Cheeky.

[Trevrev]

A friend of a friend broke his ankle at work a year or so ago, and he claimed for industrial injury.
One of the things he mentioned to help with the claim, was he could no longer ride his bike to work due to the nature of his injury.
Anyway, he won something in the region of £11000.
This is the cheeky bit, bearing in mind he still works for the same company. He's just spent £750 on a new bike through their cycle to work scheme..................You've got to laugh!!!!

 

[abo]

If the company is above a certain size, it'll never be discovered if someone doesn't grass him up.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

A friend of a friend broke his ankle at work a year or so ago, and he claimed for industrial injury.
One of the things he mentioned to help with the claim, was he could no longer ride his bike to work due to the nature of his injury.
Anyway, he won something in the region of £11000.
This is the cheeky bit, bearing in mind he still works for the same company. He's just spent £750 on a new bike through their cycle to work scheme..................You've got to laugh!!!!

Was the "could not ride a bike" at the time or forever? If the former then it's OK surely?

 

[ColinJ]

Was the "could not ride a bike" at the time or forever? If the former then it's OK surely?

Agreed, whereas if he claimed that his injury was so severe that his cycling days are over and they are not then he made a fraudulent claim and should be done for it!

 

[Moodyman]

I think the poor dear deserves a new bike for simply being unable to ride one.

Think loss of enjoyment, increased stress levels, strain in family relations because of his increased frustration, increase in his personal guilt due to the increase in CO2 emissions from driving / taking the bus.

And then...worse of all...weight gains. His wife / partner left him cause he became too fat. His colleagues sneered at him and he was no longer the centre of attraction in the office. Not to mention his new wardrobe to accomodate his bigger body.

By the way..I'm a personal injury lawyer.

Have you been inujured in an accident and it wasn't your fault? Then you could be entitled to constipation. Call me for a free consultation on 0113 ******.

 

[numbnuts]

Are you sure it was industrial injury or just compensation, because industrial injury is a "benefit" paid monthly and not in a lump sum.

 

[Trevrev]

Are you sure it was industrial injury or just compensation, because industrial injury is a "benefit" paid monthly and not in a lump sum.

He got a lump sum, and he done it at work.
So i guess it was an industrial injury he got compensation for.
Just relaying a story i got told by a friend who is the the guys friend.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Agreed, whereas if he claimed that his injury was so severe that his cycling days are over and they are not then he made a fraudulent claim and should be done for it!

This.

I hate fradulant insurance claims with a passion, I have a whistleblowing line at my business and if I knew this guy and knew he has claimed for 'never being able to ride again' it would be getting a call from me

I even dislike some non-fradulant but probably unnecessary claims. e.g. I broke my finger on a work organised paintball trip some years back. A colleague suggested using the union endorsed claims company to sue the paintball company for not ensuring my safety. I had to explain that as I already was receiving paid time off I felt no need to take what I knew to be a small company to court for something entirely my fault (they said dont run, I ran and fell over)

Dont get me wrong, genuine claims for genuine injurys/loss/etc I fully support but if this reads as it seems to, it pisses me off.

 

[mightyquin]

Agree with the above. Car premiums have increased substantially over the last few years, not helped by the amount of 'whiplash' claims made. I had a minor accident a few years ago, someone ran into the back of me at traffic lights and cracked the bumper. That was fine, claim made etc., but then I had a phone call from whichever claim assistance company the insurer used, and they were basically trying to get me to make a whiplash claim even though I told them it was a very minor incident and I wasn't hurt in any way!