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Not that I know of, no
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The other driver won't necessarily lie. She may admit liability.
What is interesting is the difference between her assertion that there was no damage at all and Jecca's assertion that there was 'a considerable amount' of damage. Surely one or both of you are exaggerating? How serious exactly?
Edited by Lud on 24/04/2008 at 16:53
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There are scratches all over the corner and also a circle about 5cm in diameter where the bumper has split in all different directions and the paint has been completely scratched off.
In all fairness, not an enormous amount of damage. However, a year ago someone drove into the back of me at a junction and did less damage than this to the bumper and it ended up costing £500 to fix. I'm not too keen on forking out more than £500 for something that wasn't my fault!
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not too keen on forking out more than £500 for something that wasn't my fault!
Quite Jecca, point taken.
However I am glad my car is a bit rough and has tough, flexible plastic bumpers that get scuffed but are hard to really damage. If I had a pretty, newish car with flimsy 500 quid 'bumpers' I would have to consider not living in London. Because running about tearing my hair and trying to get largish sums of money out of other people or their insurance companies for ordinary minor traffic and parking nerfs would seem a terrible waste of my time, and would happen often (not because I often drive into things with any force you understand, but because other people park and unpark up against your car when you aren't there).
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Usually insurers will settle for this on 50:50 liability, unless CCTV or witness is available.
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Ask the car park owners whether they've got any tapes, as soon as possible, 'cos they won't keep them for ever. Without evidence or witnesses, I think you're out of luck.
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I reversed out of my drive and stopped - applied the hanadbrake and a visitor to the house opposite hit the side of my car. She admitted it was her fault and I knew who she was.
Next I heard was the husband phones and says 50/50 and he would pay his damage and I had to pay mine - his battered Mini - my year old car was worth 10 x his.
I doorstepped him and demanded his Ins Co details - this he grudgingly gave (after 10 mins pressing) and I duly filled in a claim form - His Ins Co accepted that I was stationary - car fixed, NCB maintained - job done.
I would be nice but firm with the 3rd party and they may well do as my neighbour's visitor - rollover and accept they were to blame.
Good Luck.
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Doesn't anyone remember what the horn is really for, apart from expressing your annoyance, it's to let other road users know you are there. If I reversed out of a car parking space and someone else did so at the same time and it looked like they had not seen me (ie. they didn't stop when I did) then I'd blast the horn or quickly pull forward again, not sit there and wait for them. I always look round before I get into the car and look round before I start moving to see if any one else is getting into their car. it's called awareness.
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