Question 5 Howard regularly hires a rubbish skip from Stuart Skips. On each of the last...

 

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Question 5 Howard regularly hires a rubbish skip from Stuart Skips. On each of the last five occasions, the invoice, received afterwards, has had the following printed on the reverse: "Stuart Skips shall not be liable for any loss or damage howsoever caused to the customer's premises and if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any liability for damage to customer's property should arise, that liability shall be limited to a total of £100." Howard telephones Stuart Skips and orders a skip to be delivered on the following day. Syd, an employee of Stuart Skips, negligently drives the delivery vehicle into Howard's wall causing it to collapse on to Howard's new vehicle. The wall costs £500 to rebuild and the repairs to the vehicle cost £800. Requirement Advise Howard in the following circumstances: a) where he is a joiner hiring skips for his commercial premises; and b) where he is a DIY enthusiast hiring skips at his domestic premises. Question 5 Howard regularly hires a rubbish skip from Stuart Skips. On each of the last five occasions, the invoice, received afterwards, has had the following printed on the reverse: "Stuart Skips shall not be liable for any loss or damage howsoever caused to the customer's premises and if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any liability for damage to customer's property should arise, that liability shall be limited to a total of £100." Howard telephones Stuart Skips and orders a skip to be delivered on the following day. Syd, an employee of Stuart Skips, negligently drives the delivery vehicle into Howard's wall causing it to collapse on to Howard's new vehicle. The wall costs £500 to rebuild and the repairs to the vehicle cost £800. Requirement Advise Howard in the following circumstances: a) where he is a joiner hiring skips for his commercial premises; and b) where he is a DIY enthusiast hiring skips at his domestic premises.

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ANSWER a If Howard is a joiner hiring skips for his commercial premises he may be able to claim for ... View the full answer