car accident whos to blame?

Joe H

it is actually angst the law to back out of a driveway. My daughter got a ticket for doing the same thing.

Crusha03

It is actually an Offence to REVERSE !! out on to the road!!
Be it from a minor junction OR your own Driveway!
Sorry but your partner is at fault!!

lightningfastfords

The car should not have been blocking you ! its there fault if you could not avoid it either way its the other persons fault

Kee's_Fantasy

He can't blame you. By right, you should get your claim from him if your vehicle experience any damage. The fact is he don't know how to park a car. The pavement is design for a vehicle to fully fit in. So, hummer can't import to certain country due to the standard pavement size. I believe the road is just nice for a car to reverse. For those who says the partner is wrong, please remember this, nobody loves accident, nobody will hit a stranger's car on purpose. PEACE

gdm1454

two issues at point.first is it is unlawfull to back out onto a road or highway,putting your bf at fault. second,being behind the wheel puts him in care and control of the vehicle,maybe the xtra 2 seconds it would have takin him to look may have made all the differance. yes your car is the reason the other car was damaged. however,his price for repairs is way high. seek another quote,however this is up to the other guys permission.failing that,then you go to insurance.by law,this issue has nothing to do with where the other guy was parked,the whole issue could have been avoided if your bf was paying attension.

fireblade

i would have said your boyfriend as the other car was parked! i don't know if there is a law about parking half on the pavement,but try reversing into your drive i find it makes life easier. i am always having trouble with people parking half over my drive.i agree with lulu i thought it was illegal to reverse out onto the road.

cowboyrowdy

You see........you are saying that the car your friend was driving hit another car that was parked in broad day light. This is your friends problem. I f it was a night, a different story.
And get 3 estimates and make him get 3 estimates. Your estimates will be lower.

lulu

I may be wrong, but I thought it was illegal to reverse onto a road ? as you partner was the one who was moving and the other vehicle was stationary, I think they would find him at fault.

as suggested get your own quote, as the owner of the other car is properly playing this to his advantage.

you may also want to try http://www.nfh.org.uk they deal with problems from neighbours/parking disputes and such, so they may be able to give you some advise on this ? Worth a try

good luck

eldoradodave

Since you quoted a price in British pounds I assume you are from England. Here in the USA in all 50 states if you are in reverse, it's your fault

welcome news

Legally your partner is at fault - failing to perform the manoevre correctly.

First of all - you must report it to the insurance company - even if you don't intend to claim - to comply with policy conditions.

If you feel that the vehicle is worth Â£640.00 then offer the other person that amount to buy the vehicle from them - problem solved - the other person must not profit from your partner's actions and that would be the most equitable way to do it.

BUT

Once you do that you are in breach of policy conditions for handling the claim so your insurance company will not indemnify you should you later decide to go through the insurance company.

janemull

i dont know if it is illegal to reverse out of a drive but the highway code advises against it. your partner was driving and hit a stationary vehicle so he was at fault even although other car was parked illegally

DAVID C

You hit the hammer on the head. Your partner is at fault for hitting a parked car and the owner of the parked car is at fault for parking illegally. Both should take more caution in the future.

language of diplomacy

Two separate issues are at hand:

1. An illegal parking situation exists, but the remedy for such is a violation issued by the government.

2. An illegal collesion occured, and regardless of where other cars are parked, there was one person operating a vehicle and should have paid attention to "all other cars on the road, whether moving, parking, speeding, or all other."

The fault of the owener of the parked vehicle has one morally-right consequence: a violation, not for his/her car to be hit!

The fault of the person who drives into vehicles on the side of the road has a consequence: repair the damages of those hit vehicles!

sorry, the answer might not bring about an advantage, but i think this is what it comes down to.

Twisted_Ace

Read Rules 176-178 of the Highway Code.

futuretopgun101

Its your partners fault because he was in the moving vehicle, regardless of whether the other car was legal or not, your partner should have avoided it.

champer

What a lot of tripe on here. Whether or not the other car was parked legally is nothing to do with the collision. Your partner reversed into it, full stop. You know whose fault that was.

I agree, I think he is taking the p iss, give him your insurers' details and tell them of the incident, then leave it up to them.

PS You're quite right, it is NOT illegal to reverse out of a driveway. Unwise, maybe, but not illegal. As you're on a UK site, it's not unreasonable to assume you're talking about UK law.

lou0810

your partner hit the other car so he would be at fault, im assuming there were no yellow lines so the car was not parked illegally, if ur referring to it being parked on the pavement the person was trying to stay out of the way as much as possible, imagine if it had been parked on the road then there would have been more chance ur partner would have hit it

to be honest i wouldn't be surprised if it did cost that i think garages charge a lot for a paint job

retox

I would get your partner to ring his own insurance company and clarify "from the horses mouth" so to speak who exactly is liable here. Clearly, this other guy is trying his luck so your partner needs to get the upper hand and arm himself with the correct facts. If the other guy is trying to rip you off, suggest you go through the insurance route or, get a quote from another garage (take photos of the damage to this guy's car). Don't be ripped off here.

james

your partners fault for hitting it.

undercover elephant

The car was stationary. Your partner was moving. Your partner has eyes in his head. Had he looked behind him, by turning his head, not just using the mirror, he would easily have seen the car. Your partner is to blame.

Half on the pavement can be acceptable. After all, you have to drive OVER the pavement to reach your drive, don't you? With an ever increasing number of cars there can often be no option but to use the pavement. A car exists and needs to occupy space, and in a town/city there isn't a lot of space!

I think you are right though, the bill sounds a bit inflated. Good thing there was no one in the car, or they would suddenly have stiff necks!

Annie M

Your partner is at fault. Just get a quote from another garage, tell the man you are not going to pay that much.

Shizzle

Get your own quote from your own garage, the man is a joker!

Andy

Your boyfriend is to blame, He hit a stationary vehicle irrespectively of whether that vehicle was illegally parked or not.

rcastle03

if i was in the fast lane on the inerstate and i swerved to avoid and accident in my blind spot and fished tailed in the process, i missed the vehicle but the vehicle behind me hits me in the rear quater panel of my car... who is in the wrong...my car was facing on coming traffic..should the guy who hit me be in the wrong for not maintaining cotrol of his vehicle? neither one of us recieved a ticket so i am really confused who is to blame.

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