| At Fault Or Faultless
For what it's worth so far into this thread.
My opinion is that by double parking (though not a crime in itself) is putting yourself, your passengers and the cherished car at risk.
The potential for your car to be hit increases regardless of whether the other car was at fault or not.
Would you rather have your car damaged by someone else so it could be repaired at their insurers cost or have no damage at all and thereby ensuring its resale ability.
I would suggest that you should look at other ways to drop off your passengers or to miss low level posts or whatever.
Just exactly how far away from a parking spot were you, how much would it have inconvenienced your passengers???
Maybe you are not unlucky, i'm not attempting to lay blame or criticise just trying to help out.
All easy words, prevention is better than the cure.
I hope you have many years of accident free motoring.
Long live the mini.
Alan | 
