This doesn't effect me, before you jump to conclusions, but has been the subject of heated debate at my local.
Someone reversed out of a parking space in the pub car park and promptly bumped into another vehicle who was driving in. The drivers exchanged details and went on their separate ways.
Ah ah say the usual know-alls, the insurance will be invalid because this occurred on private land. The driver who was driven in to won't be covered for the damage caused by the reversing car.
This sounded wrong to me, there must be many knocks in pub, supermarket and multi-storey car parks. Some Googling reveals this which seems conclusive: The road user and the law : Directgov - Travel and transport (for those who CBA to look it up, it says that public places such as car parks also count as roads in the road traffic act).
Any thoughts or personal experiences?
Added bonus: the guy reversing was probably intoxicated
Someone reversed out of a parking space in the pub car park and promptly bumped into another vehicle who was driving in. The drivers exchanged details and went on their separate ways.
Ah ah say the usual know-alls, the insurance will be invalid because this occurred on private land. The driver who was driven in to won't be covered for the damage caused by the reversing car.
This sounded wrong to me, there must be many knocks in pub, supermarket and multi-storey car parks. Some Googling reveals this which seems conclusive: The road user and the law : Directgov - Travel and transport (for those who CBA to look it up, it says that public places such as car parks also count as roads in the road traffic act).
Any thoughts or personal experiences?
Added bonus: the guy reversing was probably intoxicated
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