Any garage forecourt accidents? Diesel spills, etc.

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Had this thought from this thread - asked to dismount.

I wondered if anyone has had any accidents on garage forecourts and what the outcome was.

A bit back my lad did slip and his bike went over on a diesel spill at a Tesco station/express store. Brake lever broke. He went to report it and see about getting it replaced but they made it so difficult he gave up trying. When I say difficult it was a case of "no the manager you need is not in", "you need to fill in this form, no you can't take it away do it here" (IMHO not appropriate in a busy store), "we need to contact head office", etc.


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Go direct to Head office complaining about your treatment at the garage, dont give in.
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[colicabcadam]

i think forecourts should have a sand paper type floor
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[DrSnoosnoo]

Yeah I got thinking about this too. I'd be interested to find out what would happen because they are liable, it's their responsibility to ensure a safe surface for vehicles and their occupants to stand and walk around on.
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Hmm, slam on rear brake in a garage spill and bin bike
Claim money from the garage
Profit

It's pretty much expected to be fuel on the ground in a forecourt, i'm just careful
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[EazyDuz]

Im always very careful at petrol stations, i literally ride out of them with both feet sticking out ready to catch the bike if it slides. You could go swimming in the amount of spilled fuel at some stations.
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[_matt]

i've not had any trouble in the last 3 or so years, but my last bike was dropped at a garage due to the guy slipping on diesel, snapped the foot-board clean off (cheap chinese metal) so it does happen
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[Vincent]

I've had a go at a couple of garages after nearly dropping the bike. In the last one they just looked at me as if I was an alien, so I stuck some sand on the spill then chucked the bucket into the shop where the counter was. They're either completely ignorant of the effect of diesel under foot or just too bone idle to care.
The way you got treated sounds like they're used to people making claims, it's probably a well known scam.
It's not all the garages fault, who are the morons that spill it in the first place and how??
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