Advice on "hit and run" by neighbours
Discussion
Background.
We have a barn conversion with parking in sight but up a short track.
We own the track but have to grant right of way to neighbours. It is a bit bendy and tight for large vehicles. I get a LWB sprinter in just.
The neighbours are moving just around the corner and are using a jeep and horse box.
This morning the front wing on my wifes Audi A3 has been stoved in. (New wing) This obviously occurred when trying to turn the horse box around.
They de nigh any knowledge.
What can we do. We have called her, but she denighs everything, and has in the past apparently.
We said we would involve the police, but that was net by "fine, I am here till 4!"
We have a barn conversion with parking in sight but up a short track.
We own the track but have to grant right of way to neighbours. It is a bit bendy and tight for large vehicles. I get a LWB sprinter in just.
The neighbours are moving just around the corner and are using a jeep and horse box.
This morning the front wing on my wifes Audi A3 has been stoved in. (New wing) This obviously occurred when trying to turn the horse box around.
They de nigh any knowledge.
What can we do. We have called her, but she denighs everything, and has in the past apparently.
We said we would involve the police, but that was net by "fine, I am here till 4!"
Pop round and get photos of your wifes paint covering the sharp edges of the horsebox, pronto. Not there? Cant see any paint? Then neither will the police, and you'll be a little bit stuffed.
If you're sure it's them, then I'd suggest fencing across the place where they turn round, or using nice big concrete bollards just at axle height.
If you're sure it's them, then I'd suggest fencing across the place where they turn round, or using nice big concrete bollards just at axle height.
V8S said:
Stamp said:
This morning the front wing on my wifes Audi A3 has been stoved in. (New wing)
Are you saying they stoved in a new wing on the A3?So your wife has shown prior navigational problems?
Maybe the cause was closer to home (women drivers, etc).
The car os on a 07 plate, and was spotless before this
I would take measurements of the horse box and work out exactly how the damage occurred. Then take photos and go onto the small claims court website, fill in the paperwork, state paint samples as evidence, print it then take it round to your good neighbour.
Inform her that you will submit the paperwork if she does not admit responsibility and pay a reasonable repair cost now.
If she still continues to refuse to pay I would be very tempted to signinifanctly damage her car and deny it, tell local gypsies that you have a horse box that you don't want anymore, block her in and hide with a camera to get evidence of the next accident, screw up her house sale by creating an access dispute, report her to the RSPCA for animal cruelty, remove her car wheels and sand them bald before putting back on and report her....
If you are sure it is her and she is that much of a b
h then I would go quite a long way to make my point. I think people like her are the scum of the earth.
Hope that helps!
Inform her that you will submit the paperwork if she does not admit responsibility and pay a reasonable repair cost now.
If she still continues to refuse to pay I would be very tempted to signinifanctly damage her car and deny it, tell local gypsies that you have a horse box that you don't want anymore, block her in and hide with a camera to get evidence of the next accident, screw up her house sale by creating an access dispute, report her to the RSPCA for animal cruelty, remove her car wheels and sand them bald before putting back on and report her....
If you are sure it is her and she is that much of a b
h then I would go quite a long way to make my point. I think people like her are the scum of the earth.Hope that helps!
Stamp said:
thewave said:
I'd do as above. Check the wing for signs of paint, then trace the horsebox.
If there's a match..Bingo.
There is a small amount of white paint on the wing, but not much. The rain doesn't help either. If there's a match..Bingo.
Stamp said:
This obviously occurred when trying to turn the horse box around.
Hang on, how do you know? It's a fairly big assumption to make. Unless you have a witness I'm not sure you can do anything but rely on their honesty, or fall out with them. TBH I'm of the opinion that a happy neighbourhood is more important than a damaged wing.Stamp said:
de nigh any knowledge.
The word you're looking for is 'deny'.Neil_H said:
Stamp said:
This obviously occurred when trying to turn the horse box around.
Hang on, how do you know? It's a fairly big assumption to make. Unless you have a witness I'm not sure you can do anything but rely on their honesty, or fall out with them. TBH I'm of the opinion that a happy neighbourhood is more important than a damaged wing.Stamp said:
de nigh any knowledge.
The word you're looking for is 'deny'.Also agree on 'de nigh'. Absolutely extraordinary thing to say.
Neil_H said:
Stamp said:
This obviously occurred when trying to turn the horse box around.
Hang on, how do you know? It's a fairly big assumption to make. Unless you have a witness I'm not sure you can do anything but rely on their honesty, or fall out with them. TBH I'm of the opinion that a happy neighbourhood is more important than a damaged wing.Stamp said:
de nigh any knowledge.
The word you're looking for is 'deny'.People letting others get away with such stuff just allows them to take the piss! If you let people get away with stuff they will just go further next time and then you end up in a country with no values, honour, rules etc!!!!
I cannot believe that someone would pay many hundreds of pounds to avoid upsetting someone that acts in such a way! I am LIVID!!!!!!
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