Advice needed - Hit n Run, but note left...

[Richard]

And the cost of the claim, which you never find out but are somehow expected to declare.

[dave21478]

And take down the photo of the womans phone number ffs.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

As said give her a call, have a chat and offer her the chance to repair it before going the insurance route

 

 

Is she handy with a Portapower, P40 and a spray gun?

[Taff]

And take down the photo of the womans phone number ffs.

 

too late, I've already got it

[eddyramrod]

I've been in the same situation.  A neighbour's visitor backed into my MG Maestro while it was parked outside my house.  Left front wing and lights required, the bumper survived somehow.  They were up-front about offering payment, so I went to my trusted garage and got an estimate, plus parts.  This approved, I went round the local scrappies for Maestro wings and lights, which was surprisingly stressful in 2005.  Whop would have thought it?  Anyway I managed to get what I needed, including a red wing for my blue car, and just threw it all at Ken.  When he gave me the car back he gave me a bill, which I presented; and they paid.  Job Jobbed.  No insurance involved, everyone more or less happy.  It's definitely the way to proceed.

[fordperv]

Is she handy with a Portapower, P40 and a spray gun?

You never know

[The Moog]

Had a young guy go into back of 405 in his dads old land rover.

 

Priced it up and put a bit on top for my time. He came round to pay with his dad and couldn't thank me enough. Avoided all insurance grief and increased premiums.

 

Nice outcome from a bit of a shit situation

[Guest Breadvan72]

CSB ALERT ALERT ALERT.  Ye late 1980s:  I dinged the door on a Fiat while ineptly parking my Beemer (this was in my days as a vile yuppie).  I left a note.  The Fiat's owner called, and I paid for the repair.  I then sent her a bottle of champagne to atone for the hassle.  She was touched, and rang me up.  I was single at the time.  Anyway.  Some good deeds do go unpunished it seems.   No picz available, sorry - camera phones not invented yet.

 

BTW, anyone who says that they could never ever reverse into another car, red or not, is either SUPA-DRIVA or a fibber.  We all screw up sometimes,.  Er....

 

Anyway, CSB, eh?

[richardmorris]

Tripe!!!

Really? It was red and parked, could have been a pedestrian or children. It hardly jumped out in front. Eyes need testing at the least.

 

Well so far I've managed to never touch another car with any of mine. It doesn't take superhuman observational skills, just look before manoeuvring.

 

She owned up, great. But had she looked then she wouldn't have done it in the first place.

[Guest Breadvan72]

There are two types of drivers.  Those who have reversed into a vehicle, object or structure,  and those who are going to.  Enjoy!

[Richard]

It's just a cock up on the reversing front, I doubt she failed to see it altogether.

[captain_70s]

 I bet she'd change her mind then. 

She'd certainly not be daft enough to leave a note if it happened again...

 

Find out the costs of some decent second hand parts and bill her for them, if she's left a note she must be willing to pay for repairs to some degree. This insistence on going through insurance and deciding to "properly" fix a car you need brand new parts and a full respray etc is why most people would do the sensible thing and just fuck off without leaving a note at all.

[Pillock]

There are two types of drivers. Those who have reversed into a vehicle, object or structure, and those who are going to. Enjoy!

A hundred times this.

 

I've hit a tree once (large, many years old, not stealthy) in front of my then brand new GFs entire family. They laughed. I did eventually, once I'd used the same tree and some rope to "adjust" the rear bumper of my Beetle to allow the wheel to do turny aroundy things once more.

 

But I also hit a car. Works carpark. Audi Quattro, eager to head around the back of the building and play in the snow after work I neglected to check for brand new Passat estates behind my car as I reversed out of the space. Clang. Sucked it up, paid for repairs, bought her flowers.

 

Nobody's perfect and she left a note so she's a good person.

[Christine]

too late, I've already got it

 

I've already phoned her , pretended it was my car ...and she agreed to a snog and is sending  me 200 quid !! 

[Taff]

I've already phoned her , pretended it was my car ...and she agreed to a snog and is sending me 200 quid !!

I rang her and told her not to worry as I was weighing it on today.

[dave21478]

I guess I better hand in my licence.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9yhkZd6Fv8

[Bobthebeard]

Just be honest. (As she was). Work out how much it will cost you to repair the car yourself. No whiplash/ppi/claimsforclaims bollocks, just a fair price for your repair. Am sure she will be fine with that. Simples.

[Pillock]

I guess I better hand in my licence.

 

Your licence? You're quite clearly heard to say "I've done it again" (amongst other more sweary things) so you shouldn't even HAVE a licence by this stage. You monster. 

[ruffgeezer]

Back when I still owned one of the white Xantia estates, (I cannot remember if it's the one Lacquerpoos bought, or the one that Chompysocks currently has)

 

I was reversing onto the pavement outside a house I was collecting a roof rack from, and misjudged the corner I was reversing around.

 

There was a hefty thwack as the rear bumper contacted the lamp post.

[carlo]

I've read this thread from start to finish, and, unless I'm missing something, have to offer the following conclusion.

Someone unfortunately reverses into and damages your car.  She then, unlike 90% of the population, leaves her details and phone number with you.  When contacted she seemingly is very apologetic and asks how you would like to proceed.  Presumably you therefore have two options:

 

1.      Plaster her name and phone number all over the internet, along with photographic evidence of the damage from four different angles.  Enquire about your legal standpoint, and what the hell you should do.

2.      Use 10% of the brain cells you were born with and sort it out between you.

 

Sorry, that's what I think

[STUNO]

I dialled that number and just got bleeped at. Please send me some more information or the rest of the number so it will be of some use to me. I will need country code and area for it to be useful.

[Guest Breadvan72]

I've read this thread from start to finish, and, unless I'm missing something, have to offer the following conclusion.

Someone unfortunately reverses into and damages your car.  She then, unlike 90% of the population, leaves her details and phone number with you.  When contacted she seemingly is very apologetic and asks how you would like to proceed.  Presumably you therefore have two options:

 

1.      Plaster her name and phone number all over the internet, along with photographic evidence of the damage from four different angles.  Enquire about your legal standpoint, and what the hell you should do.

2.      Use 10% of the brain cells you were born with and sort it out between you.

 

Sorry, that's what I think

 

 

This times eleventy kabillion.  

 

FFS, Why is the thread even called Hit N Run?  The honest and decent woman did not hit and run, FFS!   

 

OP, if you go legal on the woman, I am going to call her up and offer her my legal services for free, to nail your sorry butt.    Sort it out amicably, and don't forget the flowers (or Swiss Toni up and offer the finest Belgian chocolates).

[purplebargeken]

Would it have to be the finest Belgian chocolates? Could he not just get her a KitKat or a Lion bar or somefink?

[Taff]

Belgians only invented chocolate to lure in the kiddies they wanted to kidnap. Kens right, get her a crunchy.

[beko1987]

Belgians only invented chocolate to lure in the kiddies they wanted to kidnap. Kens right, give her your crunchy.

Any update 500?

[500tops]

Having never been in this situation before I was merely looking for advice. There are around 650 dialling codes in use in the UK, so if you guessed correctly then get yourself a midweek lottery ticket.

Spoke to her yesterday and she's happy enough to pay up - managed to get one quote yesterday afternoon and hopefully get another tomorrow.

[fordperv]

Spoke to her yesterday and she's happy enough to pay up - managed to get one quote yesterday afternoon and hopefully get another tomorrow.

Glad you went the right way about it, it makes me smile that there are still decent people around who are happy to hold their hands up at cock ups they have unintentionally done and are happy to rectify them, it's sad that most folks would just drive off without batting an eyelid

[vulgalour]

Oops accidents like this is what insurance should be for, no hassle, no bother, just a payment of sensible repairs to the affected vehicles and on your way.  Instead it seems more and more common to settle outside of insurance, to keep things sensible and grown-up and affordable for all concerned, and to stop the insurers shafting everyone and still getting a decent cut.

 

Glad you're getting an amicable solution to the problem.

[chaseracer]

It can work.

 

A few years ago, I left a scrape on an oldish 5-series in a Birmingham multi-storey, leaving my business card and an apology under a wiper.  Got a call later from a top bloke in Derby who laughed that he hadn't noticed until trying to isolate the weird noise at 75mph on the A38...

[Christine]

Her hand writing ...the "e" like a   3      I looked it up.. how true !

 

 

The letter E.e.

When the letter 'e' has a closed form it shows secretiveness. If its form is open it shows the writer has a willingness to communicate with others.

 

 

http://www.ehandwritinganalysis.com/formation.html