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I only parked in Tesco
If they knock your car are you then allowed to do the same to theirs, is that legal..?
Don't tempt me - I'd cave their freakin' doors in..
That occasion my sister’s car was damaged was in a council car park , besides the two of us were in the car and witnessed the incident .Derek
I am unsure about the law here? Will the Police enforce in a Private Car Park?
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The only way to deal with these people is to demand their details and make them pay for any damage .I had to visit hospital recently for a day procedure, I followed a car into the car park and as my appointment was at 10am there were lots of free spaces so I parked the car away from all others.
The lady I followed into the car park parked tightly between two vehicles and whilst opening her rear door banged it into one of the parked cars which happened to have the driver sitting in it, I heard him say to her please be more considerate to other peoples property.
Now I assumed she would apologise.... not so she launched into a tirade of abuse against him calling him a sad old man just looking for an argument and she just carried on loading her child into the buggy whilst continuing with her verbal abuse against this poor man.
Sign of the times I guess.
Robin
The police around here ( Linlithgow/ Bo’ness ) have always been quite helpful .And soo... I'm sitting in the local hospital car park whilst the missus gets her MOT. There's a space not large enough for a Fiesta but maybe a Nissan Micra /Fiat 500. After a while along comes an old "Bod" (Anybody remember him??) in a Fiesta. He stops and looks at the space, ponders a minute then gets back in his car and ...proceeds to ram the other car forward, then backs into the rear car and repeats this manoeuvre a couple of times, then gets out an looks around to see if anyone was watching and walks off..
On another occasion I'm sitting eating my lunch in the car. There's a space right next to me but its tight. An Old "Bod" (Him again) and his wife pull in.. Hubby has left himself plenty of room to get out, but the wife tries to get out, continually battering the door off my car. I put the window down and shout at her "Does she mind, and that I want her insurance details.." "What for?" she asks. I explain what she's just done and....................."It wasn't me I didn't do anything.." then drives off to another bay.. when I get out to follow they drive off completely...
Both instances according to police are RTA's - but they generally don't want involved as its a one on one situation..
I have a dash cam but it only looks out the front!Sadly this is where the problem is. Supermarkets attract the dregs of society and I utter hate the places. If it’s not trolleys it’s morons hitting your car and driving off or swinging their doors into your car.
As you say OP, even if you park right out of the way some Love Island watching moron will park two inches away despite having numerous other spaces to park in.
Home deliveries are the future mate and sorry to hear about the damage to your car. Invest in a dash cam too.
My reason for asking is: It is not uncommon for those who have the bluster, to recognise those who who will not challenge their assertions regarding the law and their position. It is always good to know the facts regarding the law before we concede any points (no pun intended). I had exactly this is a Homebase Car Park when an Off Duty Policeman proceeded to read me my rights (his version) and how I now owed him money as a result of him crashing into me. As alarmingly was his valuation of the damage to his @shed@ sorry fifteen year old Golf.That occasion my sister’s car was damaged was in a council car park , besides the two of us were in the car and witnessed the incident .
With the guy’s name , address & registration, plus details of the police officers who attended , my sister just put it in the hands of her insurance and the other guy’s insurance paid up .
The CL door is long. But the hinge is designed so the door opens forwards and therefore not as fully sideways as other two door cars...compare the projection of the door to the front doors in a normal 4 door car.I just do not take the CL into a car park, as stated inconsiderate people “so what if I banged your car it is only a car!” I have said to me
Car is too large for space allocated in length and width of parking bay
Aluminium body is easily dented
My geriatric hips mean I need to open the door fully to get out, have you seen the length of An CL door and look at the hinge mechanism, it is a work of art
I have a dash cam but it only looks out the front!
The fact that he took that approach brought the police into the equation and would have given you grounds for a formal complaint to the police regarding the conduct of one of their officers .My reason for asking is: It is not uncommon for those who have the bluster, to recognise those who who will not challenge their assertions regarding the law and their position. It is always good to know the facts regarding the law before we concede any points (no pun intended). I had exactly this is a Homebase Car Park when an Off Duty Policeman proceeded to read me my rights (his version) and how I now owed him money as a result of him crashing into me. As alarmingly was his valuation of the damage to his @shed@ sorry fifteen year old Golf.
As long as you always reverse into spaces , and don’t use spaces with another behind , it will capture passing traffic .I have a dash cam but it only looks out the front!
The couple of times I challenged people who I caught denting my cars , one apologised profusely and I let her off ; the other time was a grumpy old git who refused to give details , so having pointed out that in itself was an offence , I quickly blocked him in and got my sister , who was with me and it was her car anyway on that occasion , to go and phone the police .
The cops came round and explained that he would be charged if he didn’t supply his details , which he then did . He had clipped the wing of my sister’s car swinging into the adjacent space just as we were about to leave and had paint transfer on his bumper which matched the damage on my sister’s car , and no other way it could have happened. The damage was a bit more than a dent with the wing badly creased so not something to be let go .
His insurance paid for the repair . Ironically if he’d been 30 seconds later we’d have not been there .
The police around here ( Linlithgow/ Bo’ness ) have always been quite helpful .
Besides the incident I mentioned ( which was in Bo’ness , and the police came round immediately) my mum and sister witnessed this woman scrape all the way along the side of an adjacent car in Linlithgow Tesco’s car park before driving off . My sister got out and tried to stop her but had to jump out of the way to avoid being run over .
She got the number ( and that of the damaged vehicle ) then went straight along to the police station. The cop started to say there was nothing they could do with only her word , until Lesley said her mum was there too and saw everything.
That changed everything with two witnesses, so they took statements and went straight up to the house where the car was registered, finding it damaged with paint transfer from the other car .
The driver was charged with careless driving and leaving the scene without stopping to provide details . Her details were passed to the owner of the other car which was badly damaged , and my mum and sister received a nice bunch of flowers as a thank you .
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