Some People!

[ToeKnee]

Some don't know.....but I actually invented the word plagiarism ......

Didn't you get that joke off me??

 

[Pontoneer]

Went to a local Indoor Market yesterday to spend some money locally.
Parked behind a row of cars on the road outside.
Had a reasonable time, came out and someone had reversed into the front of my car!
No note, nothing.
What a ****er.
Hopefully I'll get away with just the big star and black sunken holder.
Ordered from ebay yesterday.
Cost to me under 30 quid.
I've done this before, but left a note and just paid cash, when they've had a local repair. It's never much, and keeps insurance right.
Why do scummy people do this?
My blood is still boiling today!

No CCTV overlooking where you were parked ; worth going back and checking for cameras - if you can identify the culprit you can a) report them to the police for failing to report and leaving the scene of an accident without leaving details ; and b) report them to your insurer , who will pursue them for the cost of repairs .

 

[Pontoneer]

Thank you, it looks like the star took the brunt, along with the big black concave piece. Ebay have just asked for a photo of my grille to be certain, and then two minutes later have confirmed it's being posted.
It's a push and twist fitting, and arrives tomorrow for £29. Can't really beat that. The Mercedes badge is in 2 parts, one part is over £100 alone, so I'll risk this.
May well be made in the same Indian/ Chinese facility?
The messy bits are where I tried to use epoxy to repair it, and failed!

They really messed up your number plate too !

 

[Pontoneer]

We can all make a mistake.....its not the impact that would annoy me......its the f***ing off without leaving a note.

I suppose it's just possible they didn't know they'd done it , if it was more of a slow push rather than a bump , and they were in something like a van or 4x4 with little view behind .

 

[Pontoneer]

Not the SLK I sometimes wish my dash cam was on all the time, not just when driving.

Many of them have what is called 'parking mode' for exactly this reason , and if the G-sensor detects an impact the clip is automatically saved - the Nextbase one I have does this ,

 

[Mickyh7]

I suppose it's just possible they didn't know they'd done it , if it was more of a slow push rather than a bump , and they were in something like a van or 4x4 with little view behind .

I think this is probably what happened.
SLKs are very low, they might not have seen my car, and a tow hook would be lethal at low speed.
As for the cctv post, my insurance company has nothing to do with it (£29)!
And the police are too stretched with Hurty Gay Politics and Word Crime!

 

[Pontoneer]

I think this is probably what happened.
SLKs are very low, they might not have seen my car, and a tow hook would be lethal at low speed.
As for the cctv post, my insurance company has nothing to do with it (£29)!
And the police are too stretched with Hurty Gay Politics and Word Crime!

I saw further on that you'd managed to fix it for a price that would make it not worthwhile going through insurance ; but if someone nearby had caught it on camera and you managed to identify the culprit then you could go after them yourself .

A small claim via moneyclaim online costs something like £35 , and as long as you had positive proof on video of the damage being done , and the reg no of the car that did it , you can claim your costs back on top of what you're claiming for . As long as you got a reg no from a video , you can for a small fee get the name and address of the registered keeper from DVLA , the rest is easy .

 

[Mickyh7]

I saw further on that you'd managed to fix it for a price that would make it not worthwhile going through insurance ; but if someone nearby had caught it on camera and you managed to identify the culprit then you could go after them yourself .

A small claim via moneyclaim online costs something like £35 , and as long as you had positive proof on video of the damage being done , and the reg no of the car that did it , you can claim your costs back on top of what you're claiming for . As long as you got a reg no from a video , you can for a small fee get the name and address of the registered keeper from DVLA , the rest is easy .

Thanks for that.
I would go there for a couple of hundred quid, but in this case, I couldn't be bothered for 30 quid!
I've used small claims in the past, even the mention of it works well with businesses!
I'm putting it down to 'Another bite, out of one of life's, shit sandwiches'!