If someone blocks you in and is less than one inch from your car and you have no room to get out of the spot and despite your best efforts and 20 point turn, you still slightly scuff their bumper, shouldn't that person be liable for blocking you in and preventing you from reasonably leaving? Just curious. I scuffed a bumper today and left no real damage but I left a note, but I'm pissed at them for blocking me in.
2007-09-11 09:45:35 · 13 answers · asked by Eisbär 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Aren't they also liable for obstructing a vehicle from leaving? What option or remedy would the driver who's blocked in have in a case like this? The other driver "acted" by parking dangerously as well.
2007-09-11 09:51:59 · update #1
Should I have waited indefinitely for them to come move their car? What if that was hours or days later?
2007-09-11 09:54:45 · update #2
Legend: Bad analogy, Punching someone requires a malicious intent to injure them. A better analogy would be if someone is standing in your way preventing you from passing them and you brush against them trying toi escape.
2007-09-11 09:58:03 · update #3
Yes you are responsible for the damage to the other car.
Even if the other car is illegally parked - blocking you in - you are not allowed to hit it. It is a fixed object and a hazard to be seen.
If you are blocked in - then you can go into the store business where the car is parked and ask the owner be paged, you could notify the store/business manager to whom the parking lot belongs and they could have the car towed (at the owners expense). You could call the local police department and advise them of the situation. Are any of these options fast? No. But you still can't hit the parked/unoccupied car.
If the owner of the car contacts you - get his/her contact information and notify your insurance company about the loss. They will investigate it and handle as appropriate.
2007-09-11 10:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by Boots 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You hit a parked car, you are liable, even though they blocked you in. The right thing to do in that situation is call the police (if the owner cannot be located), and they can have the car towed. A pain in the butt, and it may make you late for something, but that's the right thing to do.
2007-09-11 10:22:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are responsible. You were the direct cause of the damage. He was the indirect cause but that does not count.
What doe scuffed mean? If it can be rubbed out with some polish you don't have to worry.
2007-09-11 10:23:26 · answer #3 · answered by DrIG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunatly, you are in the wrong. By "scuffing" up their vehicle you damaged their property. It would have been better in the long run to have the person towed at their expence for blocking you in.
2007-09-11 09:55:01 · answer #4 · answered by buggerhead 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, they are screwed. touch an officer and make a checklist ASAP. you would be charged with leaving a scene now. be helpful you shelter your self. You have been on city aspects-no longer inner maximum. this is dealt with via the regulation. be helpful you tell the officer of them no longer having coverage too. They deserve the $500.00 fee tag for being like that to you. regardless of you do, get a checklist filed! Your coverage business enterprise desires it too.
2016-10-04 09:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately, no, its your fault. you saw that damage may occur but acted anyway. next time you can call the police department and they will have the vehicle towed. It may take some time out of your day, but just think of the look on their face when they come out to no vehicle and a $90 towing fee!!
2007-09-11 09:54:12 · answer #6 · answered by meggybucks1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's like asking if someone is standing too close to you and wondering if it is legal to punch them in the face to move them...
No... You are liable. There's no excuse to damage someone's property intentionally.
2007-09-11 09:54:57 · answer #7 · answered by Legend L 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know if you are legally liable, but you certainly shouldn't have to pay anything to the jerk who blocked you. Next time leave a note that says, "You blocked my car you idiot, so I was forced to hit your car." Don't leave your name or number!
2007-09-11 09:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by Shane 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It depends on the situation. If there wasn't any damage, I wouldn't worry about it.
2007-09-11 09:51:22 · answer #9 · answered by Hillary 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, if their car is parked, it's legally your fault no matter how they're parked.
2007-09-11 09:54:39 · answer #10 · answered by vyperjeedai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋