Neighbour's kid scratched my car

[Martin_M]

I seem to be pretty unlucky when it comes to new cars. I always park in the emptiest spot in car parks and I valet my car every week yet I always seem to end up with a dent or ding early on in my ownership.

My M135i lasted a few weeks before a stone bounced up from a lorry and chipped the windscreen. After that, my Abarth was dented by someone's door in a car park two months into my ownership and today, the little girl next door fell against my 3 month old Volvo whilst on her bike leaving a 2 inch scratch under my fuel cap which is through to the primer.

These things happen but God it's annoying. As stupid as this sounds, I don't have the same motivation to keep it pristine as I know it's been damaged - damn OCD!

Anyone have any similar tales?

[Martin_M]

I have a good relationship with my neighbour but I'd feel really awkward going to his door or even mentioning it tbh. I know he would tell me to get it fixed and he'll pay for the repair but I just don't feel comfortable about bringing it up. If it was a deliberate act then that would be totally different but I think I'll put it down to experience - my car was parked half on the pavement in front of my house as I was putting sand between the monoblock. From now on, I reckon I'll keep the car in the drive at all times!

[Martin_M]

HonestIago said:

Martin_M said:

I have a good relationship with my neighbour but I'd feel really awkward going to his door or even mentioning it tbh. I know he would tell me to get it fixed and he'll pay for the repair but I just don't feel comfortable about bringing it up. If it was a deliberate act then that would be totally different but I think I'll put it down to experience - my car was parked half on the pavement in front of my house as I was putting sand between the monoblock. From now on, I reckon I'll keep the car in the drive at all times!

Why bother whinging on here then if you're too supine to request the neighbour pay the damage? It's hardly an unreasonable request.

No need to be ignorant. I created a thread to allow others to share their experience whilst sharing my own at the same time.

I take your point about it not being unreasonable to highlight the damage but my other neighbour who I was talking to at the time did acknowledge that it's a difficult one and could understand me feeling a tad awkward about it.

[Martin_M]

CoolHands said:

I presume the post is a wind up anyway - if he's parked on the pavement he can hardly complain about a child knocking into it. On a separate note is a parent liable for something a child does if they have not been negligent? I don't think so.

Why would I create a post to wind people up? I was parked with my two offside wheels on the kerb as per every other resident on my street to allow cars using the road to pass.

[Martin_M]

9mm said:

I think you're going to be short on sympathy as a result of parking on the pavement.

It's a fair point you make. It's a fairly quiet residential street but to park fully on the road would make it pretty tight for other cars passing. For what it's worth, I wasn't blocking the pavement and to be honest, I'm not complaining about the child falling into the car - more just sharing my misfortune with others.

[Martin_M]

J4CKO said:

So annoying, my youngest dopey mate, despite repeatedly being told to watch his bike near the car is stood there and drops it onto the car, the end of the handlebar leaving a splendid dent which was not removable, he managed to avoid the trim strip by 1 cm where it would not have dented. I was really, really pissed off.

Annoying obnoxious little turd he was, never see him now, thankfully

That Ford Galaxy copped for so much damage at the hands of other people, we didnt put so much as a scuff on it,

The BMX handlebar incident

Someone smashed the mirror casing because they cant drive

numerous knocks and dents, one a posh woman in a Range Rover just slammed her door into it whilst my wife was in it and walked off as my wife was trying to remonstrate, I would have ensure her RR had some similar, perhaps worse damage after that.

Old bloke in a Jag couldnt reverse out, grazed one wheelarch, someone saw him and left his reg, he denied all knowledge, I sincerely hope he has left this world now based on his conduct, old .

But, the little girl, just need to duck that one up, your neighbour seems decent, same happened to my car, the neighbours kids got a ball stuck in a tree and decided to lob stones to dislodge it, only my car was underneath, a few dents and a smashed rear screen, the dads offered to pay but we were new to the area and decided to just sort it, what did they expect, kids are pretty stupid sometimes.

You speak sense sir - and thanks for your advice.

[Martin_M]

ORD said:

OP has more money than balls.

As always, a constructive comment from this user.

[Martin_M]

LordGrover said:

ezi said:

Are your neighbours paying for the damage?

HonestIago said:

Why bother whinging on here then if you're too supine to request the neighbour pay the damage? It's hardly an unreasonable request. If the relationship is as good as you say then it won't be an issue.

CoolHands said:

I presume the post is a wind up anyway - if he's parked on the pavement he can hardly complain about a child knocking into it. On a separate note is a parent liable for something a child does if they have not been negligent? I don't think so.

CoolHands said:

well I don't know. I just thought complaining your car got scratched and then saying it was parked half up on the pavement was a good way to entice readers to get all high & mighty.

ORD said:

OP has more money than balls.

What a nasty place PH has become.
I've not bothered reading past page 1 as I suspect it'll be more of the same. You have my sympathies OP.

This!

But thanks to all the decent folk for your thoughts and experiences

[Martin_M]

750turbo said:

Apparently there was a forum cull in 2005 Martin, looks like we need another.

Rise above the pish that you have received on here, ignoring them is best.