Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 23/11/2012 15:35, John Williamson wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:22:06 on Fri, 23 Nov
2012, Graeme Wall remarked:
I believe bus replacement services have designated "bus stops",

No, they just stop on a country road somewhere near the station.

They stop at the point designated by the Train operating Company. This
is the only point approved by the insurance company.

Is the insurance thing really true, or is it like the common idea that
you should never clear snow off a path or give someone first aid? ISTR
that the often quoted idea that if a someone who hasn't bought a ticket
is killed then the transport company and/or its insurers can have no
liability is not actually true.

I've been told by many managers over the years that it is true.

Clearing snow can leave you responsible for the consequences if you do
it and don't leave a safe surface. First aid is a legal minefield and a
number of people have been successfully sued, especially if they have
professional training. An example would be a nurse or doctor, or even a
vet doing the best they could at the time, but still leaving the patient
with a problem that could have been cured if they had called an
ambulance instead of going it alone.

Is there any exemption if something unusual happens - the bus station
burns down, the bus conks out, a mad axe-murderer gets on-board?

The owner's public liability insurance is liable, it depends on what the
breakdown is and whether the passengers are delivered to their
destination, and the last is a matter for the police.

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Tciao for Now!

John.