Open a parked car door while someone reversing

brianposter

angrycrow wrote: »

You opened your door into his car so you are at fault.

This is in no way clear.
According to the OPs account the other driver "reversed his car while I've already open my car door". Although unfortunate for the other driver, that is reversing without due care and attention.

[Deleted User]

It's still not really clear what happened but the key thing here is if you opened your door and then he drove into it, or if his car was already in the way when you opened the door. I suppose the third option is if you opened the door only a moment before his car drove into it.

The sequence of events matters here. It determines if she should have seen the door or if you opened it in a way that make it difficult or impossible to avoid the collision.

Oh, one other factor. You say he was waiting for you to finish parking. Obviously when someone has parked they will open the door and get out. If he didn't anticipate that it might increase his liability.

Unfortunately on modern cars it does often cost a lot to replace headlight glass and stuff like that. Letting your insurance sort it out may be a good idea. Your premium will go up.

brianposter

Jay351830 wrote: »

Hi Mojo

I will explain the situation in a more detail way.

This is a tiny private parking space which don't fit quite many cars in. The car park is a U shape car park which only have one entrance facing the north.

Entrance
A1_B1_C1
______ C2
A2_B2_C3
______ C4
A3_B3_C5

So all slot A and B are parked vertically and slot C are parked horizontally.

At that time A1 and A2 were occupied and no car was at row B + C4, so I was reversing my car into A3. While I was reversing, that car drive straight into the car park facing towards my car and wait at B1.

After I parked my car at slot A3, the car quickly stopped at B3 facing the dead end of the car park.

However, I wasn't aware that he is trying to get into C4 and reversed his car while I've already open my car door to leave my car, and his front car eventually scratched the edge of my car door.

I still feel silly why am I liable to pay everything, everyone that I asked said it is 100% my fault.

OP, where exactly did you reverse ?

downinja

1. He is reversing, you open door, 100% your fault.

2. You open your door, he reverses into it, 100% his fault.

Sounds more like scenario 1 that 2.

csgohan4

50/50 the insurers will call it best case scenario

brianposter

downinja wrote: »

1. He is reversing, you open door, 100% your fault.

Even then it can be argued that the other driver was trying to get away with a manoeuvre that was not practical in the circumstances.
Watching someone park and then driving so that they are unable to open their car door would always involve some level of rsponsibility.

sheramber

If he was reversing out and scratched the front of his car then the bulk of his car must have been passed your car. Therefore when you opened your door he was already reversing.

brianposter

sheramber wrote: »

If he was reversing out and scratched the front of his car then the bulk of his car must have been passed your car. Therefore when you opened your door he was already reversing.

Not correct. The relevant driver was not reversing in a straight line.

Goldust

He doesn't seem like he's being very reasonable and went to great lengths to pin blame on you straight away and it's really not all that clear.


I'd try to get 50/50 and teach the pompous !!! a lesson.

brianposter

Goldust wrote: »

He doesn't seem like he's being very reasonable and went to great lengths to pin blame on you straight away and it's really not all that clear.


I'd try to get 50/50 and teach the pompous !!! a lesson.

On what has been posted so far the OP should probably accept no blame - most of what has been said points to the other drivers miscalculation.