|
|
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 05:32 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 121
|
so was on my way to fix a mates motorbike lastnight and as i was reversing out of my "driveway" at 9 30 at night there just so happened to be a dark blue fg xr6 that i didnt see
:( i hit it :( not much damage to mine as i was mid point turn but i hit him right in the sweet spot, right between the drivers side door and front quarter so shattering first thing i thought to myself is why couldnt it at least have be an old commodore :| but got on my horse went across the road and owned up :( now ill admit im in the wrong i shoulda seen the car and checked surrondings before leaving. they were arguing the point across that my "driveway" isnt a driveway because it doesnt have a junction or junction box or something along those lines even tho i have been parking my car there for the last 19 and a half months? do i have any legs to stand on at all or is what they saying true. dont get me wrong im not trying to get out of what happened i just would like advice for the piece of mind  thanks guys
__________________
Blood Orange BA XR6 Ute P plater Manual Performance: Rip shifter, CAI, mini spool, 2.5in exhaust system w/ 4' tip Visual: 18in ba xr8 wheels, mesh grills, painted Dash spears, digital blue drift gauges, blue interior lighting, xr badged door scuffs. Lowered allround Audio: flip out DVD player, 2x12in cadence subs in slimline box, pioneer mono amp with bass controller |
||
|
|
29-08-2011, 05:38 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
Stock Boss
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Canberra
Posts: 568
|
pics of driveway and lead up to driveway?
__________________
03 BA XR8 Blueprint | Manual | Leather | Premium sound | Sunroof | Shockworks coilovers | TrueTrac + 3.73 Diff Gears
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 05:40 PM
|
#3 | |||
|
BOSS Pilot
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: on the loud pedal! Brisbane
Posts: 6,020
|
I dont see how it could be their fault, you reversed into a parked car? that sux
Maybe if they were parked across some of your driveway or something you might have a leg
__________________
Black BAII XR8 Ute Blue SY Territory Ghia Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 05:41 PM
|
#4 | ||
|
3..2..1..
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bellbird park
Posts: 7,218
|
doesnt make any difference. your in the wrong and have to pay, i dont see why they would be trying to kick up any more of a fuss if you have already admitted liability?
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 05:45 PM
|
#5 | ||
|
Token American
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Brisbane QLD
Posts: 26
|
You did the right thing, you fessed up, just let the insurance company figure it out now. An idiot would have run off....
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 06:33 PM
|
#6 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: On The Footplate.
Posts: 5,086
|
Yep, you're not an idiot, you did the right thing...the sort of thing you'd hope that someone would have the courtesy to do for you if they did the same to your car.
It's a tricky one if there isn't an actual driveway. I notice you put "driveway" in commers, as if it isn't technically a driveway but just an area you leave your yard onto the road. I'd have no hesitation parking my car behind a car that was nosed up across someones yard, if I knew I wasn't parked over a legitimate and marked "driveway". Once again, good on you for manning up and admitting your mistake. 
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 06:59 PM
|
#7 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,481
|
the only time they could have been in the wrong is if they have parked within 1 meter of a legitimate driveway, which is illegal (at least it is in NSW). I dont think that would excuse you for running into them though
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:02 PM
|
#8 | |||
|
Banned
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ghetto, SA
Posts: 874
|
Quote:
 Good to see you fessed up like a man. Props for that. |
|||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:04 PM
|
#9 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Adelaide (down south)
Posts: 685
|
If it is a propper driveway they are in the wrong (legally), it is illegal to obstruct a driveway. Technicly you can get fined for obstucting your own drive.
EDIT in saying that it would be a shared resposiblilty if it came to it id say Last edited by starkersEB; 29-08-2011 at 07:09 PM. |
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:06 PM
|
#10 | ||
|
Drives a Ute!
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: NW Tassie
Posts: 1,018
|
Sorry mate, I was on the receiving end of one of these types of incidents, the lady argued the same point, except I was well in my rights to park where I did. She had to pay.
I'm glad she did too, because she tried to take off, even though i was standing near the car when it happened, waving my arms and yelling...
__________________
2004 XR8 UTE SOLD |
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:15 PM
|
#11 | |||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Serpentine W.A.
Posts: 1,639
|
Quote:
Yep I copped a fine for obscuring my own driveway took it to court & still had to pay the fine,but back on toppic good onya for fessing up I personally cant see there problem because you fessed up , just let the insurance company sort it out ,your property you can park were you want 
__________________
XC GS OLD SCHOOL MUSCLE  Audi A4 S-line quttro Xc falcon Previous fords- xc falcon 500 ,250 x flow 3 speed xc gs worked 250 x flow 4 speed xa Fairmont 302 auto wagon xb falcon 250 log auto 4 door xb falcon 200 log auto ute xc gs project - had to sell :-( xc gs 302 4 speed 4 door xc gs 351 auto 4 door zf fairlane 302 auto zk fairlane 250 x flow carb auto zl fairlane 250 x flow EFI auto xg ute , BA falcon dedicated gas xd, xf x 3 ,ea,eb,ef,au x 3,telstar tx5 |
|||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:22 PM
|
#12 | |||
|
Now in the quad cam zone
Join Date: May 2008
Location: SE QLD Brisbane
Posts: 2,827
|
Quote:
__________________
SOLD!  "BARNEY" 2003 BA GT #332, Phantom, Boss 290, FR20 Simmons.  XYZ Brakes - 355mm Rotors - 8piston Front Calipers & 4piston Rear More Mods soon!! 
|
|||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:37 PM
|
#13 | |||
|
3..2..1..
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bellbird park
Posts: 7,218
|
Quote:
doesnt matter if you park smack dab in the centre of the road, if someone drives into a stationary car then theyre at fault. |
|||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 07:37 PM
|
#14 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 85
|
That sucks man...
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 08:02 PM
|
#15 | ||
|
The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
Posts: 9,053
|
You are 100% at fault mate, no if's or buts.
__________________
1992 DC LTDHO 360rwkw built by me Tuned by CVE Performance Going of the rails on a crazy train Other cars include Dynamic ED Sprint, Dynamic DL LTD, Sparkling Burgundy DL LTD, Yellow, Red & Blue XB sedan & Black XB Coupe
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 08:11 PM
|
#16 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 18,985
|
manned up = legend...... many a rat has fled......
|
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 08:26 PM
|
#17 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 723
|
Yep the car could be parked in front of a fire hydrant upside down selling guns from the boot, as long as it was stationary and you hit it then you are at fault. Sucks hey! Good on you for owning up though. A lady recently hit me in a car park and left her number, insurance sorted it all out in a week. What comes around goes around.
__________________
SZ Territory Titanium |
||
|
|
|
29-08-2011, 08:35 PM
|
#18 | |||
|
335 - STILL THE BOSS ...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melb East
Posts: 11,421
|
Quote:
Lets leave it at that as the question has been well and truly answered now.
__________________
'73 Landau - 10.82 @ 131mph '11 FG GT335 - 12.43 @ 116mph '95 XG ute - 3 minutes, 21.14 @ 64mph 101,436 MEMBERS ......... 101,436 OPINIONS ..... What could possibly go wrong! Clevo Mafia [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
|||
|
|
im an idiot :(
Linear Mode
