Was involved in a car accident earlier today, whos liable?

Spicy_McHaggis

Iceweasel wrote: »

And he still hasn't got his head around the fact that even if he manages to keep his No Claim Bonus intact - his premium will be increased due to being involved in an 'incident.'

I surmise that he thinks that by paying cash himself he doesn't have to inform his insurance company.

But in reality once he sees the size of the repair bill for the other car - which had a door handle ripped off, and a crease/dent along the side - he is going to realise that an increased premium and losing the NCB is possibly the cheaper option.

He never told us exactly what he stands to lose IIRC and I can't be bothered going back to sift through all his dross to check.

But he insists until the end he did nothing wrong.

To be fair to him he probably didn't.

DUTR

bery_451 wrote: »

The passenger exiting the vehicle is a elderly passenger in 60's. Doesn't have sharp senses like us young ones.


However I am 100% sure that the driver could have left more space and thus accident could have been avoided. I can bring my measuring tape if I had to. I always drive as much on the left as possible in areas like these cause I know passenger doors get open. Its not like I driving pass empty cars parked on the side of the road.

1stly apologies, I went and had a look at lunch time,





It does appear there is a sign showing 5mph, however it is on the left, that said, unless it is congested in there, not one vehicle dod I see adhering to 5mph, the width of the driving area is 7M, with 2M for the usual parking bays, the blue badge spots are wider, then there is a pedestrian line on the left 1.5M, leaves 3.5M driving width, there is no way (unless the vehicle has sliding doors ) to open a nearside door without impeding onto the driving area.

Oh, another poster suggested you get the choice of the place of repair, this is incorrect it is up to the 3rd party.

Spicy_McHaggis

I don't know why you're so fixed on the 5mph sign.

DUTR

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

I don't know why you're so fixed on the 5mph sign.

Because the OP had mentioned it is a 5mph lane .

Retrogamer

The 5mph sign is a recommendation to try and encourage people to drive as slow as possible to reduce the chances of accidents.

That doesn't automatically mean someone is liable though if they exceed 5mph.

Spicy_McHaggis

DUTR wrote: »

Because the OP had mentioned it is a 5mph lane .

A single sign on a temporary fence means nothing on its own.

bery_451

DUTR wrote: »

1stly apologies, I went and had a look at lunch time,





It does appear there is a sign showing 5mph, however it is on the left, that said, unless it is congested in there, not one vehicle dod I see adhering to 5mph, the width of the driving area is 7M, with 2M for the usual parking bays, the blue badge spots are wider, then there is a pedestrian line on the left 1.5M, leaves 3.5M driving width, there is no way (unless the vehicle has sliding doors ) to open a nearside door without impeding onto the driving area.

Oh, another poster suggested you get the choice of the place of repair, this is incorrect it is up to the 3rd party.

There's 3.5m driving width as you say. According to Hyundai Santa Fe specs shown here:


http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/hyundai/santa-fe/estate-2001/24367/


Its width is 1.82m. Ok lets do the math. 3.5 - 1.82= 1.68metres.


No way my Peugeot 206 door is 1.68m width or longer even when fully opened.

Spicy_McHaggis

bery_451 wrote: »

There's 3.5m driving width as you say. According to Hyundai Santa Fe specs shown here:


http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/hyundai/santa-fe/estate-2001/24367/


Its width is 1.82m. Ok lets do the math. 3.5 - 1.82= 1.68metres.


No way my Peugeot 206 door is 1.68m width or longer even when fully opened.

And your point is?

BillyMansell

bery_451 wrote: »

There's 3.5m driving width as you say. According to Hyundai Santa Fe specs shown here:


http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/hyundai/santa-fe/estate-2001/24367/


Its width is 1.82m. Ok lets do the math. 3.5 - 1.82= 1.68metres.


No way my Peugeot 206 door is 1.68m width or longer even when fully opened.

Stop clutching at straws.

The important dimension here is that the parking bay you were in was 2m wide therefore your passenger had to impede the lane of moving traffic when opening the door and did so without looking.

DUTR

bery_451 wrote: »

There's 3.5m driving width as you say. According to Hyundai Santa Fe specs shown here:


http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/hyundai/santa-fe/estate-2001/24367/


Its width is 1.82m. Ok lets do the math. 3.5 - 1.82= 1.68metres.


No way my Peugeot 206 door is 1.68m width or longer even when fully opened.

The same site will show you the Peugot 206 is 1.652m wide with the doors closed, naturally with the door open it will be wider (over 2 metres) .