Re: PLEASE ADVISE.

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:21:39 +0100, Flop <Flop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Palindr?me wrote:
>
>>
>>> Dennis D Cochrane wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wonder if anyone can help please.
>>>>
>>>> My partner works for a local charity as a support worker ie, she helps
>>>> people with learning difficulties. Although not actually employed as a
>>>> driver she drives the clients back and forth to day centres, doctors
>>>> etc. in
>>>> their car. She made a mistake and directed one client to put petrol
>>>> in a
>>>> diesel driven car. She has been told that she should foot the bill
>>>> for the
>>>> fuel system clean-up and pay the cost of the wasted fuel. She has
>>>> agreed.
>>>>
>>>
>>>> a low wage (less than £7 per hour) and this may well cost her two or
>>>> three
>>>> day's pay. Is she legally liable or is the charity looking for more
>>>> charity
>>>> from its workers?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Certainly the charities that I do something similar for would cover me
>> against that sort of eventuality. It was one thing I specifically asked
>> for in writing before doing so. Would she have paid the excess if hit by
>> an uninsured driver, or if she scratched the car by a driving error? Of
>> course not.
>>
>> I may be incorrect, but I had got the impression that the, "Not admit
>> laibility" was treated as strong guidance only. If the policy covers
>> what happens, the insurance company will honour its obligations -
>> especially if it couldn't have pinned the blame on someone else, anyway...
>>
>
>This is slightly confusing - when you say 'insurance' do you mean Motor
>or General?
>
>If it is Motor, then according to Sat (27-08-2005) Motoring / Daily
>Telegraph, putting the wrong fuel in is generally excluded because it is
>so common.
>
>On the plus side, the DT was quoting ukp 7 000+ starters.
>
>As an interesting aside, the DT advises that if you do put petrol into a
>diesel car - do nothing - dont even get into the car. This would add
>another ukp5 000 to the repair bill.

Complete bollocks.
At the worst it needs draining down and re-priming - even the worst cowboy garage wouldn't charge
that.

diesel in a petrol might be worse OTOH.

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