Train ticket machines...

[John-JCs]

I was recently injured while buying tickets from a machine at the station.

The recepticle flap had a sharp metal edge and I cut my hand so badly I had to go to hospital and have it stitched up.

 

- Before going to hospital I filed an accident report form so it was noted at the station.

- I also informed the hospital how the injury was obtained.

- I decided to take it further as the injury meant I had to take a week off work while it healed up (mostly, before leaving a huge scar)

- I won hands down and got £1500 compensation due to faulty equipment causing injury, alarm or distress.

 

Sui juris

Ignorantia legis neminem excusat

[RPI]

ambulance chasers r us!

[honeybee13]

It does sound like a lot of money for taking a week off work, but maybe you're highly paid. Did they tell you how they worked out the £1500 please? Are you a lawyer by any chance?

 

My best, HB

[Gick]

Dear honeybee13,

 

according to his several other posts, that would appear to be so.

 

Regards

[Grotesque]

I was recently injured while buying tickets from a machine at the station.

The recepticle flap had a sharp metal edge and I cut my hand so badly I had to go to hospital and have it stitched up.

 

- Before going to hospital I filed an accident report form so it was noted at the station.

- I also informed the hospital how the injury was obtained.

- I decided to take it further as the injury meant I had to take a week off work while it healed up (mostly, before leaving a huge scar)

- I won hands down and got £1500 compensation due to faulty equipment causing injury, alarm or distress.

 

Sui juris

Ignorantia legis neminem excusat

 

Has it irrepairably damaged your reproductive organs? You could have got an extra £50 for that.

[John-JCs]

If an unkown person came to your door asking for money with no ID or reason, would you just hand it over?

If not, then why do we just believe what we're told about the law and legislation?

Seems a bit backwards to me.

 

I'm not in the legal profession and believe the law society, who create our laws, should be disbanded.

I'm just an autodidact with a thirst for knowledge that other people seem to just accept blindly.

Guess I'm lucky not to have been beaten with the stupid stick like some commenters on this wonderful forum! It's almost 4chan like -_-

 

Blind faith is expensive. Education is free.

[SRPO]

The law society make our laws? when did that change?

[Ganymede]

If an unkown person came to your door asking for money with no ID or reason, would you just hand it over?

If not, then why do we just believe what we're told about the law and legislation?

Seems a bit backwards to me.

 

I'm not in the legal profession and believe the law society, who create our laws, should be disbanded.

I'm just an autodidact with a thirst for knowledge that other people seem to just accept blindly.

Guess I'm lucky not to have been beaten with the stupid stick like some commenters on this wonderful forum! It's almost 4chan like -_-

 

Blind faith is expensive. Education is free.

 

 

I think what you meant to say is that Parliament makes laws and the Law Society/SRA regulate the legal profession...