955i Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 My son has just rang me to say he has backed into someone's car in his works van while reversing round a corner, however he posed an interesting question. The car he backed into was parked on double yellows right near the corner and therefore shouldn't have been there in the first place, so who is technically at fault, him for reversing into it or the car owner for parking where they shouldn't have? I had no idea so interested in peoples views on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firdom Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 in my opinion it's the drivers responsibility to look where he is going regardless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 +1 But worth taking pics to submit to your/ his insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosa Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Do some people have exemptions for parking on double yellows, like disabled/blue badge holders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 For insurance purposes he is absolutely at fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 If the damage is minimal, Pay out your own pocket and don't log it! Saves a fortune in the long run! I had a few people run into the car and cause minimal damage before and I just let it go! Got paid direct from one chap to replace a mirror housing. Had a Disability car pull out in front of me on a roundabout and his motobility garage repaired my car for me etc! If you log every incident your insurance would be astronimical, it's legalised theft! Sorry to hear about his incident, but technically he aint a leg to stand on! Any matter of reasons could be used for a car on double yellows! Broken Down, Disability, driver taken a funny turn etc. It is the drivers responsibility to check the direction of travel is clear from hazards. Hope he is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) +1 But worth taking pics to submit to your/ his insurance I'm of that view too, but should the owner take some blame for parking illegally? Apparently she ran out of her house when she heard the bang, so no excuse for the car being there. Edited January 15, 2016 by 955i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 No! Revering from one main road into say a side street is OK in my book I do it all of the time being a courier so there should be at least 20 yards of double yellows before they become blank...I would fight that one all the way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Your son will be at fault, even if there were contributing factors from the driver who parked illegally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firdom Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Ask yourself this if it had been a toddler standing there he would likely to have been badly injured or killed would you still be asking the question (he shouldn't have been standing in the road) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Regardless of the car being parked illegal, it was a obstruction in the road that needed to be negotiated. Your sons fault sorry to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Ask yourself this if it had been a toddler standing there he would likely to have been badly injured or killed would you still be asking the question (he shouldn't have been standing in the road) But it wasn't was it, stop being a drama queen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firdom Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 thats not being a drama queen thats what happens when you don't look where your going!!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS phone a lawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 thats not being a drama queen thats what happens when you don't look where your going!!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS phone a lawyer Not my actions, nothing to do with me. The question was about whether the other driver carried any fault, not asking for emotive speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firdom Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Then the answer is no the other driver is not at fault your son is responsible for his actions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Fair do's. That's what I reckoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) my mate hit a car parked on z zags got away with it !!! Edited January 15, 2016 by Essex Keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 my mate hit a car parked on z zags got away with it !!! You can't park on zig zags .you can park on double yellows in certain circumstances.(blue badge,loading. ect) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Tell your son to claim personal injury (whiplash ), take a week off work and also claim loss of earnings and he may as well claim for emotional distress. I hit someone last year, i say hit, touch would be a better word, while sitting in a jam. He went and then slammed his brakes on for an unknown reason. I braked just too late and the front of my car dipped and touched the back of his car. Speed at time of accident was approx 5mph, yes five mph. My insurance payed him £9000 for the 3 things he claimed above and didnt even ask me a single question about the accident. First i knew they had payed was when i went to renew and my insurance had went up by a grand. Honesty doesnt pay so tell them the other car rolled into his and fleece them for everything cos as my insurance said when i queeried the ridiculous claim " that is the way things work " Rant over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Fault is clearly the driver. I can't think of a situation where a stationary object can be liable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superspark Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 It wasant that striaght forward when some one crash into me from behind at speed. I had to see a neck specialist several times and other doctors. It took my brief almost 2 years to get a measly 2 grand compensation. The lad backing up when he had a collision. Regardless of what he hit its still his fault. The other car parked on the double yellows is another issue. I feel this will be thrown back and fourth for some time to come, lets face it, inurance companies do not like paying a penny out if they can get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Unfortunately it's not worth the insurance company trying to defend a claim against you, so they just pay out as it usually works out a lot cheaper for them. That's why the compensation culture exists and scammers make fortunes from fraudulent claims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 IT'S NOT ME!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Unfortunately it's not worth the insurance company trying to defend a claim against you, so they just pay out as it usually works out a lot cheaper for them. That's why the compensation culture exists and scammers make fortunes from fraudulent claims. That was exactly the attitude of my insurance company. I told them it was a fraudulent claim and there was cctv to prove it and they didnt want to know. So it has totaly changed my view and if it ever happens to me i will now fleece them for everything i can possibly get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Once upon a time dangerous parking was (and maybe still is) an offence. And it was considered to be fairly serious. Of course back then we had a police force that still understood what they were there for and so were actually interested in catching and prosecuting those who broke the law. The point is that if one party in a collision is proved to have broken the law, they are automatically at fault and their insurance becomes liable, so if pics exist a call to the police wouldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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