A couple of roof slates off've a neighbours roof managed to land on my car during last nights bad weather. The damage isn't too major but its a bit of a pain. I just wondered if I should expect to shell out myself, or had a leg to stand on sending somebody a bill, as I'm sure someone on here will have some idea..

where there's blame there's a claim........................................

sorry mate, it was the weather, no ones fault. that's life, a pain, but there you go, just one of those things.
if your tiles hit someone s car would you expect to pay out?? i know i wouldnt.

Dont really agree.

He can claim for storm damage on his house insurance and include damage to your car. if he is friendly
Alternatively you can pay to get it fixed claiming on your house insurance / car insurance and then make a claim against him.

fair enough claim on insurance, but how can storm damage be someones fault??(ok if the roof was falling apart maybe , but if sound???)

And people wonder why insurance premiums go ever upwards?

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TBF, the tiles came off worst

and that was the missus on a good days driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Fault" is not the issue.
Otherwise no-one could claim for being flooded out either.
You can get health insurance ... where is the fault in getting ill?

How much damage are you actually talking here, just out of interest

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i took the OPs point to mean he wanted to send his neighbour a bill for the damage done.
ergo my response re the damage not being his neighbours fault, so he cant bill the neighbour IMO.

Around an inch by an inch scratch on top corner of door panel, similar amount on body around it, a 5inch(ish) scratch on the drivers side window around 1/3 of a cm thick, and a dent on bonet with paint scratched off.

Report on this mornings news said that insurance companies are turning down lots of claims as they have no legal definition of what a 'storm' is, so they are interpreting it as they see fit, ie a gust of 100mph is not a storm. One joint chimney on a block of flats was settled by three insurers, bur a 4th said it was not a storm

I guess that is "liability" rather than fault.