Drivers that don't park in car park bays and insurance

fionajbanana

I am getting annoyed with drivers that don't park in bays (not straddling over two or three bays) and park anywhere in the car park. 99.9% of the time its down to laziness, when the car park has over a quarter of spaces empty. Today, I saw three cars in an Aldi car park parking on the slip road to the store. Then there is another Aldi with a smaller car park and one car parks next to the trolley bay and gridlocks everyone coming in/out of car park

Does their insurance pay out if they got hit?

vaio

if they do get hit whilst parked it will be the the moving car's insurance that will be paying for the damage

mrcow

If you hit a stationary car, you'd have to pay for any damage.

There'd also be plenty of witnesses to get a reg number in case of a drive off.

OddballJamie

Not surprised at Aldi, haven't they got a rep for heavy fines to customers?

jase1

fionajbanana wrote: »

Then there is another Aldi with a smaller car park and one car parks next to the trolley bay and gridlocks everyone coming in/out of car park

Does their insurance pay out if they got hit?

No insurance attached to the trolleys

Awww, is your little car scwatched? Isn't it a shame :rotfl:

Avoriaz

OddballJamie wrote: »

Not surprised at Aldi, haven't they got a rep for heavy fines to customers?

I got a PCN for overstaying in an Aldi car park in Walton On Thames a few years ago.

The car park was about 1/4 full when I arrived and much the same when I left. I bought some stuff from Aldi but also went into WoT town centre for a while.

I ignored the PCN and after 3 increasingly threatening letters I heard no more.

Apparently ignoring PCNs is no longer best practice but it was then.

fionajbanana

But I think the car insurers should not pay out to drivers that get their cars damaged whilst they are not parking in bays. They caused the accident! Serves them bloody right! Car parks have bays marked for a reason. I think Aldi only fine drivers that overstay the time, not for lazy sodness of their parking. I always park in a bay.

The slip road is only wide enough for two cars. If an Aldi delivery truck turned up, whilst those three cars are parked there, it would be chaos.

forgotmyname

How are they the cause of an accident with a parked vehicle?

Wide enough for 2 cars so whats the issue. Go around it.

Retrogamer

fionajbanana wrote: »

But I think the car insurers should not pay out to drivers that get their cars damaged whilst they are not parking in bays. They caused the accident! Serves them bloody right!.

If this was the case, someone just needs to buy a £150 car that's a few days MOT left and ready to be scrapped, find a car parked like that then drive into it, claim insurance and get either a nice payout, or likely a better replacement car.

The person driving into the stationary object (car in this case) is the one causing the accident. They're choosing not to go around the parked car, or stop before they hit

I agree, they're a pain and pure lazyness for the most part, but i don't agree it's their fault if they get hit

Robisere

A private car park (Supermarket/pub/hotel/whatever similar) is not the Highway. It is not on an adopted road, therefore not administered by the area County Council Highways department and not subject to normal Highway traffic law. If any collision occurs between two vehicles, "Fault" is irrelevant. The driver who would normally be judged to be at fault, could drive away scot-free, unless the owner of the car park took civil action on behalf of the other party or its own interests, or criminal damage could be proved. That is, intent could be proved.

RichardD1970

Robisere wrote: »

A private car park (Supermarket/pub/hotel/whatever similar) is not the Highway. It is not on an adopted road, therefore not administered by the area County Council Highways department and not subject to normal Highway traffic law. If any collision occurs between two vehicles, "Fault" is irrelevant. The driver who would normally be judged to be at fault, could drive away scot-free, unless the owner of the car park took civil action on behalf of the other party or its own interests, or criminal damage could be proved. That is, intent could be proved.

Don't think that is right.

https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-to-203/the-road-user-and-the-law

It is important to note that references to ‘road’ therefore generally include footpaths, bridleways and cycle tracks, and many roadways and driveways on private land (including many car parks). In most cases, the law will apply to them and there may be additional rules for particular paths or ways. Some serious driving offences, including drink-driving offences, also apply to all public places, for example public car parks.