Car park at work - hit by 3rd party
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Parked my car at work today, nice and straight and well inside the marked bays. Easy to as there was no-one on either side at the time and I basically drove straight in.
Got back to it this evening to find a fairly long scrape down the drivers side , starting half way along the rear passengers door and ending half way down the drivers door.
Had a quick look at the car parked next to mine and, lo and behold, a lovely scrape on the leading edge of their front bumper at just the right height and matching the marks on mine in terms of the top middle and bottom, as they'd run along the door protecting strip.
I took photos at the scene, including one showing the marks on their car, their number plate and the marks on mine. I then left a nite saying thank you for driving into my car and perhaps the ought to have a look at the damage to their bumper, gave my name and left my mobile number.
I expected to get a call this evening apologising, and if that had happened, I'd've just got the t-cut out and polished it, as it's an old car and the skin isn't dented.
However, there has been no apology., no phone call, nothing. That pisses me off!
What is the right thing for me to do know - forget it as it's only minor, try and find out whose car it was through work (awkward as there are over 3000 cars there and no registration scheme as far as I know), or report it to my insurers/police and let them deal with it??
Got back to it this evening to find a fairly long scrape down the drivers side , starting half way along the rear passengers door and ending half way down the drivers door.
Had a quick look at the car parked next to mine and, lo and behold, a lovely scrape on the leading edge of their front bumper at just the right height and matching the marks on mine in terms of the top middle and bottom, as they'd run along the door protecting strip.
I took photos at the scene, including one showing the marks on their car, their number plate and the marks on mine. I then left a nite saying thank you for driving into my car and perhaps the ought to have a look at the damage to their bumper, gave my name and left my mobile number.
I expected to get a call this evening apologising, and if that had happened, I'd've just got the t-cut out and polished it, as it's an old car and the skin isn't dented.
However, there has been no apology., no phone call, nothing. That pisses me off!
What is the right thing for me to do know - forget it as it's only minor, try and find out whose car it was through work (awkward as there are over 3000 cars there and no registration scheme as far as I know), or report it to my insurers/police and let them deal with it??
1. Ring the police on the non-emergency number.
2. Get fobbed off as to where the local police station is (with a view to reporting the accident).
3. Eventually find out (by whatever means) where the local police station is, after visiting several sites of former police stations...
4. Front up and report the accident.
5. Get a bol
king (from a civvie! 
) for not reporting the accident within a few minutes, and also for not having all your documents to hand when expecting to report an accident...
6. Later, front up within 7 days with your documents and get then "signed off" with grunts of resignation - "that's all satisfactory" *sigh* .
7. Get a phone call a month or 6 weeks later, from the relevant department, telling you how "the other party was very credible in their explanation for what happened" and providing their name, address and insurance details for your delectation
.
Just my experience of GMP in 2008
. It was pretty similar in 1992, only I had a named officer then which made it a bit more personal - but not good or satisfactory nonetheless...
2. Get fobbed off as to where the local police station is (with a view to reporting the accident).
3. Eventually find out (by whatever means) where the local police station is, after visiting several sites of former police stations...
4. Front up and report the accident.
5. Get a bol
king (from a civvie! ) for not reporting the accident within a few minutes, and also for not having all your documents to hand when expecting to report an accident...6. Later, front up within 7 days with your documents and get then "signed off" with grunts of resignation - "that's all satisfactory" *sigh* .
7. Get a phone call a month or 6 weeks later, from the relevant department, telling you how "the other party was very credible in their explanation for what happened" and providing their name, address and insurance details for your delectation
.Just my experience of GMP in 2008
. It was pretty similar in 1992, only I had a named officer then which made it a bit more personal - but not good or satisfactory nonetheless... Forums | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff