Cement + car = bad.... need legal advise.

[tim510]

when u sell your car jon, it can come with a bag of cement like another vehicle for sale around here :D

[Mike V]

Years ago my sister got her car nearly totalled in the city by a railway sleeper falling from a crane from about 10 stories up. She got paid out but it took some time and hassle.

However like said above, OH&S would have a field day with this and it would probably result in a huge fine if the story got out, sop I think you should be safe getting your money quickly.

[zzz]

go for a full respray jkn
they will pay for it to be fixed because it would cost less
than court fees jmo

[tim510]

surely someone on this forums, knows how to get concrete and cement out of paint work ?

some wanker must have run into a cement truck sometime?

[South]

Sorry to hear that the car got splashed and chipped.

To everyone else, hahaha... take them to court, contact worksafe, what are we, America or something? How do we not know that the cement didnt hit within the building zone and splatter everywhere, 5 floors is pretty high, Jon is the only one with those exact details. (Drop a water bomb from 5 floors and see how far the splash zone is, then think how large a cement container is... Or do a huge bombeee in your pool, i can cover the entire pool fence with water... Just some examples of 'splashes')

Im sure they have already reported the situation to whom ever they do. They would have to report the 'loss' of the cement etc etc.

They have the photos, im positive they are willing to payout the tiny sum of $1000 to repair the vehicle in question. Dont go in there hot headed otherwise they're going to be mongrels, but im sure you already know that.

SUE SUE SUE! doesnt fix anything... Australian Judges would probably laugh at the case, tell you to go to Judge Judy and try it on with her

[Glenno]

Tim its all right accidents involving cars and cement (or cement trucks) up their resale value so really they did Jon a favour.

[psi999]

Originally posted by South
Sorry to hear that the car got splashed and chipped.

To everyone else, hahaha... take them to court, contact worksafe, what are we, America or something? How do we not know that the cement didnt hit within the building zone and splatter everywhere, 5 floors is pretty high, Jon is the only one with those exact details. (Drop a water bomb from 5 floors and see how far the splash zone is, then think how large a cement container is... Or do a huge bombeee in your pool, i can cover the entire pool fence with water... Just some examples of 'splashes')

Im sure they have already reported the situation to whom ever they do. They would have to report the 'loss' of the cement etc etc.

They have the photos, im positive they are willing to payout the tiny sum of $1000 to repair the vehicle in question. Dont go in there hot headed otherwise they're going to be mongrels, but im sure you already know that.

SUE SUE SUE! doesnt fix anything... Australian Judges would probably laugh at the case, tell you to go to Judge Judy and try it on with her

They were lifting it from the road next to the building site and the chute was at about a 30 deg angle from the bottom so the cement was sprayed out well into the street.....

But yes i hear what you are saying i will approach them calmy and explain to them that it did damage my car.... not like it's a banged up old gemini.... pretty sort of respectiable so i hope that will sway them my way

Thanks all that have replied so far

[Cruisin']

Sorry to be so picky, but it would of been concrete, not cement :D

Basically, what most other people have said is correct. He'd have a digital camera on hand to cover his own arse, so to have evidence incase something on the site went wrong.

If you want it to be fixed quickly and with less hassle you should go back to the site, ask to speak with the foreman/site supervisor
if thats who the guy is who took the photo's. Tell him your car has been damaged and this is how much it'll cost to be fixed. If he's smart he'll say no problem we'll foot the bill.

It could of been a much more serious accident, if it went all over the footpath a member of the public could of been hurt.

If he isn't co-operative contact the company he works for, go higher up. If they still won't play ball, i'm sure Workcover would be very interested in hearing about whats happened, so let them know thats who'll you be talking to next.

Hopefully it won't get to that point as it'll get really complicated, but as I said, if they're smart they'll handle it straight away.

Steve.

[optical]

it would be cheaper and easier for them to just pay up. if anyone of the big ppl WHS etc find out they could put a stopwork on the construction which would cost alot more then 1k per day...

i dont think you will have any issues. do as someone said - talk to their client liason, if that fails see the general manager

[CussCuss]

Originally posted by Tim510
surely someone on this forums, knows how to get concrete and cement out of paint work ?

maybe sandpaper?

[Charlatan]

Jon, if there is not a Baulderstone Community Consultant for this project, contact their head office (adelaide). I do a lot of work with Baulderstone atm, and I'm confident you wont have any problems with this (just the hassle of it). Baulderstone do a lot of big projects (I'm working on a $600mil) so $1000 to fix a car is nothing.

[The Pupat]

Ummm okay this is what I'd do.

Go to the site on Monday and ask to speak to the project manager he is responsible for the project and anything that occurs on site. He will be able to deal with you about this (nobody else on site will be able to I think you'll find). Just explain that your car was hit on Friday by oversplash from the concrete and and that it has resulted in damage, (bring the quote if you have one) and show him that it will cost XXXX to fix and he'll most likely go about sorting out payment. There's no 2 ways about it they are responsible for the damage caused and there should be a problem with payment. Ohh and don't think workcover would care that much but Queensland Workplace Health and Safety and the Construction industry association will.

[Paddington]

sue the bastards for everything they are worth!

then sue for interest on the payout

then sue for a new car because your current car isnt the same now that it has suffered damage and before you arrived at the scene of the accident, your car had never been sprayed (so what if it has!) and now its "non-original"

then sue for failure to adequately provide assistance in the situation as caused by their lack of regard for private property and the welfare of fellow pedestrians, motorists and other road and footpath users....

1 mill should be enuf hey?

[RiGo]

Which construction site was it? The one across just up the road from Mary St. niteclub? Just across the road from the car rental place (can't remember if it's Budget or Avis).

[Merry Vanly Stan]

Originally posted by Jon_200SX
i have a few scratches on the side the cement was on (small ones) but none i could 100% identify as new. So only got the ones i saw were new quoted on.

go and get a quote that covers those scratches as well, and anything else that could ~possibly~ of occured from the cement.. tho as imoa said, don't go overboard with it.. but i doubt they'll have any problems paying you out so i dont see any problem with getting the (possibly) old ones fixed at the same time.. a little reward for your inconvinence?