Lisa Gilbert, 22, was waiting to use a petrol pump when the driver close behind tried to quickly move into an available space next to her and scraped down the right side of her car, leaving a dent and some big scratches.
“I could see in my mirror that he was going to hit me so I tried to get in gear and let the handbrake off but I couldn’t do it quickly enough,” she said. “There was no damage to his car but he admitted it was his fault so he’d pay to have it fixed.”
Miss Gilbert was left shaken as it was her first accident in five years of driving. She added: “The other driver was in his 70s and he kept apologising and was a bit embarrassed I think. But he was no problem at all, which made the whole situation better.”
Luckily, the other driver’s insurance company is paying for Miss Gilbert to have a courtesy car so she can get about and still get to work. The trainee department manager only bought the brand new car six months ago.
“It’s annoying that this has happened, especially because it’s been taken away for repair and the recent snow means it may be kept for longer,” she said. “They are due to return the car to me but the lorry it comes on can’t get out on the roads because it’s too dangerous.”
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