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whos at fault........updated with pic
my mother was invovled in an accident today with 2 other cars. thankfully everyone was ok. trying to work whos at fault......
mother was parrell parked between 2 cars with a T junction directly behind her. as she indicated and pulled out a car came round the corner and hit her front wing.......pushing her car into the stationary car parked infront of her.
i havnt used any emotive laungage like 'mother pulled out slowly' and 'the driver came round quickly' as want peoples judgements. i believe the driver taking the corner was at fault but then im biased ;-)
the street was a quiet 60's residential terraced type.
cheers
mother was parrell parked between 2 cars with a T junction directly behind her. as she indicated and pulled out a car came round the corner and hit her front wing.......pushing her car into the stationary car parked infront of her.
i havnt used any emotive laungage like 'mother pulled out slowly' and 'the driver came round quickly' as want peoples judgements. i believe the driver taking the corner was at fault but then im biased ;-)
the street was a quiet 60's residential terraced type.
cheers
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Most likely to be your mother's fault or possibly 50/50 either way she is likely to lose her no claims bonus.0
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Most likely to be your mother's fault or possibly 50/50 either way she is likely to lose her no claims bonus.
Perhaps the OP's Mum will claim from the driver and the owner of the parked car claim from the Mum's insurance, either way it looks like some kind of shared liability.
I fear though the OP's Mum may have to take the full liability, as she is pulling out, and the angle may not offer visibilty of the indicators (which are an indication not a right of way suggestion).0 -
mother was parrell parked between 2 cars with a T junction directly behind her
Parked too close to the junction
https://www.gov.uk/waiting-and-parking/parking-239-to-2470 -
Perhaps the OP's Mum will claim from the driver and the owner of the parked car claim from the Mum's insurance, either way it looks like some kind of shared liability.
I fear though the OP's Mum may have to take the full liability, as she is pulling out, and the angle may not offer visibilty of the indicators (which are an indication not a right of way suggestion).
If the OP's mum makes a successful claim off the other driver, where is her liability to pay for the stationary vehicle? I would say she is liable unless she can prove she was clearly out of the parking space before the arrival of the third party.0 -
Parked too close to the junction
https://www.gov.uk/waiting-and-parking/parking-239-to-247
There is not any evidence she was and even if she had been that would not remove any liability from the third party.0 -
Only pull out when the road is clear.0
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It's the mothers fault 100%.0
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Agree with 100% mother.
Even if he was going far too fast around a bend, imo making him somewhat liable, proving such is near impossible.
She'll be footing the bill for both vehicles involved. Well, her insurer will.0 -
Have to agree, the vehicle pulling out is at fault. How far behind her was this t junction ?0
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The OP admitted in the first post that his (or her) mum was parallel parked with the junction directly behind her.Master_Blaster wrote: »
There is not any evidence she was and even if she had been that would not remove any liability from the third party.Parked too close to the junction
https://www.gov.uk/waiting-and-parking/parking-239-to-247
Rules 242 (and 243 depending on the OP's interpretation of "directly behind") would more than likely be applicable in this instance.Understeer is when you hit a wall with the front of your car
Oversteer is when you hit a wall with the back of your car
Horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall
Torque is how far your car sends the wall across the field once you've hit it0
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