MQ v NP [2023] NZDT 352 (7 August 2023) [pdf, 176 KB]
...driver must have been negligent in its operation. What must be proven is that the driver was driving the car in breach of his duty of care to drive on the roads in a prudent and responsible manner. That applies whether the driver is on a public or private road. In this case the road, or driveway, was on private property. 9. MQ’s position implies that NP should not have been there at all, but I accept NP’s position that they had both done business together and that he was there t...