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Hi all. Had an accident today and my car was damaged by a collapsed wall.
Some background: My house has off road parking at the back of the property which is accessed via a public way. As you turn the car to the back of the property there was a 1 meter tall brick wall on your left (which has collapsed 1 month ago). The wall was built by the council some 15 years ago. The road through is about 3 meters wide with a small brick wall on the other right hand side.
It’s very difficult to see the collapsed as you turn from the road because it’s low down and because of this I misjudged how far the left side of the car was from the pile and the corner of the collapsed wall caught the door and now there’s a deep dent on the left rear door.
What I want to know is who is responsible for the damage? And if the council is responsible for the wall How can I go about making a claim for the damage to my car?
Thanks in advance
Some background: My house has off road parking at the back of the property which is accessed via a public way. As you turn the car to the back of the property there was a 1 meter tall brick wall on your left (which has collapsed 1 month ago). The wall was built by the council some 15 years ago. The road through is about 3 meters wide with a small brick wall on the other right hand side.
It’s very difficult to see the collapsed as you turn from the road because it’s low down and because of this I misjudged how far the left side of the car was from the pile and the corner of the collapsed wall caught the door and now there’s a deep dent on the left rear door.
What I want to know is who is responsible for the damage? And if the council is responsible for the wall How can I go about making a claim for the damage to my car?
Thanks in advance
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