Today i was leaving my driveway (going forwards, not reversing) and a kid out of no where plowed into the side of my car….. flying over the bonnet and in front of my car. The kid was fine, only a small graze on his arm and a bit shaken up.
The first i saw of him was on top of my bonnet, so thats when i first reacted and braked. I was going very slow as I was creeping out of my driveway. He hit the right front qtr panel and dinted it a lot, and then there is a small dint and a few small scratches on the bonnet. His bike must have scratched my front bar also (fairly deep).
Funny thing was that he was riding with his family, and his old man is one of the guys I work with. He looked at my car and said it was the kids fault and that he would pay for it, but I don’t think he realises it’s not just a ‘small’ dint and won’t be cheap to fix. He said something about his insurance would cover it, but I doubt he has insurance that would cover his son causing damage to my car….
The other thing is that I want to know who is in the wrong, as I cannot see much when I am coming out of my driveway (big security gates with trees etc). Was I meant to give way etc…
He hit the side of my car; I didn’t hit him with the front of mine.
Does anyone know the law when it comes to this issue, I read that people 12yrs and older are not allowed to ride on the footpath… the kid would be just under 12 or turned 12 (he is in yr 7).
Last thing I want is to slap a 2 grand bill in front of his face and for him to turn around and say I’m not paying this, or you can pay half.
Anyone with some info/help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.