Minor accident question ?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by 3901mick, Jan 16, 2019.

  1. My Mrs tried to park her car in someone else car today :) She turned in to early into a space and her rear car door brushed the other cars corner bumper. She did the correct thing and left her tel number on the car as no one was in it. The car has gone, several hours ago and we have heard nothing. Is there a time scale that its too late for them to claim ?

    Thanks
     
  2. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    If you don’t hear by tomorrow I doubt you’ll hear at all.
    I left a note on a car I hit years ago. The woman phoned me just to say thanks for leaving your number. She wasn’t remotely interested in the car!
     
  3. It was an 07 Yaris, I hope so. I just wondered legally if there was a time limit. A bit like you have to report hitting a dog to Police within 24hrs ?
     
  4. Did you take photos of the car and the minor damage? I am surprised the car owner hasn't called you by now. Car bumpers are usually a plastic part these days and scuffs are very easily repaired. No one was in the car at the time so that rules out any form of injury claim. If you look around at parked cars, many of them have scuffed bumper corners probably arising from low speed parking nudges. I have a few on my Polo.

    You have done the right thing, all you can do is wait for a call.
     
  5. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    I doubt it.
    If they call, and don’t exaggerate the claim, I guess you pay it. Presumably your Mrs took a photo anyway?
     
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  6. Yes she took photos, it looked quite scuffed when I saw the photo but my Mrs door looked ok, I drove past later after it had been raining and couldn't see anything. I am hoping it looked worse as they sometimes do almost scuff dust and the rain has made it look ok
     
  7. I tend to leave a note saying sorry and someone elses number :D
     
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  8. you think like me
     
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  9. A Yaris?

    Probably too embarrassed to admit to owning one.
     
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  10. "I'm writing this note because someone saw me hit your car and they are still watching me.

    Regards

    Augustus Barnet."
     
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  11. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    I hit a car and exchanged details when I got home and looked at the piece of paper it had my details on it, I had mixed the two up by mistake
     
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  12. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    Quick shuffle there Bazza :thumbsup:
     
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  14. A woman knocked the mirror of my van when it was parked in Marlborough. She'd left a note with her details which I was reading when she came past in her car.she stopped and gave me the money for a replacement ,about a £100 .
    I was dead chuffed when I got one from the breakers for £15
     
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  15. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    Best one ever, we used to fish at Yatley complex back in the late 70s and used to have a bit of a social on a Friday night, one Friday I borrowed my mates beaten up old Anglia work van to drive to the village to pick up some fish and chip and beer, when I came out a woman was looking at the front of the van she had reversed into it, she was very upset and gave me £40 for the repair, I was only earning £20 a week back then you can imagine I was very pleased, I never told my mate as the van was in a right state so he had probably already done the damage himself, the fish and chips and beer were on me that weekend :thumbsup:
     
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  16. Surely you should have phoned the nice honest young lady and told her you had got one much cheaper and you would be dropping the change back when passing :eek:
     
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  17. The actual price of the mirror with wiring was about £150.00 plus my time ,and she was minted ,house in Marlborough ,house in Notting Hill ,house in Wells next the sea matey with Richard Branson and Jeremy Flarkson etc etc
     
  18. It’s no excuse , she was paying for the mirror :D
     
  19. She might come back and do the other side and I didn't keep her number
     
  20. You wish :D
     

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