MOTORCYCLE

> Yesterday afternoon, I had parked the car at the side of the road
> before crossing to our village shop. I had the door slightly open
> and a passing car went into the trailing edge of the door, neatly
> chiselling it into the frame and front wing. Impact is clearly on
> the edge of the door; that is, its not as if she went into a door
> which was already wide open. Impliedly she wasnt much more than a
> foot from the side of the car as she passed - or, rather, didnt!
> Damage to her car [Peugeot 206]: dented plastic bumper and broken
> mirror. Damage to my car [Saab 95 estate, 2001]: door, wing, bonnet,
> probably frame and its undriveable, of course. Damage to me: none,
> but it was that close!

> Will I have to grin and accept 50:50 [plus excess and NCD damage], or
> is there a clear liability upon the moving car to allow space for
> stationery vehicles? How likely is an insurance company to bother to
> fight.

>
> [1] I accelerated onto a roundabout, having assumed that the guy in
> front of me would also have pulled out. He decided not to, but I
> reversed his decision for him quite quickly.
>