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Earlier today I was making a 3 point turn and while stopped (about to reverse) a car parked a few meters in front of me reversed into my bumper scraping their back and my front bumper.
I feel like it was their fault mostly because I was easily visible through several mirrors and I was stopped at the time though when I saw them backing up I tried to get out of the way (but couldn't completely for fear of oncoming traffic).
She wasn't a complete jerk but she did try to get me to admit fault and admit to an illegal u-turn so of course I did neither and called my insurance company right away but still. I have very little experience in these kinds of situations. Does it seem like legally it was their fault, my fault, or both?
I feel like it was their fault mostly because I was easily visible through several mirrors and I was stopped at the time though when I saw them backing up I tried to get out of the way (but couldn't completely for fear of oncoming traffic).
She wasn't a complete jerk but she did try to get me to admit fault and admit to an illegal u-turn so of course I did neither and called my insurance company right away but still. I have very little experience in these kinds of situations. Does it seem like legally it was their fault, my fault, or both?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.if you were already half way into your manouvre before she moved her vehicle, its her fault for not checking her mirrors and her surroundings, to make sure it was safe from objects, vehicles and pedestrians before she proceded to move her vehicle in a safe manner. End of!! Any competant and safe driver would not begin to reverse their vehicle without checking all around to ensure it is safe to do so. So if what your saying is, that if her car was stationary, i.e. parked up, before you started your 3 point turn. and only after you were doing your 3 point turn she dicided to reverse, then its her fault. I am a hgv-1 driver with nearly 25 years experience, and have been driving for 31 years. So i hope my experience counts in validating my answer and i hope this answer helps you. It would also be good if you could have obtained a witness to verify your statement of account of the incident. good luck, Mike
Insurance companies are not going to want to spend a fortune proving fault. From their point of view if they can agree 50:50 it works out cheaper for them in the long term, and over thousands of claims what they lose of the roundabouts they gain on the swings. They aren't in business to be fair to you, but to make money. So proving she was at fault may not be easy. You'd may have to argue what goes on your claim record with your insurance company.
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