Critical situation: Small e-bike fall: Do I need to check the battery then?
A minor e-bike accident, no visible damage - and months later the bike catches fire in the carport, damaging buildings. Who is liable? This is how the judges decided.
A man crashed his e-bike on icy roads in winter, but appeared unharmed and the bike seemed undamaged. Two months later, the e-bike caught fire in a carport, causing significant damage to a nearby building. The building's insurance company sought compensation from the rider's mother's liability insurance, arguing that she should have had the bike's battery checked after the crash.
However, the Oldenburg Higher Regional Court ruled that the mother was not liable, as there was no requirement to have the battery checked after a minor crash with no visible damage.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
