uk.people.disability

"Temprance" wrote in message
news:e1q5c3d5nbljv5753vifcgop16tiq2qvmo@ ...
> Last year in September I had my scooter damaged by badly damaged
> pavements. I started a claim for repairs and the Councils Insurers
> are Zurich. Every response was negative from them even with
> photographic evidence. So a few weeks ago my MSP took it up with the
> head of the Council. He got nowhere and h my MSP said it was very
> disapointing as yet again they deny all responsibility. I saw my MSp
> yesterday and he suggested legal proceddings. This type of claim is
> not allowed for legal aid so there is no way i can proceed.
>
> To me it seems like the small fry looses yet again to the big Chiefs.
>
> I'm really annoyed at Zurich. I've lost any hope of compensation they
> have an answer for everything, even pictures of the raised pavement
> above 50 mms. I would like to say what I wish I could do to the
> insurers. But I will never ever use ZURICH as an insurer as it seems
> to me that they are only looking after their own interests and not the
> individual.
>
> temprance


....I can feel the heat from here! :-/

I remember your first comments about the out-of-spec pavements that wrecked
your scooter last year. I'm sorry to learn that the default of closed ramks
and @rse-covering has won again. :-( I understand your predicament and
shake my head with some sense of inevitability.

As for Zurich - they're just 'covering' their shareholders' proverbials.
:-/ They are probably no worse than many others, but I totally understand
your boycot. I just can't see how it was thrown out! If the pavement was
out-of-spec - and that wasn't disputed - then the Council is at fault. But
'money makes money'.

I hope some crip-friendly knight in shining garb comes along - but don't
hold your breath. Your only affordable, reactionary, recourse is to use the
gentlepeople (oximoron?....) of The Press to fling the smelly stuff, maybe.
Whether they would be interested this far down the line is the question.

Your epilogue has saddened my (lack of..) faith in Government-nature!......
:-(

No surprises, but certain dismay,

Best Wishes,

Pete.