ok sorry if this is long, but I just need to get this off my chest, and to know if I was being the unreasonable one.
ok so today I went to asda. parked in a normal space as no p&c available. I opened my car door, as wide as it could go, guiding it with my hand and resting it against the car next to me gently, to climb into the back and pull out DD (I only have a 2 door car)
in the middle of this, I hear a very angry woman shout into my car "move your door off my car" - I was about to explain that I hadn't let it hit off her car, but just placed it there instead of opening the door a little bit and chancing a gust of wind coming and slamming it against her car - but I'm a wimp so I just apologised and closed the door and waited for them to pull out of the space.
I was playing with DDs hair, waiting on them leaving, when I heard a massive bang against my car. the passenger had deliberately flung her door open full force and slammed it into my car.
i looked in at her and she just shrugged as if to say "what you gonna do about it?" like i say I'm a wimp, but I got out the car at this point, and checked my car - she has made a massive dent and scratch down the drivers side of the door.
they drove away while I was looking at this and I didn't catch the reg plate.
I just can't stop being angry at this, they deliberately damaged my car, for nothing! but now I'm thinking, should I not have let my car door touch their car? would you have a similar reaction if you seen a car door open and sitting against your car?
AIBU?
I am so angry!
ItWasNotYourFaultButMine · 02/09/2014 23:47
Totally unreasonable reaction by a moron. None of it is your fault and you have every right to be angry! Should have got their plate number though 
scumbag
Similar thing happened to me, although the other car was parked at an angle. OP yelled at me that she couldn't get in her car so I said she should have parked properly then and in front of me she swung her door open so it dented mine. I was too 
to react but every time I see the dent in my door I get cross.
Nothing to be done about it now, it happened and I think you are right to be cross but like me, can't do anything about it.
Fuckers 
Why are people so fussy about car doors gently resting on the next car?
It is sometimes difficult to squeeze a carseat or a child out of a small space with the door swinging about behind you. Its easy to knock it into the next car by accident if you stumble or its windy or the gap is too small.
Whats the problem if it avoids them bashing together accidentally and potentially actually causing damage?
And some people moan that p&c spaces shouldn't exist! This is partly why they are handy!
Yanbu atall OP, what a stupid bitch!
YANBU she and her passenger behaved terribly. Please don't berate yourself for being a 'wimp' that was a horrible and unexpected situation you found yourself in. I think had you confronted her she could well have kicked off, if only verbally - but you never know, and that would have been very frightening for your DD. It's a shame you didn't get the reg but at that point you must have been so stressed it's understandable. 
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Surprised at the number of people who think you shouldn't allow your car door to touch theirs. Sometimes it's unavoidable but if you do it respectfully there is no problem.
Of course YANBU, the woman sounds like she has anger management and self obsession issues. The only thing we can hope is that her car door got damaged worse than yours. 
Do car doors have germs? Baffled about why people would be unhappy.
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