In the Heartlands
Car hit by fallen branch: TC's contractor refuses to pay because it's 'act of God'

STOMPer Super's car was damaged by a fallen branch, but the contractor responsible for maintaining the trees in Woodlands Drive has refused to pay, claiming that the incident was an 'act of God'.

The STOMPer said:

"This incident happened in April 2011.

"I parked my car at the unloading/loading bay in front of my block in Woodlands Drive to fetch my son from school.

"I returned with my son to see horrible damages to my Honda Civic.

"The windscreen and many parts of my car was hit by the fallen tree branches.

"After so many months of my insurer trying to claim from Sembawang Town Council's main contractor for the maintenance of trees, their insurer has refused to pay.

"As a result, my no-claim discount decreased from 50% to 20%.

"What is this? They even told me this was an 'act of God'.

"It was not even raining or there was no strong winds that day.

"After the incident, the trees around the area were trimmed.

"If nothing had happened, they wouldn't have trimmed the trees.

"Imagine if the branches had hit my son, what will happen then?"

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popsickle said   on 28 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
I can understand Stomper's pain. When buying a car is so expensive already.. Sigh
pseuodomonas said   on 22 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
next time don't park in loading unloading bay.
Passerby77 said   on 16 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
Some insurance also covers act of god.
PokerFace said   on 16 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
its an act of god, why dont u sue god? anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
AudiLover said   on 15 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
can claim from the tree... cut it down and sell the wood :)
supremeD said   on 14 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
Comon Stomper... This is obvious act of God. Are you going to blame TC again if this time that the birds 'bombard' its waste onto your car?
jiggyjig said   on 13 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
It is an act of God.
stomp_rat said   on 13 Nov, 2011   Report as offensive  
there are lots of stuff TC should be doing and not doing in compensating you is another. they have good reasons this time!