for business use).

I'd like to state I'm not a lawyer and this is my personal understanding

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Traffic lights say cars should stop on red; I'm not enough of a **** to not look both ways still.

Hell yeh. Lights are red I still look both ways.