03-03-16, 03:55 PM
I've been through this exact situation myself Chaz (apart from my bike hitting a car)
Unfortunately, unless the diesel spill had been previously reported to either the police or the council/authority responsible for maintaining the road, you will not be able to claim from any third party and will have to claim from your own insurance.
I came off on a diesel/grease slick on a bend in the town centre near me. There was even a police traffic car behind me when it happened and he confirmed that I would have had no chance of avoiding coming off.
The slick was about 10 feet wide and over 30 feet long but as it was only 7am no one had seen and reported it.
It was so slippery that myself and the policeman really struggled to pick up my bike and get it to the side of the road. It took a council road sweeper over an hour and two barrels of detergent spread across the road to clear it up. :eek
I tried to claim from the council, and even tried to get CCTV footage to see who had caused the spill but to no avail, my solicitor couldn't find anyone to claim from. :rolleyes
Unfortunately, unless the diesel spill had been previously reported to either the police or the council/authority responsible for maintaining the road, you will not be able to claim from any third party and will have to claim from your own insurance.
I came off on a diesel/grease slick on a bend in the town centre near me. There was even a police traffic car behind me when it happened and he confirmed that I would have had no chance of avoiding coming off.
The slick was about 10 feet wide and over 30 feet long but as it was only 7am no one had seen and reported it.
It was so slippery that myself and the policeman really struggled to pick up my bike and get it to the side of the road. It took a council road sweeper over an hour and two barrels of detergent spread across the road to clear it up. :eek
I tried to claim from the council, and even tried to get CCTV footage to see who had caused the spill but to no avail, my solicitor couldn't find anyone to claim from. :rolleyes