Had a bad day today . Pulled into servo on the way to work so that the guy I travel with could get some smoko, He opened his door to get out of the car and we were still talking, a woman in a toyota corolla ran straight into the end of my door. She was absolutley flying when she pulled into the parking spot but because it is in a car park it is automatically our fault. Not really upset about it just pi$$ed off that my pride and joy has now sustained damage Am going to drink beer tonigh and it will be all better until tomorrow
Haha he said "smoko" anti, i trust u got a pie and a coke? I would of got her details anyway, she hit your car while she was in motion. If later on you find its more damage than it appears tan at least you've got something to go on
Damage Yeah got all her details but when I rang my insurance company ( shannons), they said because it was in a car park asnd she hit the door when entering her car park, my passenger is deemned at fault, for not looking or taking due care when exiting the vehicle
thats all very well, but if he had already exited the vehicle and the door was open before she began pulling in then thats her fault as opposed to your passenger opening the door into her pathway while attempting to park.
Yeah The door was open but he was still in the car, He looked, opened the door then looked back at me while talking and went to get out. He was actually lucky he didnt get out a second sooner because he would have been pinned or had his leg pinned. It was one of those things that happen, the timing was just all wrong at the time
He was lucky in that case and the insurance company is right. bummer. I think your mate should be shouting smoko for a while. Sorry Anti we mean food over here.
That sucks Andy, Sorry to hear I hope you can get it sorted. I think you need to fix the door with a big single turbo conversion!
I thought you were a 'tradie' now anti... Smoko means a break for smoking, eating, or whatever. It's a time, rather than an action. Some awards / workplace agreements call it a 'rest pause'. So yeah, I know what you are talking about. Not knowing about smoko is 'un-Australian'
My advice is don't touch the piss. I'm seriously trying to help you here. :rofl In the building industry smoko = lunch.
Brock You keep trying to get me to turbo the 350, you have this thing about me putting a turbo on it lol. I think it's quick enough for my daily and besides if I leave it with out the turbo on it, you might have a chance of beating me at the drags jk. jk.
I would argue that one. If it was clear when you opened the door (and it was, since the door was open for at least 10 seconds by the sound of it), and they fly in without looking properly and hit the car door - I'd argue it's their fault for not checking properly. Otherwise using that same logic I can go flying into a roundabout, hit the car there and argue they shouldn't have entered the intersection when they couldn't clear it. There's an onus on the driver of the car to take due care when driving. Just like you need to take care when opening the door, they need to take care when entering a car spot. What would their defence have been if they hit a child doing the same manouver? Fight it.
What a bummer Andy, I'll take my failed harmonic balancer any day. My thoughts went straight to my C/F laser, the shopping car. Confirmation why I have three cars. There is a reason. Too many idiots out there, and they're not related to me, ok! You'll have her fixed before we know it. Stiff upper lip buddy.Just as well she didn't run over you.:br:
That sucks balls mate - and yes, I would fight it. Essentially what happened is that your friend checked the adjacent carpark which was clear and then opened the door. As he was about to exit the vehicle, another vehicle approached the adjoining carpark at high speed. In order to prevent the possibility of serious injury to himself, your friend ceased exiting from the passenger side and remained in the vehicle. He attempted to close the door, but due to the high speed of the oncoming vehicle, was unable to close the door before a collision occurred. I would also check the entranceway to the carpark for any speed limit signs and inform the other driver that if she doesn't agree to pay for repairs, you are willing to pursue in legal action, including showing that it was impossible for the amount of damage sustained by your car to have occurred if she had been travelling at or below the signed speed limit, and impose all associated costs for expert analysis onto her.
