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Originally Posted by sarg
Sorry to be contrary, but what I read was "just as she was opening the door" which implies, to me at least, that she opened the door into the path of an oncoming vehicle, without looking, and said vehicle would have too close to take evasive action.
And if it really way at 50mph, (a) you'd be needing a lot more than just a new door and (b) what was you other half thinking? 
As you say, you main thing is that nobody was hurt, but if you are actually at fault here then you should play fair, amongst other things it's dishonest claims that makes all our premiums more expensive  |
Which part of this do you not understand:
"Who is at fault in this situation really depends on the circumstances, although it is generally assumed that the person who hit the door is at fault as it can be argued that they were driving without 'due care and attention' if they didn't see it in enough time to stop."
Or this:
" However if you open your car door with no traffic around and another driver comes along and hits it, then you can argue that they were not driving with due care and attention because they didn't see the door open in time to stop. "
And to suggest she made dishonest claim is totally out of order. All I will say she made full and honest statement to the insurance company and they drew the conclusion who was at fault.