hugh ] wrote:
What a depressing thread. Is this what we are reduced to? Can't get a
wisteria pruned without a great debate about insurance and liability
just in case anything untoward happens. What about my window cleaner or
the people from the charity shop who come on to my property to collect a
bag of old clothes, the painter and decorator, the plumber, the Dyson
engineer etc etc. Must I ask them all for a certificate of insurance?

To be fair, if your charity shop collector is having to borrow your ladders,
you may want to consider leaving your donation in a slightly more convenient
location next time.

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hugh ] wrote:
What a depressing thread. Is this what we are reduced to? Can't get a
wisteria pruned without a great debate about insurance and liability
just in case anything untoward happens. What about my window cleaner
or the people from the charity shop who come on to my property to
collect a bag of old clothes, the painter and decorator, the
plumber, the Dyson engineer etc etc. Must I ask them all for a
certificate of insurance?

To be fair, if your charity shop collector is having to borrow your
ladders, you may want to consider leaving your donation in a slightly
more convenient location next time.

Heh! But it would be simple common sense to tell visiting ladder workers
that one wasn't insured to cover them: and one would be a serious wally
not to check that /their/ insurance covered you (OK, so I'm a serial
serious wally; but the principle is sound).

--
Mike.