I had just popped into town for a manicure!
A friend had her legally parked car side swiped. Guy said āitās your fault, you shouldnāt have parked thereā she said ā you drove into a PARKED car!ā Some people will always try to shift the blame.
nowt as strange as folks!
Main thing is that youāre ok
Yes of course, but we go through our insurer who will contact the at fault personās insurer who then pays back our insurer.
UPDATE
my insurance claim is settled, I have my car back, fixed, and my 13 year No Claims Discount is intact.
the idiot driver who pulled out from parked and hit my car has admitted fault. 
With my new parts, a bumper, a side wing, a wheel, a tyre, a fog light, and labour including repairs to the suspension, a paint job, plus my courtesy car hire, (20 days) the bill to his insurance is over Ā£6000. Ouch.
Hopefully he will be a more considerate driver in the future.
Oh, and I can claim back my Ā£250 excess from his insurance.
The car had MOT on Wednesday and passed.
Tomorrow I start a 7 day driving holiday in the Scottish Outer Hebrides islands with my brother and 2 friends. I had worried we would have to go in my brotherās car.
Really pleased to hear this.
Great news. Enjoy your trip!
@RedLassie, delighted to hear that gnarly situation was resolved.
Hope that you enjoy driving holiday 
. Weāve looked at a few housesits in Scottish Highlands and islands - area of personal interest.