Good morning,
My 4WD was parked in a client’s driveway. I do have a bike holder attached legally to the rear that was sticking out a little bit over the shared road of the retirement village. The neighbours to the left of my parked car drove out ( adjacent to the driveway) and hit my bike holder causing damage to their front left side corner. The driver left the scene of the accident just after they called me outside to witness the damage to their car (within 5 mins) The husband ( wife was the driver) claimed it was my fault as the bike holder was a hazard sticking out, despite the fact that they saw the hazard prior to manoeuvre of their vehicle and hit it. The man verbally told me this. He said he will put this through insurance with me at fault. The driver has had a prior car accident before recently. After research I thought someone hitting a stationary car was always at fault but would like clarification considering my bike holder was sticking out abit. Because the car left so quickly I had no time to take photos of their damaged vehicle ( no damage to mine just low scratches on the bike holder. I have not claimed fault
Thanks
My 4WD was parked in a client’s driveway. I do have a bike holder attached legally to the rear that was sticking out a little bit over the shared road of the retirement village. The neighbours to the left of my parked car drove out ( adjacent to the driveway) and hit my bike holder causing damage to their front left side corner. The driver left the scene of the accident just after they called me outside to witness the damage to their car (within 5 mins) The husband ( wife was the driver) claimed it was my fault as the bike holder was a hazard sticking out, despite the fact that they saw the hazard prior to manoeuvre of their vehicle and hit it. The man verbally told me this. He said he will put this through insurance with me at fault. The driver has had a prior car accident before recently. After research I thought someone hitting a stationary car was always at fault but would like clarification considering my bike holder was sticking out abit. Because the car left so quickly I had no time to take photos of their damaged vehicle ( no damage to mine just low scratches on the bike holder. I have not claimed fault
Thanks