Ok so here is what happened. I was backing out of my schools parking lot and i admit i didn't look before backing up when i felt like i hit something Me and this other guy hit right in the middle of the aisle bumper to bumper he never hit his horn so i know he wasn't paying attention either. he said he was looking but no one would just keep going and hit there car are they would have honked or somthing so i know he didn't look as well so we both looked at the cars and his bumper was in but somthing that could easily be fixed and mine was not that bad. now we are young so i know our insurance is going to go up so we left it that he was going to take care of his car and me of mine we only exchanged numbers because it wasn't anything serious so i decided to not report mine to insurance because i can live with a little dent in my car. he did who's fault was it? and i've heard that in a situation like that both are at fault and both pay for thier own things?
2006-10-09 19:26:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Depends on the state. Some will make you each pay your own repairs. Some will make you split both bills 50/50.
2006-10-09 20:17:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop the madness!!! Based on what you're saying you are both at fault- HOWEVER-
It depends on where this happened as far as whose insurance pays and how much. There are contributory negligence states which say if you are even just 1% you are barred (which means his insurance won't pay you and yours won't pay him). There are comparative negligence states that bar you at 50% and some that allow you to recover at 50%. So not knowing where you live, that's the long and the short of it. If the damages support one person being out of the space first, then that person will have a foot hold on being "less" negligent. But if it's truly both backing, you're both equally at fault. It just depends where you are with regard to who pays and how much.
And cops do not determine liability by the way. Tickets do not matter.
2006-10-10 12:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fault is determined by whoever the police gives a citation to. And, the police won't come onto private property to issue traffic citations. If he approaches you to file an insurance claim, ask him for a copy of the citation, otherwise your insurance company cannot do any paperwork. Parking lots are "no-fault" areas and the traffic signs even can be ignored.
2006-10-09 19:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both at fault and each pay for their own. This would probably be legally decided (if the police say it was unavoidable) which makes the damages revert back to your "no fault" part of your own insurance.
2006-10-09 19:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by Rada S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Equal fault. Each is responsible for half of the total damage.
2006-10-10 00:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are in control of your vehicle ( well you are supposed to be) if you cannot control your car then you should not be driving! next time you may kill somebody not just hit a car.
why are people like you able to get a licence?
2006-10-09 19:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by exchange 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how could you not look when you reverse out of a parking spot??
you always have to look no matter what.
2006-10-09 20:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both at fault pay your own repairs.
2006-10-09 19:35:42 · answer #8 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋