Hi,
I was recently involved in a car accident in a car park. A car was parked on a double yellow line as I drove past the driver opened his car door subsequently damaging both mine and his car. My car has being damaged the most with around €3000 worth of repairs. I believe that the driver is 100% responsible for the following reasons:
- Illeagally parked on a double yellow line and did not even have the hazard lights on (I called the Gardai who issued the driver with a ticket for parking on a double yellow line).
- Failed to look in his mirror to see if a car was coming. The car door was not open when I initally moved to pass (I was as far over as I could go on the road). It is quite obvious from the damage on my car that he opened his door while I passed him.
However I have heard from numerous people that I am fault regardless of the situation as he was stationary and I was the moving the car. How can this be and why should I lose out??????? How could I have foreseen that the driver was going to open his car door and I was as far over on the road as I could possibly go.
I have contacted his insurance company however 4 days since the accident and he has still failed to report the incident to them. They are investigating and I am hoping to hear back from them asap.
I am fully comp with a full licience and this would of being my 4th year with a NCB. If the isurance company do not admit liability how should I proceed - I do not want to claim from my own insurance however could not afford to pay for the repairs. Any advice would be great. Thanks
I was recently involved in a car accident in a car park. A car was parked on a double yellow line as I drove past the driver opened his car door subsequently damaging both mine and his car. My car has being damaged the most with around €3000 worth of repairs. I believe that the driver is 100% responsible for the following reasons:
- Illeagally parked on a double yellow line and did not even have the hazard lights on (I called the Gardai who issued the driver with a ticket for parking on a double yellow line).
- Failed to look in his mirror to see if a car was coming. The car door was not open when I initally moved to pass (I was as far over as I could go on the road). It is quite obvious from the damage on my car that he opened his door while I passed him.
However I have heard from numerous people that I am fault regardless of the situation as he was stationary and I was the moving the car. How can this be and why should I lose out??????? How could I have foreseen that the driver was going to open his car door and I was as far over on the road as I could possibly go.
I have contacted his insurance company however 4 days since the accident and he has still failed to report the incident to them. They are investigating and I am hoping to hear back from them asap.
I am fully comp with a full licience and this would of being my 4th year with a NCB. If the isurance company do not admit liability how should I proceed - I do not want to claim from my own insurance however could not afford to pay for the repairs. Any advice would be great. Thanks