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anil.baptist

We were parked in church parking area. To exit the parking area and hit the road, there is a driveway area which is marked as a no parking area. However on Saturday, there were three cars parked in a no parking area leaving a slim pathway for cars to exit. We scraped the second car when trying to turn left into the driveway area. Are we liable for damages to both our car and the car which was parked or bec they parked in a dangerous spot of a no parking area, are they liable?

ABayliss

The fact that the car was illegally parked is a separate matter. If you hit and damaged another vehicle, you will be held liable for the damage.