Originally Posted by dojj
Originally Posted by stonehavencossie
Had a situation last week where i was reverse parking at the side of a busy road and was straightning up and so needed to move car out a bit. Checked my mirrors nothing coming so i switch to other mirroe to watch how close i was getting to kerb. All of a sudden a car goes past and scrapes the front side very slightly. Was a woman driving a volvo estate. She pulled over and we both looked at our car. I apologised for the car sticking out (slightly) and she said its ok i was nipping on a bit as im late for a meeting. Having looked at both our cars , both had minor scratches, i suggested that we both pay for our own paint work. Shes said she would see how much it was first and took my name, phone number and reg no.
hang on, she's hit you and now she's claiming it's your fault?
To be honest im not saying its 100% her fault. Maybe i should of been watching my other mirror more carefully instead of fixing my interests on the kerb side. I was moving in and out to try and straighten up in a tight spot. It happened that quickly and slightly its hard to tell exactly whos fault it was. The contact was made when i edged the car out slightly but she must of been hell close to the side of the road to hit me. I was happy with shared responsibility and we pay for our own