Warning- Towing Cars out of Ditches

[Dogstar]

I have pulled two vehicles out of hedges/ditches during this cold spell as I have a Fourtrak and towrope. However, when I told a friend of my exploits he said that our neighbour towed someone out with his tractor and a few days later got a letter from the towee's insurance company saying he had damaged the car with his tractor! My friend knew of a second incidence of this happening too!! It won't stop me, but I will definitely give a disclaimer first next time!

 

[MrsMozart]

Yikes!

The world has become a sad place

 

[No1_in_particular]

what a really dirty thing to do to someone who helped him out!!
some people are so disappointing!

 

[RuthnMeg]

Some people! I'd just be grateful for getting my car plucked out, but thanks for the warning!

 

[lilym]

Such a ridiculous world we live in now....what a sad state of affairs, no wonder people just walk on by and don't get involved.

 

[guisbrogal]

Very sad of them to be that petty. My hubby has always advised me that if I stop to pull someone out that I give THEM the rope to attach to their car as that makes them responsible for any damage.

 

[thelwell]

it wont be so much of the person who owns the car but more of a fault of the insurance company there trying to get out of paying next best step pin it on the person that helped

 

[MrsMozart]

Out of interest, I wonder if the towing car's insurance company would be happy about it, or if it's one of 'many' exclusions...

 

[Dogstar]

Gosh that's a good point! I think my vehicle is with the NFU., so I would hope they would be OK about towing things; after all that's what 4x4s do!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

That is why good will disappears........everyone is too worried they will be sued.

Actually on a 2nd note I bet if you damage yours while towing them out, no bugger will want to pay...........

 

[thelwell]

its so true why good will is so little een now. i wont think twice about helping allready helped a few

 

[eggs]

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I have pulled two vehicles out of hedges/ditches during this cold spell as I have a Fourtrak and towrope. However, when I told a friend of my exploits he said that our neighbour towed someone out with his tractor and a few days later got a letter from the towee's insurance company saying he had damaged the car with his tractor! My friend knew of a second incidence of this happening too!! It won't stop me, but I will definitely give a disclaimer first next time!

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Same thing happend to a friend of mine when he used his tractor to tow a horsebox that was stuck in mud - despite the horsebox driver having been told not to drive into that particular part of the field ...

 

[Donkeymad]

Send the car owner a bill for the towing out service

I would also ask them to prove YOU did the damage and that it was not actually caused by going into the ditch in the first place.

 

[Pedantic]

Country full of shitss

 

[V1NN]

thats shocking!