Quote:
Originally Posted by vinaydas you were very lucky.
Imagine if your driver had reversed into , say a auto? that guy would have made a huge hungama over there. |
i have had such an incident when an auto guy rear ended into my car & still created a hungama!
Quote:
Originally Posted by thedreamcatcher After reading these posts, I am completely at loss as to what to say.
However, I would weigh on the side of having offered compensation there and then and bot worry about the company (brothers) etc, paying / settling whatever it can be referred to later. |
see buddy, let me be clear. i am no GOD or that generous that i would simply take out a wad of cash & hand it over to the QG saying "5 grands dont matter to me, i'll look into it later".
i am not against giving any compensation to the QG.
but the only thing i wanted from them was to talk & arrive to a conclusion. moreover, after they come to a conclusion, i would obviously talk to my brother & see that he gets his money.
Quote:
But on the other hand, I would also like to deter a bit when it comes to saying, I am responsible for my driver. He is a responsible person, who I have hired just for convenience, and neither have I asked him to drive rashly or etc, but he makes a foolish mistake and reverses fast. So just because I employed him, why should I be blamed. He was issued a valid drivers license by the Govt of India and alos some authority gave him permit to be a driver, then they are also equally accountable as they never tested him properly and let an un-capable driver on the loose
|
thanks for being fair.
but i do agree that the employer is responsible for his staff. but here i am not his employer...
i again repeat, i am not saying that since he is not my staff, i wont give him any compensation. i just meant that if he demands compensation, he would receive it from my brother's company & not mine.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Exhaust_Note And raj, I agree "DO NOT TOUCH THE CAR" |
obviously man. accidents do happen & nobody does it on purpose. does that mean you damage the other car?
also, that statement was said in a way to indicate that i do not deserve to have that sticker on my car. that was a little overboard IMO. some people here comment as if they are saints & the most law abiding citizens of india.
Quote:
Raj, if you fail to mention that you had indeed offered your card/ contact to the QG, that too after 2 pages of posts, then you cannot hold T-Bhpians for being adamant.
|
i agree buddy. i am not used to writing long posts! so i missed out a lot of points. you can just say i tried to cut the long story short. but that backfired.
and i am not saying that T-BHPians are adamant! i am myself a bhpian. but some just comment before reading the entire thread & its really difficult to repeat the same things again & again.
Quote:
But I am still confused how can you use another company's driver for personal use and expect the company to take responsibility of the accident? Your car, your selected driver, your or your company;s responsibility IMHO. The driver's company wil only take responsibility as long as the accident happened while the driver was on company service and as per company laws/ rules.
|
see this is actually based on a mutual understanding between me & my brother. we have on many instances shared our company's drivers when its inevitable & in such situations, we have decided that the driver who is at fault, that company will pay for it. because that driver will have his own records in his company where all this will be entered.
so its easier to claim money directly from my brother's company than me paying first & then trying to reclaim it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by wanderernomad Its only fair that the damage should be compensated to the Qualis driver and yes "your driver" should be docked for some part of that compensation. Next time he will reverse as if he is ferrying eggs. |
i think that would take away a sizable chunk of his salary. he is a man with a wife & 2 kids. so we cant be that inhuman, can we?
Quote:
But since the QG guy refused let it be and move on, however I feel that the offer could have been more direct.
|
maybe he refused since he knew that the driver was not my guy.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR However, one thing i feel-
Your company's car- your brother's company's driver. However, since you/or your company (if official) were using him, it becomes your's/ your company's responsibility). Not clear from posts whether its official/ personal? |
this thing has been explained above. it was more personal than official. as i said, we have a mutual understanding in such situations.
Quote:
How did the qualis guy know your driver, and where he works?
|
i told him.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iluvcars I read all the posts in this thread. I have several questions and a few thoughts / comments in my mind all of which I withhold BUT this one thought, |
you can ask. anyways, i have asked the Mods to delete/lock this thread.
Quote:
Qualis Guy: YOU ARE ONE GEM OF A PERSON SIR! |
even i agree.
Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Ravi All along we have been hearing one side of the story, getting modified every now and then. Since the gentleman-victim is not a member of Team BHP, we will not hear the other side of the story. |
thanks a lot for the kind words! appreciated...