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    Default What Can You Do if Somebody Hits Your Car While You're Parked in a Driveway

    My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: ct

    hi. my boyfriend's mom was having a party and i came to it on the later side, after work, and was parked further down their (very long) driveway. at one point my bf had to go move my car to a better spot because it made getting out easier. the next morning i woke up to find someone had hit my front driver side over the wheel. i immediately told my bf & his mom and nothing was done. i've been on my bf about this and he said he spoke to his mom about it several times and she literally didn't do anything. i don't have collision because my car is 19, but is still well maintained on the outside minus this super noticeable dent that also messed up my headlight.

    basically these were all her considerably drunk friends at a party and i'm astounded that adults could hit someones car and not say anything. i got into a huge fight with my bf about it last night and said i should be using my own insurance so to stfu. my insurance obviously doesn't cover this, and i have an audi so any body work will probably total my car by cost comparison.

    i should also add her neighbor heard the collision, so it 100% definitely happened with witnesses. (her house & neighbor's house share part of a huge driveway off a street, but where my car was parked was on her property)

    i don't think it's fair that i get screwed because of someone else. the way i look at it, if none of her friends will come forward and admit what they did, then she should be held responsible because it was on her property during a party that she was throwing. also, from what i understand, she didn't even try contacting any of the people there to find out who may have done it. that just pisses me off the most.

    any advice on what to do would be awesome. thanks so much!

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    Default Re: Car Hit in Driveway at My Boyfriend's Mom's House and Not Sure What to Do

    If you can't prove who did it you can't win in court. Sorry but that's the way it is.


    You may want to check with your insurance company to make sure there isn't some sort of coverage for this.

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    Why do you think she owes you anything? The person who hit your car owes you, but it appears you will not ever get anything because they may not even know they hit your vehicle. Give it a rest against his mom. She isn't liable for someone else hitting your car.

    Even her homeowners policy wouldn't cover it.

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    If you can't prove who did it you can't win in court. Sorry but that's the way it is.


    You may want to check with your insurance company to make sure there isn't some sort of coverage for this.

    there is paint on my car from the car that hit me. being able to see everyone's car who was there would solve this and only she knows the people because they are her friends and she has made no attempt to give me their names or contact info or even ask anyone

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    Why do you think she owes you anything? The person who hit your car owes you, but it appears you will not ever get anything because they may not even know they hit your vehicle. Give it a rest against his mom. She isn't liable for someone else hitting your car.

    Even her homeowners policy wouldn't cover it.
    i think she owes me something because it occurred on her property by her friends and it has been brought up to her multiple times and she essentially shrugs. she could at least provide me with the contact info of everyone there. there is paint on my car from the car that hit me, it would be super obvious who did it.

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    She didn't hit your car so she doesn't owe you anything.

    even if you find a car with the same color paint (and what happens if there is more than one the same color) if they deny hitting you there isn't much you could do to prove otherwise.

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    What if you find the car that contacted your car and the person says the dent was there when they got back to their car after the party. Maybe your boyfriend crashed your car when he was moving it.

    If you think your boyfriend's mom owes you something, you're wacky, at least in your legal reasoning. What did she do or fail to do, which she had a legal duty to do or not do, that caused the damage to your car? So far, you've said nothing about that at all.

    Furthermore, if you have anything long term with your boyfriend, I'm guessing your relationship with his mom will suck.

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    She didn't hit your car so she doesn't owe you anything.

    even if you find a car with the same color paint (and what happens if there is more than one the same color) if they deny hitting you there isn't much you could do to prove otherwise.
    the color of my car is discontinued since like 2000 & what are the chances of a car that was at that party having my paint/a dent on it?

    so i can't even legally force her to give me the contact info?

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    I cannot imagine any court ordering the woman to provide you with a list of party-goers and their contact info. Heck, the POLICE cannot force this info out of people!

    Work with your insurance company to resolve the issue.

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    What if you find the car that contacted your car and the person says the dent was there when they got back to their car after the party. Maybe your boyfriend crashed your car when he was moving it.

    If you think your boyfriend's mom owes you something, you're wacky, at least in your legal reasoning. What did she do or fail to do, which she had a legal duty to do or not do, that caused the damage to your car? So far, you've said nothing about that at all.

    Furthermore, if you have anything long term with your boyfriend, I'm guessing your relationship with his mom will suck.
    she isn't legally required to provide me with everyone's name/info at the party when asked? there was an incident that occurred on her property, so shouldn't she be required to comply with that request?

    my bf had to move my car because multiple ppl at the party made comments about it being in a spot that made it harder for people to back out of the driveway. this is one of those long ass driveways and because of all the cars, the only way out was to back up until you're at the main road. he moved my car later on in the night after some people had left and there was more room, and the side of my car that was facing the inner part of the driveway (like where cars would be passing it) after he moved it was not the side hit. it was hit before he moved it, but he didn't notice it cuz it was night/dark. when i had parked it, the opposite side was facing the inner driveway. also, the way the car was hit and the direction of the paint show that it was hit by someone backing into it. he would've had to have been driving more than the 2mph he probably was as he moved the car to be going forward and hit another car and do that damage.

    as for my relationship with her, i don't actually care to have one because other incidents besides this have shown me that she is a pretty shitty person. im dating my bf, not her

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    I cannot imagine any court ordering the woman to provide you with a list of party-goers and their contact info. Heck, the POLICE cannot force this info out of people!

    Work with your insurance company to resolve the issue.
    so if she refuses to help out in any shape, way, or form there's nothing i can do? in theory couldn't i sue her for essentially preventing me from finding the person that hit me?

    also my insurance is super cheap & amazing so why would i screw that up when i have a chance to find the person that hit me?? why should i be the one who get's completely screwed over? serious question.

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    she isn't legally required to provide me with everyone's name/info at the party when asked? there was an incident that occurred on her property, so shouldn't she be required to comply with that request?
    Nope. She has no legal requirement to provide you with the information you might want in order to harass her family and friends.

    Call the police and report the damage and let THEM look into it if they are so inclined. And, submit the matter to your insurance company.

    as for my relationship with her, i don't actually care to have one because other incidents besides this have shown me that she is a pretty shitty person. im dating my bf, not her
    Yeah ... well ... the reality of relationships are that you date their family and friends, too. If you have a relationship with your BF, you will have a relationship with her.

    so if she refuses to help out in any shape, way, or form there's nothing i can do? in theory couldn't i sue her for essentially preventing me from finding the person that hit me?
    Sue her for what? Lawsuits are about damage that someone caused due to their actions or inactions. SHE did not cause the collision, so what would the tort be?

    also my insurance is super cheap & amazing so why would i screw that up when i have a chance to find the person that hit me?? why should i be the one who get's completely screwed over? serious question.
    You were not at fault, so why would your insurance company hold you accountable? If they do, then they are NOT so "amazing."

    Bottom line is that you cannot compel mom to give up the guest list.

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