While driving down a main street in a town I stopped on the street outside a hotel. There was parking in front of the hotel on the street but all the spaces were taken. I jumped out of my car to look at a notice board outside the hotel so effectively my car was stopped on the street without a driver. There was someone in the passenger seat.
A jeep parked directly outside the hotel reversed into the side of car and did some damage, no damage to the jeep.
The guy said he would pay for the repairs to my car so I took his word and his details. But I am suspicious that when I contact him he may argue that my car was stopped illegally on the street without a driver.
Everyone tells me it doesn't matter where my car was - the guy was careless and in the wrong, people can't just go around crashing into cars ?
As the damage is small I don't want to get the insurance company involved. What is the legal status on this?
A jeep parked directly outside the hotel reversed into the side of car and did some damage, no damage to the jeep.
The guy said he would pay for the repairs to my car so I took his word and his details. But I am suspicious that when I contact him he may argue that my car was stopped illegally on the street without a driver.
Everyone tells me it doesn't matter where my car was - the guy was careless and in the wrong, people can't just go around crashing into cars ?
As the damage is small I don't want to get the insurance company involved. What is the legal status on this?