I cant answer that lugg because the goal posts move depending on being able to pay? My sister inlaw years back while just finishing her 3 rd job of the day was waiting at a bus stop for a bus, stood on the pavement. A car mounted the kerb and hit her and sent her 15 foot in the air she broke all her bones in the right hand side of her body from impact also broke her neck and was in hospital for some considerable time. Looked an open and shut case until the car driver claimed she had a epileptic fit? My sister inlaw who couldnt get legal aid because her and my bro was earnig to much lost the case because it was the first epileptic fit the driver had it was classed as an act of god? Tony benn tried to help to no avail, barristers who at first were after rich pickings dropped the case ect ect. Now if she had been someone who never worked or was an illegal immigrant or a prisoner in jail she would not have got threated to take her house of her if she pursued the case. It was costing the insurance company money to fight them. Act of god my arse?
Morning Ralph
This is awful, I do hope that your sister in law had a full recovery. The case its self must have been a difficult one. One does not expect someone stood at a bus stop to get hit with a car and, receive such horrific injuries. Neither does anyone except that someone would have an epileptic fit for the first time whilst driving. I must say I do NOT think that this was an act of god.
Even though this happened a long time ago and, the likelihood of any documents do not exist your sister in law can still make a claim through the government. I will send you details of this privately.
2005 was an horrendous year for me. I had just left my daughters when my mobile started to ring, I'd say I was about 2 miles away. Normally I never answer my phone whilst driving, but saw that it was my daughter ringing me...I answered it.....She was hysterical and, told me my grandson had been knocked over by a car, he was 5 years old. I arrived back at my daughters, she was holding him and crying out for someone to help her....I wont ever forget what I saw and being an ex ambulance driver I froze and could do absolutely nothing to help her or my little grandson. The driver was a female and all I could do was stare at her and wait for the ambulance to arrive. It took a long while for his injuries to heal and, 7 years on he still has a limp.
No claim was ever made, because it was said at the time that the driver was not at fault and, it was my grandson's fault for running into the road having being chased by his eldest brother.
However, the law does state that a child under 6 years old cannot be held to be responsible. There are no records held by the police regarding the incident, but I have found myself a new lawyer who is currently applying to the government for compensation. Any monies that my grandson wins and he will win, will be put into a trust fund till he reaches 21........
