Hi, I recently moved from one unit to another in the same complex and hired removalists to move the furniture.
However they admitted to dropping my refrigerator, passing me the parts that came off. However when I plugged it in at my new unit, it seemed to be working (lights on, fridge humming). However after a couple of hours I noticed it wasn't cooling. Being a weekend I was unable to get someone to come look at it until Monday.
So fridge repair guys tells me a bit off the pipe has been knocked off causing gas to leak, leading my fridge to overheat and it will cost about $600 to repair. My fridge cost me $899 4 years ago. I needed a new fridge then and there as I already had to throw all my food out so out came the credit card for a new one.
I don't have cover for accident insurance so cannot claim it on my contents insurance and I did not take out removal insurance as I was moving from one unit to the other in the same complex. Therefore is the removal company liable for negligence to cover the cost of the repair guy ($110), or the costs of the old fridge?
Thanks
However they admitted to dropping my refrigerator, passing me the parts that came off. However when I plugged it in at my new unit, it seemed to be working (lights on, fridge humming). However after a couple of hours I noticed it wasn't cooling. Being a weekend I was unable to get someone to come look at it until Monday.
So fridge repair guys tells me a bit off the pipe has been knocked off causing gas to leak, leading my fridge to overheat and it will cost about $600 to repair. My fridge cost me $899 4 years ago. I needed a new fridge then and there as I already had to throw all my food out so out came the credit card for a new one.
I don't have cover for accident insurance so cannot claim it on my contents insurance and I did not take out removal insurance as I was moving from one unit to the other in the same complex. Therefore is the removal company liable for negligence to cover the cost of the repair guy ($110), or the costs of the old fridge?
Thanks