Driven over wet tarmac - who is at fault here?

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=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
An accident but the cone was there, you can even see that your other half drove around the crone over the grass.

Your actions should be: you phone around and get the clients drive cleaned (tarmac will clean off it has no magical qualities), no reason to leave the customer to sort it out as they are the one party who have done nothing wrong.

Then if you want take your receipts and photographs to the council and see if you can get your money back (doubtful but worth a go).
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Can't argue with this, your priority at this point should be keeping your customer happy.

The photos might not hold up in court either, they could be from 2 locations and the tar marks photo cuts off a rather vital part of the road before your girlfriend pulled onto drive.

Also tell her not to be so lazy, if she didn't drive right up to the door to avoid walking 10 yards this wouldn't have happened. :p
 
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Tbh had it been my girlfriend I'd have tried to make her see her error and the benefits to taking it on the chin rather than blindly supporting her.
Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions these days ?!
 
Rimsy said:
Tbh had it been my girlfriend I'd have tried to make her see her error and the benefits to taking it on the chin rather than blindly supporting her.
Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions these days ?!
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Because he wanted some happy bedroom time?

Sensible logic being put forward just ends in the silent treatment.
 
Rimsy said:
Tbh had it been my girlfriend I'd have tried to make her see her error and the benefits to taking it on the chin rather than blindly supporting her.
Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions these days ?!
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Because its not her that's at fault. The council has by all accounts here not made adequate notice.

Imagine walking down the street late at night and you fall down a manhole... That's your fault is it not?
 
Most importantly the client wasn't at fault. You need to do everything to make the client happy again. Tell the client you'll cover the cost but ask them to get at least two quotes for the work.

The signage could and should have been better. However, you can't get away from the fact that the kerb and grass verge has been mounted to avoid the cone. The tracks tell everything there is to know.

You could try recovering the costs from the council, nothing to lose by trying. But I wouldn't take it to court, I can't see a victory here given the circumstances and the photographic evidence clearly showing the kerb / verge was mounted.

Take it on the chin, recover expenses via business insurance, keep the client happy and move on.
 
RaohNS said:
Because its not her that's at fault. The council has by all accounts here not made adequate notice.

Imagine walking down the street late at night and you fall down a manhole... That's your fault is it not?
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Except this was well lit, because it was day time, there was a cone with sign bang in the middle of the entrance to the drive.
 
RaohNS said:
Imagine walking down the street late at night and you fall down a manhole... That's your fault is it not?
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Well, the manhole should not be open and you should not be walking where you cant see. We don't live in such an ideal world where all problems can be fixed and blamed on a single party.
 
Dis86 said:
Except this was well lit, because it was day time, there was a cone with sign bang in the middle of the entrance to the drive.
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But don't forget you were playing Pokemon go trying to catch a jigglypuff

Avenged7Fold said:
Well, the manhole should not be open and you should not be walking where you cant see. We don't live in such an ideal world where all problems can be fixed and blamed on a single party.
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It should have been... But it wasn't... Just like this.

The only thing on inspection and taking another posters comments on board is that she went up part of the kerb to get into the drive way. That however, does not excuse inadequate signage.

Let her raise a complaint, same for the owner and then see what the council do.
 
Yeah one problem is that first picture shows she didnt go up the drop curb but mlunted the curb and went across the grass in order to get past the cone.


That shows the cone was quite an effective blocker and ahe probbaly ahould have checked it
 
Surely if they changed the signs and your gf is half sensible, the evidence is that the original signs were inadequate.
 
Slam62 said:
Surely if they changed the signs and your gf is half sensible, the evidence is that the original signs were inadequate.
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Guessing her word versus them when they put the aigns up.

But it seems odd theyd sign the one and only drive somone drives throuhj then after the report sign all the others.

I ausspect all the signs where there originally
 
RaohNS said:
Because its not her that's at fault. The council has by all accounts here not made adequate notice.

Imagine walking down the street late at night and you fall down a manhole... That's your fault is it not?
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Except in this case it would be your walking along at night notice a fenced off man hole and climb over the fence to fall down it.


As she had to drive over the high curb and grass to get past the "inadequate" signage
 
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