Oh, and he's probably not eligible for a refund. There are exclusions for circumstances outside the control of the rail companies, which includes vandalism and so probably also cable theft.
In theory you could probably sue the thieves. The delay to your journey was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of their crime, and they're hardly going to find the judge sympathetic to their cause. Unfortunately scumbags tend to be too poor to make it worth your while.
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Re: Scant comfort,
Date: 2011-10-21 11:40 pm (UTC)In theory you could probably sue the thieves. The delay to your journey was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of their crime, and they're hardly going to find the judge sympathetic to their cause. Unfortunately scumbags tend to be too poor to make it worth your while.