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Rossgo wrote:A legal question. If a car driver or rider slip on the gravel left by workmen either damaging the vehicle or worse another person. Can the rider/ driver reclaim their money or set up legal proceedings from the council instead of insurance?

I would put it down as incompetence and performance whilst at work for the workmen who resurfaced the road or potentially the same issues with higher up management (health and safety team or environmental team who surely have all the working instructions for not stating that the gravel needs to be swept up after being laid and the area needs to be cleaned up and all health and safety issues need to be addressed before leaving the site.


Does that make sense?


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bb41 wrote:

Rossgo wrote:A legal question. If a car driver or rider slip on the gravel left by workmen either damaging the vehicle or worse another person. Can the rider/ driver reclaim their money or set up legal proceedings from the council instead of insurance?

I would put it down as incompetence and performance whilst at work for the workmen who resurfaced the road or potentially the same issues with higher up management (health and safety team or environmental team who surely have all the working instructions for not stating that the gravel needs to be swept up after being laid and the area needs to be cleaned up and all health and safety issues need to be addressed before leaving the site.


Does that make sense?


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Normally they put a sign up to protect themselves saying "loose chippings" or some such legal loophole .

The only thing I miss living in Wales was the roads... the rest they are more than welcome to keep.

The view from my very isolated house on the edge of the Brecon Beacons were second to none, but still not enough to make me want to live there one day longer

Rossgo wrote:

bb41 wrote:

Rossgo wrote:A legal question. If a car driver or rider slip on the gravel left by workmen either damaging the vehicle or worse another person. Can the rider/ driver reclaim their money or set up legal proceedings from the council instead of insurance?

I would put it down as incompetence and performance whilst at work for the workmen who resurfaced the road or potentially the same issues with higher up management (health and safety team or environmental team who surely have all the working instructions for not stating that the gravel needs to be swept up after being laid and the area needs to be cleaned up and all health and safety issues need to be addressed before leaving the site.


Does that make sense?


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Normally they put a sign up to protect themselves saying "loose chippings" or some such legal loophole .

The only thing I miss living in Wales was the roads... the rest they are more than welcome to keep.

The view from my very isolated house on the edge of the Brecon Beacons were second to none, but still not enough to make me want to live there one day longer

F/_/(king sign. Dont they realise it takes only a small amount of chippings to loose footing even at a walking speed as your foot can slip on a motorcycle

That's interesting why didn't you like Wales? Beautiful country. The roads are fantastic too!!

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Kwacky wrote:Depends on how the gravel got there, how much of it there is, what the purpose of the gravel is, how long it's been there, if there are any warning signs, previous complaints, etc.

bb41 wrote:

Rossgo wrote:

bb41 wrote: Normally they put a sign up to protect themselves saying "loose chippings" or some such legal loophole .

The only thing I miss living in Wales was the roads... the rest they are more than welcome to keep.

The view from my very isolated house on the edge of the Brecon Beacons were second to none, but still not enough to make me want to live there one day longer

F/_/(king sign. Dont they realise it takes only a small amount of chippings to loose footing even at a walking speed as your foot can slip on a motorcycle

That's interesting why didn't you like Wales? Beautiful country. The roads are fantastic too!!

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Roads are awesome and spent many a happy hour in the Owls Nest Cafe (fully recommend if anyone is going through)
It's the attitude towards the non Welsh, a very good agent friend of mine still lives a couple of miles from where I was and he hates it, it's just he has a lot more rescue animals than me so is stuck

I thought it would be just in the north but it's pretty much all over

D41 wrote:I think you'd have to prove negligence on their part.
You're going to say the road isn't in a fit condition...or however you'd phrase it, and they're going to say "That's why we're out there fixing it".
"But you didn't clean up every single pebble??"
"Yup...and the roads are still wet long after the rain stops.." etc.

Frankie wrote:While you are in the area, you should travel north a little to Portmeirion that would be great day out, lovely place.
We did a TS ride out there once soon a long time ago.

bb41 wrote:Rossgo, you are certainly not a horrid person

Rossgo wrote:

Frankie wrote:While you are in the area, you should travel north a little to Portmeirion that would be great day out, lovely place.
We did a TS ride out there once soon a long time ago.

Leaving today buddy. So won't be doing that now. But defo need to come back on the bike. What fantastic roads are around here. But I think it would be a couple day trip as it is a mission to get up that far!!

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kingfixer wrote:All the feckers who think the middle lane is the only lane on the motorway