What would you have done?

andygb

Comms69 wrote: »

Indeed, and that's if you can get details.


It's fundamentally wrong that cyclists have no insurance nor registration.

Many cyclists have insurance. It would be virtually impossible to fix a visible number plate to a bicycle.

Comms69

andygb wrote: »

Many cyclists have insurance. It would be virtually impossible to fix a visible number plate to a bicycle.

And many don't.


It's far from impossible, it's just that the time to do it has long since passed.

andygb

CuppaTea wrote: »

Yesterday my son and a few of his school friends were taken by car to another school for an event. As my son got out of the car, a gust of wind took the door and it hit the car next to it, causing bodywork damage.
She message me last night and said she wanted me to know that the incident wasn't entirely my son's fault. She said the driver mum had been badly parked and squeezed herself into a non parking space causing restrictions on each side.

As I have since offered to take responsibility and sort out the payment, I don't feel I can now back down and ask the driver mum to go halves. She originally offered and I declined before I knew of the bad parking.

As the driver mum is a friend and was doing me a favour, I've decided to let it go. Would you do the same?

As your son was getting out of your friend's vehicle, was the other car already there when your friend parked her car?
Do you know for a fact that the other car was not parked in a designated parking space?

Pollycat

[QUOTE=andydownes123;73776663]Yeah maybe. Might be the only option when the bill comes in though....

By agreeing this early, the issue might get a bit tricky. Probably why insurance companies insist that you don't accept responsibility until later (if at all), so no one expects anything. If the car is a banger, it could be write-off and if that suits the car owner, then it starts to unravel in any direction.

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I think I'd feel quite uncomfortable in backing away at the stage the OP is at.

CuppaTea

I was not there so obviously I’m hearing facts secondhand. But I’m trying to do the right thing by all and set a good example to my son as to how to handle things. Will wait for a quote and proceed. I may have acted hastily but it’s hard when friends are involved.

Pollycat

CuppaTea wrote: »

I was not there so obviously I’m hearing facts secondhand. But I’m trying to do the right thing by all and set a good example to my son as to how to handle things. Will wait for a quote and proceed. I may have acted hastily but it’s hard when friends are involved.

I think you can be commended for what you've done.
It just might not have been the best thing financially.
But you do sound a very nice person and hopefully your son has inherited your traits.
I wish you all the best.

FBaby

She's a friend of yours, I would have done the same. Where she parked doesn't make any difference, most car doors will hit the car next to it if not taken car of. She should have told them to be careful opening it though, but these things happened. It could have been her child, it could have been you driving.

She offered, you offered, you are clearly both very decent people and it's nice to read that it still exists! Like you, I'm pretty sure most of my friends would have done the same as you/her.

Rambosmum

I'd have asked for the details, then offered to pay the excess for my friends insurance (or if she wanted to handle it out of insurance for whatever reason, I'd pay the equivelant of her excess).

EmmyLou30

Well done for being one of the rare few these days who wants to take responsibility for something and teach your son the right way to behave :-) In the same situation I would offer to pay for the damage my son did just like you have (albeit accidental damage).

Not ideal, especially as you now know the other Mum friend parked a bit closer than she should have, but that's just how it is. To retain any sort of friendship I don't think you can back out now you've offered. I would say though that if the quote comes back as horrifically expensive then maybe ask the friend to go halves with you - you can easily say you didn't know it would be so high but you really don't want her to have to involve the insurance and make her premiums go up.

Comms69

EmmyLou30 wrote: »

Well done for being one of the rare few these days who wants to take responsibility for something and teach your son the right way to behave :-) In the same situation I would offer to pay for the damage my son did just like you have (albeit accidental damage).

Not ideal, especially as you now know the other Mum friend parked a bit closer than she should have, but that's just how it is. To retain any sort of friendship I don't think you can back out now you've offered. I would say though that if the quote comes back as horrifically expensive then maybe ask the friend to go halves with you - you can easily say you didn't know it would be so high but you really don't want her to have to involve the insurance and make her premiums go up.

Yes, because that would be like having a dog and barking yourself....wait....