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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: home6442 on October 29, 2012, 08:08:22 pm

Title: Whos liable
Post by: home6442 on October 29, 2012, 08:08:22 pm

While cleaning a row of town houses today I left the rear doors on my van open.
A guy living on the end house trying to reverse out past the van hit my right door causing damage.
Hes saying that its as much my fault as his because the opened doors were hard to see making
them a hazard.
Is he right.

Title: Re: Whos liable
Post by: dave0123 on October 29, 2012, 08:09:26 pm

no! its his fault. you was parked as long as it was legal. what if u had been standing behind the doors getting something out the van

Title: Re: Whos liable
Post by: keyser soze on October 29, 2012, 08:14:54 pm

if he hit you .its his fault imho

Title: Re: Whos liable
Post by: wightsurf on October 29, 2012, 08:23:09 pm

phone your insurance straight away,they will deal with whos at fault.

Title: Re: Whos liable
Post by: stuart mc on October 29, 2012, 08:27:34 pm

yes just let your insurer decide, he is at fault though, but no need to tell him just phone the insurer, by the way it is illegal to reverse onto a main road from a drive ;)

Title: Re: Whos liable
Post by: GoodFella2006 on October 29, 2012, 08:30:29 pm

If you open a door to the flowing traffic,it's your fault.But what if the door was already open?

Title: Re: Whos liable
Post by: home6442 on October 29, 2012, 08:35:13 pm

Great advice lads. Many Thanks.