Got HIT in the parking lot... :-(

yeah, i made the mistake of not calling the cops first.. i thought that the driver would be honest!

Anyway, the insurance company looked at both cars while we are all sitting here in the office, and found some damage on the door, and also scratches on the culprit vehicle's bumper.

How did everything turn out?

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Ive been in your boat before. I watched the entire rear end of my car being smashed in by a box truck once in my rear view mirror, I still flinch at times......
It sounds like your insurance company is a good one though, good luck to you!!!

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no, unfortunately, I did not call the cops because the driver seemed honest at first, and even apologized, and remembered me from previous commutes.

I just came back from the driver's ins. company, and they are still siding with the driver. I cannot understand how my stationary car could have hit a moving vehicle?

The ins. guy could not understand why my car door has a dent on the outside near the hinge area, while there is no visible damage to the hinges, and the scratches are on the inside of the car door.

The other driver claims that I opened my door onto the car after it parked in the spot. The scratches and dent prove otherwise.

Also, my car door does not close fully with a normal push. It requires a little more than a normal push to actually close it and "click" into position. That should prove that the hinges are not functioning optimally.

Good luck with it....and Roadrunner is right. I was in a similar situation where a car hit me but tried to prove otherwise. I turned it over to my insurance company and they did all the heavy lifting for me and got it all fixed.