{"id":15245,"date":"2014-03-28T11:21:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T11:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=15245"},"modified":"2014-03-28T11:21:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T11:21:41","slug":"injured-cyclist-suing-halfords-for-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/03\/28\/injured-cyclist-suing-halfords-for-1-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Cyclist Suing Halfords for \u00a31 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to sources from the Metro<\/a>, an injured cyclist is suing Halfords after his mountain bike split in half at high speed, propelling him in to a metal pole and leaving him with what has been described as serious and lifelong injuries. The court heard that the bike had a \u2018sudden and catastrophic failure\u2019 that resulted in 24 year old Joseph Love with injuries that are said to have \u2018wrecked his life.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Accidents involving cyclists can often be high value given the lack of protection a bike offers when compared to something like a car, and given they can be hard to spot, road accidents involving bikers are unfortunately common. But in this case, the allegation of negligence is against Halfords, the seller of the bike, which is claimed to be \u2018defective at the point of sale.\u2019<\/p>\n

The article goes on to say that Halfords assembled and inspected the bike prior to its sale, but a major arguing point for the victim here is the slogan that comes with the mountain bike which is that it allegedly \u2018gives the trail a kicking\u2019 \u2013 thereby suggesting that this is a robust bike when compared to ordinary cycles.<\/p>\n

The case is ongoing, but this is set to be a huge claim given the evident serious nature of the injuries. One does not simply put in a million pound claim without being very seriously hurt! The article doesn\u2019t go in to detail with regards to the nature of the injuries, but it\u2019s safe to assume they are serious if the value is set to be at a seven figure sum.<\/p>\n

So does this case have any merit to win?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Well we can\u2019t really determine this without the full facts of the case, but I\u2019d presume were going for a classic Sale of Goods and Services Act claim here where legislation states that:<\/p>\n