Unsure what to do after minor accident.

dizzybuff

The fact she was rude annoys me , did she swear keep her cool etc. Backing out of a space does not give you any sort of right of way at all , its sorta like contravenin g a white line and sitting poking out across a lane of traffic to get into a que , again no right of way ( sorry that one gripes me) . Go through a management company , get your son checked over . CCTV and do the annoying woman disabled or not ( I am by the way disabled) she had no right of way and should have been watching what she was doing and given way to you.

Okay rant over

Lum

Also I'm pretty sure that even if disabled, you still need to be able to operate your vehicle to a reasonable standard (perhaps with adaptations, such as one of those steering wheel knobs), it's not a valid excuse for crap driving.

PsiDOC

Can we get back on topic and stop the abuse please?

eamon

Weird but in Tesco I make a point of parking as far away from the entrance door as possible yet in ASDA the reverse is true. As to the OP read your insurance hand book, ring them as well, stress that that the incident is not your fault, that you want the other drivers insurance to pay for the repair, as much reassurance as poss that your NCD will not be affected and don't loose sleep over it. It is only a car and more importantly you and your child are ok.

leoren

Also get you and your son checked out. Even a very slow impact can cause whiplash, in children more so as their heads are so much heavier in relation to their body. Your probably both fine, but it can take a couple of days to show so do get checked out.

co734

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I obviously don't know the full circumstances of what happened but as the driver of a van I find it particularly annoy when trying to reverse out of car parking spaces and people drive (or walk past) the back of the van when I'm trying to do it. I go very slowly when backing out as you have to pretty much hope nothing is coming as you can't see. If you see a car that was backing out you should stop and let them go, particularly if it's a disabled space as the drive may have limited mobility and might not be able to see very well behind them.

Iam usually courtous (sorry about spelling!) but the car really did just start reversing suddenly, I might be wrong but I would have thought that disabled spaces have more room to see when reversing out.

Thanks for your advice everyone.
I spoke to my insurance company earlier, the guy I spoke seemed to take it as a given that the other driver has or was going to admit fault until I told him that I had spoke to her and she had told me that she believed that it was my fault.

Sadly my local Tesco doesn't have CCTV (discovered this when my car was broken into there). I didn't actually think of a camera at the time although I did have my phone on me (duh me!)

The main thing that I am worried about is losing my NCD as my budget is already streched.

But if that is the worse thing that happens to me or my son in a car its nothing to worry about.
Again thanks everyone :T

taffy056

She reversed into you, of course its her fault, also if a disabled person or anyone else for that matter cannot safely reverse out of a parking spot, they should not be driving and are a liabilty on the road, reversing is a part of driving and you should be able to do it!

anewman

Strider590 wrote: »

Not necessarily...... It's also the easiest to spot.

Depends on the skill level of the photo shopper. For example this http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_saKQ607KvoI/S_YxeHgnwWI/AAAAAAAADhU/TGQG3Pmdfk0/s1600/whale+encounter.jpg is quite an impressively manipulated image.

I agree with Lum, bet it was a Chelsea tractor with some lazy tart in it rather than a disabled person

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

Yea you try reverse parking a van, muppet.

Actually I hired a van recently, a LWB one, and even though I had never driven one before and found the lack of interior rear view mirror unusual, I did find it easier to reverse into bay spaces when there was no room in the car park to drive straight through. All you need to do is remember how long your vehicle is (or select a space where this does not matter) and check clearance from other vehicles in the mirrors. It didn't even have any parking sensors, and I managed not to hit anything. In fact I was worried I would find it difficult to drive, but when I got used to the different/reduced visibility I really enjoyed it. I loved the raised driving position

Rolandtheroadie

sarahg1969 wrote: »

So, reverse in, and don't inconvenience everyone else.

What way do van doors open? Would it not be more sensible to drive a van in instead of reversing in?
Then you dont have to rely in other drivers to be considerate (which they wont be)

sarahg1969

So it's safer to reverse a van out into traffic because you can't see when you are reversing? Makes sense. I've managed perfectly well to reverse a van on to my drive at home, between other vehicles. I don't see the problem. If you can reverse it out of a space, you can reverse it into one, surely. Plenty of other drivers do it. Maybe you need to practise?