legally how close is too close

[Sid_The_Sloth]

So my girl has rolled backwards on a hill start and bumped into the car behind. She said he was pretty close. No damage from what she could see but obviously he's gonna be trying it on.

So legally, how close to the back of her would be counted as too close?
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[P.addy]

Well... unsure if there is law, just common sense.

Does she not use the handbrake?

[Sid_The_Sloth]

Yeah normally. No idea what's happened properly as I've barely had a chance to talk to her. Guessing its all going to be counted as her fault then. Although with no damage he'd be a cock to push it.
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[pinkyfloyd]

I always thought it was a fail of a test for rolling backwards. Not in control of the vehicle etc.
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[Ste]

in b4 whiplash claim.

I wonder if she rolled back into him whilst he was still stationary or if he started moving forwards without paying enough attention to what your daughters car was doing so her car rolling backwards a very short distance was her only fault (which isn't really a fault as such).

[Itchy]

Her fault as you are not supposed to roll backwards, hill starts were part of the driving test ages ago don't know if it still is.


Second its the one which is moving who is at fault
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[Snorty]

If there's no damage, where's the proof and what's the issue?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

She rolled back and hit him. Regardless of how far, that's her fault.
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[DARKSIDEPRESS...]

Was she on facebook, Whatsapp, Checking emails when she lost 'control'?

[Tierbirdy]

Simple.

Unless theres video proof, if hes a cock and tries to claim just counter-claim saying she was stationary and he went up the back of her No proof either way and youve got nothing to lose by trying, best case scenario she actually wins, or he cops out and drops the claim. Worst case scenario nobody agrees and it goes 50/50, still better than a 100% at fault accident on her record

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[wristjob]

is there actually no damage or is it your girl saying theres no damage?
have you spoken to the other party?
she is at fault for rolling back but if there is actually no damage then there is no claim.
until you know how the other side sees it its just imaginary problems

[Andy_Pagin]

Rolling backwards would be a fail on a driving test.
In a criminal case it's driving without due care and attention.
When stationary the distance is irrelevant.
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[Ste]

If she rolled back a few centimeters then that's quite different to if she rolled back a few feet.

Basically, the BCF bar room lawyers need moar details before we decide who to convict.

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[Ste]

That's too drastic, we're not going to create business for boozehawk if those subjected to BCF Justice end up dead.

[Skudd]

The usual distance to leave is tyre and tarmac, ie you can see the rear wheels and a bit af tarmac in front of your vehicle. But if she rolled back she is at fault.
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[dodgydog]

Minefield......A woman rolled back a couple of yards into my van one time in London, (she was texting, I was sounding my horn as she rolled back, she was fucking oblivious to it). Dozy bitch was out of the car and gobbing off in seconds. I was lucky there was a copper who'd seen it all and stepped in. I wasn't bothered as there was no damage to my van, just worried she was going to fuck me over for the whiplash claim. Once the copper told her she was at fault she came over all apologetic.
I was convinced that without the copper there, she* (and her 18 cousins, who were all in the car) would have had claims in for whiplash.


* racist comment alert
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