Neighbour hit my parked car, says I can't do anything about it

dacouch

DUTR wrote: »

I'm glad you typed rare as opposed to never, I know on my road, cars have been booked for being parked with the front facing nearside traffic even in the daytime.

I do feel in the case of what the OP describes, this could end up split liability.

It would be extremely rare in such an accident eg reversing off a drive for the OP to be in any part responsible for the accident.

As others keep pointing out, the other party has hit a stationary object.

The OP could have been parked on a red route or double yellow line etc etc and still would be extremely unlikely to be partially liable for someone reversing into them.

The circumstances described by the OP do not come anywhere near the relevant case law

matttye

You have no rights to make him pay to have the work done at your garage, but you can report him to the police for failing to provide insurance details.

Has has no power in this situation.

matttye

DUTR wrote: »

Good examples, although I would like to add perhaps that in the case the OP describes, his vehicle was parked in a place causing an obstruction.

I am wondering why there is a reluctance to inform the insurer.

Even if you blocked someone's drive completely I don't think they'd be entitled to ram your car out of the way.

shaun_from_Africa

OnanTheBarbarian wrote: »

6- Bum his dog

How do you know his dog's name?

Confusedandneedhelp

matttye wrote: »

You have no rights to make him pay to have the work done at your garage, but you can report him to the police for failing to provide insurance details.

Has has no power in this situation.

Actually if the guy wants to avoid insurance, op can basically demand whatever he wants.

matttye

Confusedandneedhelp wrote: »

Actually if the guy wants to avoid insurance, op can basically demand whatever he wants.

My post meant to say "He has no power in this situation" - i.e. the neighbour has no power.

The OP has no right to make him pay at his garage (i.e. the neighbour is well within his rights to refuse), but then the OP can report the neighbour to the police for causing the accident and inform them that he is refusing to provide his details, if that's what the neighbour would prefer.

There's no duty to provide your insurance details to the other motorist, only your name and address, but there is a duty to provide insurance details to the police.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

matttye wrote: »

My post meant to say "He has no power in this situation" - i.e. the neighbour has no power.

The OP has no right to make him pay at his garage (i.e. the neighbour is well within his rights to refuse), but then the OP can report the neighbour to the police for causing the accident and inform them that he is refusing to provide his details, if that's what the neighbour would prefer.

There's no duty to provide your insurance details to the other motorist, only your name and address, but there is a duty to provide insurance details to the police.

The neighbor has no say in where the repairs are carried out he can be difficult he can awkward he can refuse to pay, but essentially he has no right in where the car goes for repair same with insurance companies you can refuse to have it done by their repairer and choose your own.


with the comment already said by the neighbor I'd say sod him get his reg and notify my insurance company.

matttye

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

The neighbor has no say in where the repairs are carried out he can be difficult he can awkward he can refuse to pay, but essentially he has no right in where the car goes for repair same with insurance companies you can refuse to have it done by their repairer and choose your own.


with the comment already said by the neighbor I'd say sod him get his reg and notify my insurance company.

Right. The only legal obligations on the neighbour are to provide his name and address. The address isn't in question, so if he has provided his name, he has no further obligation to the OP legally.

OP can now report the matter to the police if he's displeased with the neighbour's way of dealing with it. That's clearly going to be the only way to deal with it unless one of them back down.

OnanTheBarbarian

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/154

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Obviously neighbour is at fault.

Also consider your parking. Whilst not illegal, you might be making it difficult for your parents neighbour to get off his drive -which is unfair IMO.

Idiots often park opposite my driveway (no drives opposite) completly obstructing the pavement. If they parked on the road (as they should) it would be a complete obstruction to me, but because they also block the pavement, I can get off my drive with a several point turn, which is not easy in a 20 year old 2.5 ton land rover with manual steering. It also makes it impossible for me to get off with my trailer or to return with it.

I'm always really careful but I do worry that collision is inevitable one day and whilst I know I would be at fault, I would not be feeling very charitable, when all they had to do was park several feet away