Accident whilst parked

AndyMc.....

Car_54 wrote: »

Fair point, but my comment was in the context of an incident which occurred in a car park, not a front garden;).

Thing is it's a private car park, I forget the ins and outs of it all but even public car parks can cease to be public places.

missile

AndyMc..... wrote: »

For £240 it may not be worth the grief.

£240 may not be much to you :j
The OP has other concerns about his inconsiderate neighbour. He may well feel it is worth making a fuss?

missile

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Would this still be the case as the incident happened on private land to which the general public have no right of access unlike a supermarket car park.

Yes, even if it was an incident on private land.
This incident happened in a car park where public have access. Leaving the scene and failure to report to a police station when you were aware of injury or damage to property. The offence carries a substantial penalty. https://www.pattersonlaw.co.uk/faqs/leaving-scene-accident/

AndyMc.....

missile wrote: »

Yes, even it was an incident on private land.
This incident happened in a car park where public have access. Leaving the scene and failure to report to a police station when you were aware of injury or damage to property. The offence carries a substantial penalty. https://www.pattersonlaw.co.uk/faqs/leaving-scene-accident/

But do the public have access to a residents car park? The broken gate may not change its status.

Rover_Driver

missile wrote: »

Yes, even it was an incident on private land.
https://www.pattersonlaw.co.uk/faqs/leaving-scene-accident/

No, only if the accident was 'on a road or other public place'


That link refers to an accident on a road, not a private car park.

missile

https://www.confused.com/on-the-road/driving-law/when-should-you-report-a-car-accident

Car parks and petrol stations
If you have a prang or scrape on private property, say a supermarket car park or petrol station, the same rules apply when it comes to exchanging details or reporting an accident as they do on the road.

But what if the other driver isn't around when, say, you scrape a parked car?

In this case it's a wise move to leave your details on the windscreen, and you should still report the incident to the police as you've not been able to exchange details with the other driver.

Does that satisfy you?

AndyMc.....

missile wrote: »

https://www.confused.com/on-the-road/driving-law/when-should-you-report-a-car-accident

Does that satisfy you?

No, they're both public places.

Rover_Driver

missile wrote: »

https://www.confused.com/on-the-road/driving-law/when-should-you-report-a-car-accident

Does that satisfy you?

Only if the accident happens 'on a road or other public place' - s.170, Road Traffic Act 1988.

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Nobody other than the driver of the vehicle that hit you is responsible.

missile

Rover_Driver wrote: »

Only if the accident happens 'on a road or other public place' - s.170, Road Traffic Act 1988.

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The following have been held to be "public places":
The car park of a pub; Vannet v Burns (1988)
A hotel driveway; Dunn v Keane (1976)
A multi-storey NCP car park; Bowman v DPP (1991)
A hospital car park; DPP v Greenwood (1997)
The car park of a car dealership; May v DPP (2005)
A field used for point-to-point racing; Collinson (1931)
A field used for parking at an agricultural show; Paterson v Ogilvey (1957)
A privately owned caravan site; DPP v Vivier (1991)
Freight immigration lanes at a dockyard; DPP v Coulman (1993)
A school playground; Rodger v Normand (1994)