On Thu, 8 May 2008 22:44:46 +0100, "Steve Walker"
wrote:
>Alasdair wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 19:26:02 +0100, "The Todal"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> No, nor would I. In theory a bouncy castle is the ideal thing for a
>>> children's party and, in the imagination of a naive parent, the
>>> risks of injury (or at any rate, of severe injury) are so remote
>>> that they aren't worth thinking about.
>>>
>>> Yet those who are in the bouncy castle business know that people
>>> regularly sustain severe injury if for instance the castle is under
>>> or over inflated, or if there is an inappropriate mix of ages, or if
>>> some people are too uninhibited in their play.
>>
>> The interesting thing here is who is going to pay the damages. If I
>> hired a bouncy castle for a party, the last thing on my mind would be
>> third party insurance and I doubt if the hirers have insurance cover.
>>
>> So, is it a hollow victory for the kid who got injured.
>
>household public liability, presumably?
>
You can take out specific insurance for them. We did several years ago
when we organised one for an event.It was about £100. It was very
important to supervise the kids as they were of mixed ages and some
were not the most gentle of creatures. This was as much in the
interests of them not bursting it as killing each other.
Perhaps the hire companies should make people aware of insurance, or
build it in to hire costs?
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