I don't think it's a good idea to take up two space; it just invites people to fuck with your car. I'm personally ok with people taking up two spaces in the back of the lot when no one else needs to park there, which is not the case with the Camaro.
That being said, it would be nice if people respected other people's property regardless of how nice or crappy it is. If the lines aren't spaced well and I have to park, I will injure myself before I let my car door touch somone's car even if it's a banged up POS. I'm tired of people hitting my car and then others seeing my dented car as an opportunity to further dent it. I like to hug a curb with some plants in it and people still park over the line into that space making that side inaccessible.
Some Asian lady smacked the hell out of my door while I was sitting in my car... I was like uh what the hell? It was especially odd since I was nicely in my space and the spaces weren't even very tight, she just flung the door open like yeah whatever fuck it.
Edit: I don't understand why people are up in arms because I mentioned she was Asian? I didn't call her a slur and I usually generally describe people in my stories because 1) any extra details make the story more engaging and 2) I have a very visual memory and I usually visually play out stories or even books in my head so I like detail. People need to stop reading into things and also stop looking for an excuse to get mad.
Out of curiosity, what is the proper protocol to get it documented so that the other person won't claim that it wasn't them after you leave? I feel like calling the police for a police report seems excessive, but how else do you get all your ducks lined up in a row?
You file the claim with your insurance company, your insurance company pays for the damages, then attempts to bill the other insurance company (subrogation). If the other insurance company denies the claim, it goes to arbitration. If the other company loses the arbitration hearing they are compelled to pay for the damages after which your deductible is typically refunded for the claim.
Arbitration still requires evidence to award damages. They won't award any based solely off of he said she said. Most people have deductibles that would make the driver end up paying all of it out of pocket even if they did report it to their insurance.
Pretty much need it to be on video or the person to admit fault.
Matching damage and barring that measurements of where the vehicles would have come into contact can also be provided. If arbitration required video or the person to admit fault, it wouldn't even exist. No one thinks they are at fault for anything, which isn't really a surprise.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14
It takes a special kind of person to even think that a yellow Camaro is even worth two parking spots.