My son drove into a skip which had been left on a side road without lights. The car was badly damaged, but the skip hire firm denies responsibility, saying the skip had a light on it when they left it. The builders say this is not true. What can we do?
If your son can prove, or the court accepts, that there was no light on the skip he may succeed in recovering some of the cost of repairing the car. His claim will be against the building firm, which failed to make the skip safe for road users when they left the site, but his driving may well be called into question. If your son had called the police they may have taken criminal action against the builders, which would have strengthened your son’s case. I suggest you see a solicitor.