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Louis J
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I live in Ireland and for the past 3 days my next door neighbour, who is an elderly widower and who I have never ever had a problem with before, has been having a driveway laid in his front yard.
The workmen have been leaving their vans in front of my driveway denying me exit of my driveway via car but they have always been polite and moved out of the way when I need to get out.
This morning, they had hired an independant concrete delivery man (Roadsure I think they are called), to deliver the cement to pave the drive.
He was in a large cement truck and was parked diagonally across the entire road, making it extremely difficult for me to reverse my car. He couldn't move the truck out of the way as it was dropping cement and I needed to get my baby to a doctors apoointment.
So I figured a several point turn would get me out in one piece but it didn't, I reversed and hit our gatepost wall, it only caused slight damage to the drivers side front wing - some major scratches and a dent where it hit the wall but the light is ok etc.
I eventually got the car out of the driveway, the guy who owned the truck asked if there was damage and when I said yes he simply replied with "at least it wasn't your foot" to which I replied "how the hell could I drive over my own foot you fool?".
Anyway, I went to a local crash repair centre and they quoted €450 to fix the damage caused. I may just leave it but I haven't decided yet. What I want to know is, who is liable for the damage, me? My neighbour, or the company who delivered the cement, Roadsure?
Before anyone remarks with a smart comment like learn to drive like a man not a woman I would like to point out that this is my first piece of damage to any of my cars in almost 20 years of driving!
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Just to add here - I probably won't bother getting it repaired so I'd appreciate the smartass answers thanks - I just wanted some sensible opinions, should have expected these types of answers from the people on here really!
The workmen have been leaving their vans in front of my driveway denying me exit of my driveway via car but they have always been polite and moved out of the way when I need to get out.
This morning, they had hired an independant concrete delivery man (Roadsure I think they are called), to deliver the cement to pave the drive.
He was in a large cement truck and was parked diagonally across the entire road, making it extremely difficult for me to reverse my car. He couldn't move the truck out of the way as it was dropping cement and I needed to get my baby to a doctors apoointment.
So I figured a several point turn would get me out in one piece but it didn't, I reversed and hit our gatepost wall, it only caused slight damage to the drivers side front wing - some major scratches and a dent where it hit the wall but the light is ok etc.
I eventually got the car out of the driveway, the guy who owned the truck asked if there was damage and when I said yes he simply replied with "at least it wasn't your foot" to which I replied "how the hell could I drive over my own foot you fool?".
Anyway, I went to a local crash repair centre and they quoted €450 to fix the damage caused. I may just leave it but I haven't decided yet. What I want to know is, who is liable for the damage, me? My neighbour, or the company who delivered the cement, Roadsure?
Before anyone remarks with a smart comment like learn to drive like a man not a woman I would like to point out that this is my first piece of damage to any of my cars in almost 20 years of driving!
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Just to add here - I probably won't bother getting it repaired so I'd appreciate the smartass answers thanks - I just wanted some sensible opinions, should have expected these types of answers from the people on here really!