I was pulling into a parking space at the grocery store when the driver in the next parking spot threw open her door causing me to hit it with my front fender.
Collision with open car door who is responsible.
A p plater hit the open door and insurance is saying it s my fault for having a door open.
Has anyone been in a similar circumstance.
If there is such an opportunity the person that hit the open car door will have some fault.
Otherwise i m in the shaith.
If the wind causes a car accident who is responsible for the damages.
The car s now in the capable hands of domroy prestige autobody.
If you rear end another vehicle for example or are driving on the wrong side of the lane to get around a car waiting to park then you would typically be found at fault for the resulting collision.
The car with the door open is at fault.
A car in motion cannot anticipate who will open the door and watch for those.
In the process a gust of wind blew the door open further causing my wife s door to scratch the door on a car parked next to her.
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That s why the only damage was to my door.
I believe she s at fault for hitting a stationary object.
Sometimes there may be an opportunity to avoid the collision with the open car door.
If a car door is open and only that part of the car got damaged then you are liable as your open door caused a hazard.
So if you open your car door without looking and a passing driver hits it then it is likely to be you that will take the blame for the collision.
However if you open your car door with no traffic around and another driver comes along and hits it then you can argue that they were not driving with due care and attention because they didn t see.
It is the responsibility of a parked car to be cautious.
The other car didn t open their door until after the front of my car had passed their door.
If your door was open but the other person hit your door and the front of your car at the same time then it shows the other person was going to scrape your car regardless whether door was open or not.
My wife was parked in a lot putting my young daughter into the back seat of her car.
What was the verdict.
Parked cars take it for granted thinking if they get hit its the other party.
However if you open your car door with no traffic around and another driver comes along and hits it then you can argue that they were not driving with due care and attention because they didn t.
If a collision occurs when both cars are on the move in general fault will be determined in a similar manner as if the collision occurred on street.