Car scrape incident

keith o h

I just have to get a second opinion on things here, so the story goes I was parked on a double yellow line ( I know I should not of been there) and a car scraped it's door trying to get past me due to Mis-judgement if the size of the car, also have pictures of the space both sides of the car with pleanty of space to get out without any hassel, so there was a fuss kicked up with this scrape that apparently I cause because this person did not know the size of her own car, so she approached me saying " I am holding you liable for the scrape on my car" I got out and had a look at the scrape I told the woman I knew a crash repair guy that I could get him to fix it. So, now she's telling me that I am after accepting responsibility for "her" misjudgement of the car and that I will be the one having to pay for her mistakes? Bearing in mind when I tried to get out of the way she did not move to allow me to get out of the way. So where do I stand in this situation?

zarquon

Parked on double yellow lines, therefore you were illegally causing an obstruction wherever you were parked. If the other car was moving legally you haven't a leg to stand on from an insurance perspective

boardsuser1

This identical situation happened me last year, hit a car on double yellow lines,illegally parked or not it is the moving vehicle is the offending vehicle not the stationary one in MOST BUT NOT ALL CASES

keith o h

I'm sorry if there was a miss understanding but she hit the wall on the opposite side of my stationary vehicle if that has any influence on this situation

keith o h

And by me saying I knew a guy that I could get to fix it am I taking responsibility for the situation?

corktina

zarquon wrote: »

Parked on double yellow lines, therefore you were illegally causing an obstruction wherever you were parked. If the other car was moving legally you haven't a leg to stand on from an insurance perspective

nonsense Oh Great Prophet. If it was an obstruction the moving car should have stopped. The stationery car is not to blame whatever the circumstances. The moving car drove into it.

Kristopherus

Did you get her insurance details?

MuppetCheck

All you're guilty of is parking on the yellow lines.

Tell her to go hop. She hasn't a leg to stand on. She was in full control of her car. If the space wasn't wide enough she shouldn't have gone for it.

corktina

keith o h wrote: »

And by me saying I knew a guy that I could get to fix it am I taking responsibility for the situation?

Tell her you said no such thing, and were only recomending a body shop for HER to get her car fixed.

corktina

Kristopherus wrote: »

Did you get her insurance details?

No need...she hit the wall, not his car

bladebrew

She actually drove into a wall avoiding your car?! She doesn't have a leg to stand on! Just don't deal with her again, people are mental!

jimgoose

You were not involved in any incident, with that woman or with anyone else. Tell her to clear off out of it, and that you're holding her parents responsible for her being as thick as bottled pigshít.

endacl

^^

This. No further contact. And don't be parking on double yellows. It's annoying.

EazyD

Parking on yellows is a bit poxy OP, can create huge headache in smaller car parks, roads etc. However your in no way liable for her damage, as others have said simply ignore.

neckedit

moral of the story....don't park on Yellow Lines and don't listen to crazy people who are full of sh*t.

corktina

give him a break...everyone parks on double yellows sometimes (surely)

neckedit

corktina wrote:

give him a break...everyone parks on double yellows sometimes (surely)

aye but I always stick my hazzards on.....so its ok.
Honestly.......done it once....got towed......most expensive CD I ever bought.

seamusk84

Ignore her. As the other posters said: she doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Seriously you don't legally have to do anything. Never mind what you said after she bounced off the wall.

zarquon

Different story then if she hit a wall and not your car. Nothing to do with you. Where did this happen out of interest as i'm trying to visualise the scenario

smcgiff

Ask her does she know where her nearest specsavers are.

corktina

zarquon wrote: »

Different story then if she hit a wall and not your car. Nothing to do with you. Where did this happen out of interest as i'm trying to visualise the scenario

even if she had hit him, it would be entirely her own fault.

beauf

zarquon wrote: »

Parked on double yellow lines, therefore you were illegally causing an obstruction wherever you were parked. If the other car was moving legally you haven't a leg to stand on from an insurance perspective

That doesn't make a lot of sense. Otherwise you'd have a flood of fraudulent claims.

She damaged her own car. That said she may still try it on with your insurance company if she has your details. So worth keeping an eye they they don't pay out without your knowledge.

MarkR

Funny Answer: Husband's fault, lying about 6 inches.

Real answer: Not your problem.

High Horse: Don't do dat.

corktina

beauf wrote: »

That doesn't make a lot of sense. Otherwise you'd have a flood of fraudulent claims.

She damaged her own car. That said she may still try it on with your insurance company if she has your details. So worth keeping an eye they they don't pay out without your knowledge.

This...If she took your details, contact your insurance and give them the details and make sure they know you were not involved. Don't make a song and dance about the double yellows, not relevant.

freddieot

She did not hit your car, which was stationary. She drove into a wall. NOTHING to do with you. Some people always look for someone else to blame when they make a bal** of something.

However, if she keeps on about it, as a witness to an accident, you could report her for careless driving. Anyone thick enough to drive into a wall (on the driver's side) at presumably quite a slow speed, should not be driving. Also, tell her you will pass her details to the property owner. She is also responsible for any repairs to that wall, no matter how minor. If any damage at all was done and she did not already contact the property owner then technically she has left the scene of an accident as well and failed to report it. Has she contacted her insurance company yet etc. to tell them she drove into a wall ? Attack can be the best form of defence and sadly sometimes it is necessary when dealing with people like that.

I could tell her a good body shop as well but I'm not admitting responsibility either.

By the way I don't condone your bad parking. Selfish parking can cause serious accidents and even in this case, she would probably have not hit anything if your car had not been carelessly parked, but we're not all perfect all the time of course, myself included.

MugMugs

Insurance companies are not An Garda Siochana. They don't care if you were parked on a double yellow line or not.

What can happen here is that she can present a claim to your insurer, your insurer will investigate the matter, determine you not to be at fault and tell her to go away.

or

She will present a claim to her insurer and ask them to recover from yours, they will invesitgate the claim, see that there is more chance in getting blood out of a stone and refuse to attempt recovery.

You're not liable for the damage that this lady has caused to her vehicle. She observed you and drove on regardless. It's her problem.

ScouseMouse

MuppetCheck wrote: »

All you're guilty of is parking on the yellow lines.

Tell her to go hop. She hasn't a leg to stand on. She was in full control of her car. If the space wasn't wide enough she shouldn't have gone for it.

Not even guilty of PARKING on double yellows if you were broken down. In a case where you had red lights on the dash, you would pull over and assess the problem. Some cars even flash up STOP CAR.

Anyway, moving car is at fault.

biko

It's all her fault. If she cannot pass then she will have to wait or whatnot.


* not legal advice. Take it to your insurer and let them work for the money you have paid them.

pixbyjohn

zarquon wrote: »

Parked on double yellow lines, therefore you were illegally causing an obstruction wherever you were parked. If the other car was moving legally you haven't a leg to stand on from an insurance perspective

You are incorrect

sh1tstirrer

corktina wrote: »

give him a break...everyone parks on double yellows sometimes (surely)

I never did

pa990

I'veskipperd from post #1 to here.

.. but, it doesn't matter if I parked my car upside down on O'Connell st., if someone hits it. Then it's their fault.

The other driver collided with a stationery object.

It's clear cut.