Dispute in a car park today

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Geodark wrote: »

You did get that space, if something was blocking you getting out then you should have waited - if there was a car parked in front of you would it have been acceptable to drive into it as it shouldn't have been there? if it wasn't safe or possible to drive out of the spot then you should have told a member of staff to help guide you out or you should have waited until it was safe.

Personally, and I may be being harsh here, I think you have thought it was safe to get out, have dunched your car and are now looking for someone else to blame/pay for your damages!

Because the layout of the car park is misleading. Why I need to ask a stuff in the car park to help me to get out? I never every experienced that in my life. I expect this is a proper car park in central London, I should have enough space to come out even there's car in front of me.

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Barny1979 wrote: »

What are the % increase in the risk of allowing someone into the car park who cannot maneouvre a large vehicle out of a parking space?

Why I didn't have this problem before? There's no point to ask this question. You are just focus on my car rather than this incident.

Barny1979

asp_net wrote: »

Why I didn't have this problem before? There's no point to ask this question. You are just focus on my car rather than this incident.

The size of your car probably did have a factor in the accident, you are right.

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DaveTheMus wrote: »

Why didn't you wait for the other car to leave?

How can I know when that driver will come back?

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Barny1979 wrote: »

The size of your car probably did have a factor in the accident, you are right.

There should be two lanes width for cars to get out. There must be a standard.

Barny1979

asp_net wrote: »

There should be two lanes width for cars to get out. There must be a standard.

Well take this up with the car park company in a letter.

DaveTheMus

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How can I know when that driver will come back?

Will you have to tell the lease company that you've damaged their car?

forgotmyname

Never experienced a tight parking space or being blocked in? Im sure you will experience that again unless you took up driving very late in life and plan to give up driving soon.

You damaged it, They didnt. Move on.
Yes they could have blocked cars from parking but they didn't. They could have quizzed you about your parking skills before allowing you in but they didnt.

If it was tight you should not have moved it.

Your other question about putting 10 people in the car. Yes of course you can. You can squeeze 20+ people in it if you want. But drive it in a public place then expect a ticket.

Private land then your free to do as you wish.

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I will call British Parking Association and ask them whether the car parking company should allow more cars than they could contain.

Anyone can answer my question, if a overloaded bus has a accident, then whose fault? If you bought a cup of coffee from a coffee shop and the temperature is over 70 degrees, your lips got a burn. Whose fault? The customer's fault, because he decide to drink the coffee?

ACG

oh my god!
Its your fault!

A pillar is stationary. You hit it. If there is not enough room or it is not safe you do not move - whether you should be able to move is irrelevant.

There could be 500 cars and only 10 spaces, if they are all completely still and you hit one of them its your fault.

Simple rule of thumb - if only 1 person is moving (you in this case) its their fault.

It would probably be a good idea to read the highway code.