Hi All
Ok first off, everybody is sorted in this incident - which is true - and everybody is happy with the outcome, it has been resolved.
Next bit - Please read the rules you're operating to, which are the general rules in the front of the handbook, everytime you use your car you are working to them, doesn't matter what sort of event you are at.
So use a LiPo sack.
Next bit
Yes we give an indemnity to hirers (clubs or individuals) for damage to premises caused by our activities.
And this has NEVER been a problem, and indeed wasn't in this case.
The problem here is only this:-
Imprting things from outside of the EU (though if it was manufactured in the EU and exported out and you're importing it back that's different) is a problem.
There is no process wherby somebody else will step into the frame and check that what you've imported is Ok for use here.
Unlike Cars (as somebody mentioned it above) if you import a car then the nice people at VOSA check it for you, if they're happy you get it signed off, and then you can use it, and insure it, here.
Importers and Manufacturers are required to have product liability insurance (one of the many reasons things are more expensive in the EU than outside of it) so when a product is deemed to be faulty Insurance Companies (who provide personal, household or as in our case Public Liability cover) are well used to going back to them and discussing the cost they've just had.
The problem occurs if you've personally imported the product.
There's nobody to take the rap if it's faulty and the fault causes an Insurance claim, so it lands on your lap.
It doesn't matter what the product is, could theoretically be anything, certainly a major headache in other areas - Pushbikes is one i've heard of (frame snapped caused a car crash, big claim apparently).
So for now just make sure you know where your buying stuff from, has the item been checked by anybody (i.e is it on one of our lists?, is it an EU manufacturer?) and if you're not happy go elsewhere, there's plenty of choice.
Even in the case above the item in question is available for retail sale from a EU retailer and for a euro more could have come with piece of mind..
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