Does a car automatically go with a nannying job today? Is it seen as an essential tool of the trade, or a liability?
No matter who the car belongs to, driving children around is a serious responsibility. Less than two years ago an East Sussex girl was awarded a record 5m in damages after being left wheelchair-bound from the age of three when she was a passenger driven by her nanny, Carrie Elphick, who lost control of her car on the A22. Carrie herself suffered brain injuries in the accident; her insurers paid up to the child's family.
Fortunately such disasters are rare, but questions of responsiblities and costs should be decided before you get behind the wheel.
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