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Who is at fault if someone backed into my car while I was double parked? Someone backed up into the side of my car as they were backing out from their driveway. The other party lives on the north side of the street, while my car was double parked on the south side of the street. I was not in my vehicle. The other party backed out of their driveway, across the street and then into my car. The other party is claiming that because I was double parked, I am partially to blame. Who is at fault?

A: Just because you were double parked doesn’t give someone the right to back into your car. The car was in plain view and they are supposed to be in control of their vehicle. I would say they are at fault.

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