Ice on pavements

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  1. Marc

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    If you don't clear it, you're not deemed liable, as the accident is deemed a result of an Act of God. If you do clear it, you can be held liable for negligence. That's precisely what the Red Lion manager told me on Sunday anyway, when I asked her why the car park hadn't been cleared
     
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    Probably.

    But we have similar GDP per capita, so have similar funds, we just don't utilise the money in the same way?

    I'm not saying Germany is a better place to live, but their local councils do seem to carry out a more efficient job in their villages, towns and cities.
     
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    Slip , trip or fall give us a call.
     
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    That's an urban myth. What you may get sued for is if you poured water on to thaw it and than that water froze over as a sheet of ice.
     
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    Makes me laugh, the biased nature of this town and forum, had it been a Tory govt in charge in '04, and Labour in '10, all sorts of names would be thrown around.
     
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    myth
     
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    The people who tell you that people can't clear snow in case someone falls are usually the sort that can't be arsed to go out into the cold to clear it, but conveniently blame 'health and safety gone mad' to mask their laziness.
     
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    I can't see any mention of political bias in the post
     
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    Better Call Saul
     
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    Not true. You can move snow/ice on your land all you want as it's the risk of the visitor if they want to chance it. But if you clear snow/ice from the public pavement/road in front of your property that's different.
     
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    same here in germany alot. they have little bob cats on pavements that gritt and and clear snow .
     
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    Have you never heard of the Occupiers Liability Acts?
     
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    I'll go with (b) too.
     
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    I think you've got the wrong end of the stick there BR....no party political comments or implications at all, I've no idea whether it was Cameron or Brown who introduced the Snow Code, nor do I care.
     
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    Official Government guidelines on clearing snow on the pavement.

    https://www.gov.uk/clear-snow-road-path-cycleway

    Bottom line, is if you clear it right, your unlikely to be sued. ie. Don't clear your part by dumping the snow further down the pavement.
     
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    Sorry of it came off wrong, it was a tongue in cheek comment more than anything ;)

    I do believe it was Cameron, though, from what I've read about it.
     
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